Special Report

The US Air Force’s Favorite Planes

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14. B-52H Stratofortress
> Type: Combat aircraft
> Active in Air Force: 72
> First flight: April 1952
> On order for the Air Force: 0

13. F-16D Fighting Falcon
> Type: Training aircraft
> Active in Air Force: 147
> First flight: January 1974
> On order for the Air Force: 0

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12. C-130 Hercules
> Type: Transport
> Active in Air Force: 162
> First flight: December 1957
> On order for the Air Force: 0

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11. C-130J Super Hercules
> Type: Transport
> Active in Air Force: 171
> First flight: April 1996
> On order for the Air Force: 27

10. F-22 Raptor
> Type: Combat aircraft
> Active in Air Force: 177
> First flight: May 1990
> On order for the Air Force: 0

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