# Northrop T-38 Talon **URL:** \ **Category:** Military Aircraft\ **Created:** [August 23, 2024, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.fencecheck.online/t/northrop-t-38-talon/80 "2024-08-23T19:52:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LAshooter](https://forum.fencecheck.online/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/87869e/32.png) [@LAshooter](https://forum.fencecheck.online/u/LAshooter)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.fencecheck.online/t/northrop-t-38-talon/80/1 "2024-08-23T19:52:04Z")
> **[Northrop T-38 Talon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_T-38_Talon)** > > The Northrop T-38 Talon is a two-seat, twinjet supersonic jet trainer designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Northrop Corporation. It was the world's first supersonic trainer as well as the most produced. > The T-38 can be traced back to 1952 and Northrop's N-102 Fang and N-156 fighter aircraft projects. During the mid-1950s, Northrop officials decided to adapt the N-156 to suit a recently issued general operating requirement by the United States Air Force (USAF) for a superso... A couple of heritage T-38C paint schemes shot at Vance AFB earlier this summer. Such a great base for shooting both launch and recoveries. ![T38C.65-10335.4.END.4.29.24.jw2](https://forum.fencecheck.online/uploads/default/original/1X/07dc9fc460475cd74add69043f8a59f238e2c13e.jpeg) ![T38C.65-10335.8.END.4.29.24.jw2](https://forum.fencecheck.online/uploads/default/original/1X/1a969dc989231150f2d5d240cf2f7526b4350875.jpeg) ![T38C.65-10335.END.4.29.24.jw2](https://forum.fencecheck.online/uploads/default/original/1X/e960bfde0afdf8f1af06639f2c99809ac52d7be9.jpeg) ![T38C.68-8102.3.END.4.29.24.jw2](https://forum.fencecheck.online/uploads/default/original/1X/68fb27322b76450f1e76fbafbc2829dd148a1105.jpeg) ![T38C.68-8102.END.4.29.24.jw2](https://forum.fencecheck.online/uploads/default/original/1X/78257177a0ff0e471f582f811919f501b64de038.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![COMBAT83](https://forum.fencecheck.online/user_avatar/forum.fencecheck.online/combat83/32/175_2.png) [@COMBAT83](https://forum.fencecheck.online/u/COMBAT83)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2024, 5:20am UTC](https://forum.fencecheck.online/t/northrop-t-38-talon/80/2 "2024-08-24T05:20:25Z")
![1- CLUE2 T-38C 63-8247 586FLTS F-104A Starfighter](https://forum.fencecheck.online/uploads/default/original/1X/6bf6e4ecf70a106aca1f254240e856eee118ddc4.jpeg) ![CLUE1 T-38C 63-8187 586TH FLTS WW2 B-26 Marauder](https://forum.fencecheck.online/uploads/default/original/1X/87a0e3d26e555abf60033f0bffc9ec1de4c660f8.jpeg) Two of the 586th FLTS heritage scheme T-38C’s during the Holloman AFB Open House 2024 ---
**Author:** ![M.M](https://forum.fencecheck.online/user_avatar/forum.fencecheck.online/m.m/32/353_2.png) [@M.M](https://forum.fencecheck.online/u/M.M)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2024, 3:56am UTC](https://forum.fencecheck.online/t/northrop-t-38-talon/80/3 "2024-08-27T03:56:40Z")
My first sighting of a heritage scheme T-38 was at Williams Gateway in February. Sure there are still grey “oreo” T-38s out there, but wouldn’t everybody rather shoot one like this? ![DS2_9327_1600](https://forum.fencecheck.online/uploads/default/original/1X/36fa9acd65e116f56520ad4ee90d9f1e4396152e.jpeg) ![DS2_9336_1600](https://forum.fencecheck.online/uploads/default/original/1X/47f4e61e0643be31d2be666d1a5bb0e1ff1e5241.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![DCibley](https://forum.fencecheck.online/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/c89c15/32.png) [@DCibley](https://forum.fencecheck.online/u/DCibley)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 3:06am UTC](https://forum.fencecheck.online/t/northrop-t-38-talon/80/4 "2024-09-03T03:06:51Z")
“Meteor” Meador in RAPTOR01 getting outta town. ![DX2A0397-Edit](https://forum.fencecheck.online/uploads/default/original/1X/904459517ba8ff774f6fed6b701cf76c3a2ff1f2.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![g0\_command0](https://forum.fencecheck.online/user_avatar/forum.fencecheck.online/g0_command0/32/729_2.png) [@g0\_command0](https://forum.fencecheck.online/u/g0_command0)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2024, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.fencecheck.online/t/northrop-t-38-talon/80/5 "2024-11-04T20:37:06Z")
They stayed in formation and did a low level take off into a unrestricted climb. ![0O3A6657-IG](https://forum.fencecheck.online/uploads/default/original/1X/d1e7b05d76a529c4b391f1d2b4851bc865f6433d.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![TopGunPhoto](https://forum.fencecheck.online/user_avatar/forum.fencecheck.online/topgunphoto/32/142_2.png) [@TopGunPhoto](https://forum.fencecheck.online/u/TopGunPhoto)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 11:35pm UTC](https://forum.fencecheck.online/t/northrop-t-38-talon/80/6 "2024-11-06T23:35:36Z")
nice panning! ---
**Author:** ![DiscoDaz](https://forum.fencecheck.online/user_avatar/forum.fencecheck.online/discodaz/32/662_2.png) [@DiscoDaz](https://forum.fencecheck.online/u/DiscoDaz)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2024, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.fencecheck.online/t/northrop-t-38-talon/80/7 "2024-11-07T21:10:32Z")
Yeah, great shot. Darren ---
**Author:** ![DCibley](https://forum.fencecheck.online/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/c89c15/32.png) [@DCibley](https://forum.fencecheck.online/u/DCibley)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2024, 2:11am UTC](https://forum.fencecheck.online/t/northrop-t-38-talon/80/8 "2024-11-13T02:11:31Z")
![1000018375](https://forum.fencecheck.online/uploads/default/original/1X/5bf9dfc7aff14a56b4be273da4e012e722dc9a96.jpeg) ![1000018370](https://forum.fencecheck.online/uploads/default/original/1X/f0de9a09a7c7e660d5ab4fcdb32cc36284f338ae.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![TopGunPhoto](https://forum.fencecheck.online/user_avatar/forum.fencecheck.online/topgunphoto/32/142_2.png) [@TopGunPhoto](https://forum.fencecheck.online/u/TopGunPhoto)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2024, 10:21pm UTC](https://forum.fencecheck.online/t/northrop-t-38-talon/80/9 "2024-11-27T22:21:49Z")
Can’t beat the fall to come up for lunch. ![MAUL01 T-38 68-8172-2289](https://forum.fencecheck.online/uploads/default/original/1X/a493c71280fa67f9e270af14c5e4e1c91f9873d1.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Roger](https://forum.fencecheck.online/user_avatar/forum.fencecheck.online/roger/32/1320_2.png) [@Roger](https://forum.fencecheck.online/u/Roger)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2025, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.fencecheck.online/t/northrop-t-38-talon/80/10 "2025-09-01T15:23:30Z")
A nice, shiny, black T-38 at Holloman AFB, back in 2005. ![CRW_9602](https://forum.fencecheck.online/uploads/default/original/2X/c/c20cb0598baf58a67968720ab211879737e2eaf0.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Radar](https://forum.fencecheck.online/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@Radar](https://forum.fencecheck.online/u/Radar)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2025, 9:49am UTC](https://forum.fencecheck.online/t/northrop-t-38-talon/80/11 "2025-09-02T09:49:14Z")
SWLL, May '25… [![](https://photos.smugmug.com/Sidewinder-2025/i-mrtRj4g/1/LrmrcCLbhk4LhmB8dRv32HLdqHhxKwDHZP2w8vNXX/O/20250516-500_2739.jpg)](https://www.lowflyimages.com/Sidewinder-2025/i-mrtRj4g/A) ---
**Author:** ![roelreijne](https://forum.fencecheck.online/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/d07c76/32.png) [@roelreijne](https://forum.fencecheck.online/u/roelreijne)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2026, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.fencecheck.online/t/northrop-t-38-talon/80/12 "2026-11-08T19:37:45Z")
Mesa-gateway, Arizona, April 7th 2025, just before dusk ![afbeelding](https://forum.fencecheck.online/uploads/default/original/2X/b/baf8f50ebc4a04d88e3b6594771964ec3f4c4cbd.jpeg)