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Artist's commentary
(The old warrior) F-5 has made her appearance for the first time!
F-5's suspicious paintjob is actually a sinking sun, not rising sun.
This half-sunk red sun marking is the exclusive marking of VF-111, and its successor VFC-111 Sundowners, which is their old tradition originated from World War II.
So of course it means the opposite of the Rising Sun, therefore you don't need to freak out like "why is there a Rising Sun painted on the American plane?!" It sure is confusing many people who doesn't have their interest in military though.