Special Report

The US Air Force’s Favorite Planes

9. T-1 Jayhawk
> Type: Training aircraft
> Active in Air Force: 178
> First flight: July 1991
> On order for the Air Force: 0

8. C-17 Globemaster III
> Type: Transport
> Active in Air Force: 228
> First flight: July 1993
> On order for the Air Force: 0

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7. A-10C Thunderbolt II
> Type: Combat aircraft
> Active in Air Force: 286
> First flight: October 1975
> On order for the Air Force: 0

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6. F-35A Lightning II
> Type: Combat aircraft, training aircraft
> Active in Air Force: 310
> First flight: March 2014
> On order for the Air Force: 1,428

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5. KC-135 Stratotanker
> Type: Tanker
> Active in Air Force: 388
> First flight: June 1957
> On order for the Air Force: 0

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