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Fighter aircraft (1,690) F-15 Eagle: United States air superiority: F-15C: 145 145 F-15C total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). [1] 29 F-15C - Active. 116 F-15C - Air National Guard. Trainer aircraft listed separately. F-15E Strike Eagle: United States multirole: 218 218 F-15E total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac) [1] F-15EX ...
Initially sent to escort B-29s on long-range missions over North Korea, it excelled as a close air support and daytime interdiction strike aircraft. [44] First USAF jet fighter able to carry a tactical atomic weapon. [45] 1946 [44] [46] [45] 1947 [34] 7,524 [34] F-86 Sabre: Fighter aircraft North American Aviation Used extensively during the ...
The Air Force possesses 45 F-117s, some in flyable condition, As of 2023. The Air Force plans to operate the type through 2034. [38] F-15C/D Eagle: McDonnell Douglas: USA Jet Air superiority: Manned 1979 (F-15C/D) [39] 149 [40] 12 D variants [2] are used for training. The Air Force is seeking to divest 65 F-15s in FY2025. [41] F-15E Strike Eagle
The pictures demonstrate the amazing visual effects that occur as military aircraft punch through the sound barrier and travel faster than sound itself. 11 photos of America's fighter jets ...
In the US Air Force the naming convention for fighter aircraft is a prefix "F-", followed by a number, ground attack aircraft are prefixed with “A-” and bombers with “B-”. Fighter aircraft from the second world war onwards are sorted into generations, from 1 to 5, based on technological level. [1] [2] An American F-16 fighter jet
This category is for classifying images, graphics, and photographs taken or made by members of the United States Air Force during the course of the person's official duties. Under United States copyright law, such images are public domain.
Cancelled jet fighter aircraft 136 Enlarged Constellation project, 1944; evolved into the Model 89/R6V 140 XP-80 Shooting Star: Jan 8, 1944: Experimental jet fighter 141 XP-80A Shooting Star: Experimental jet fighter 144 Enlarged variant of Excalibur 145 Commercial transport proposal (DC-3 replacement) 147 Small commercial transport proposals 151
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis 2015357 – Soviet fighter of the Korean People's Air Force defected to Seoul, later flown by Chuck Yeager [100] North American B-45C Tornado 48-0010 [101] North American F-82B Twin Mustang 44‐65162 – configured as an F-82G [102] North American L-17A Navion 47‐1347 [103] North American F-86A Sabre 49-1067 ...