The T-38 Talon is a twin-engine, high-altitude, supersonic jet trainer developed for the U.S. Air Force by Northrop Corporation. It is used primarily for undergraduate pilot and pilot instructor training.

This "T-38" was originally built by Northrop as an F-5B-5-NO two-seat trainer, S/N 63-8441. Chanute AFB personnel converted the aircraft to a ground trainer for instructional use in various environmental and mechanical courses. Later, the aircraft was reconfigured as a T-38 and painted in the markings of the USAF Thunderbirds for inclusion in Chanute's "Thunderbird Airpark."

This aircraft is on loan to Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum from the National Museum of the United States Airforce.