The T-38 was an offshoot of the N-156F lightweight supersonic fighter ( F-5 to the USA and its allies ) and basically underwrote that project. They've been in

The T-38 was an offshoot of the N-156F lightweight supersonic fighter ( F-5 to the USA and its allies ) and basically underwrote that project. They've been in service since 1961, which means they've lived through a lot of history. Here is Werner von Braun stepping-out of one of NASA's T-38Ns: https://www.flickr.com/photos/my_public_domain_photos/7000145352 https://www.flickr.com/photos/my_public_domain_photos/700014... For a while the Portuguese flew the T-38 as a trainer which was faster than their front-line combat aircraft, the A-7!