it means it is the 16th fighter for the usaf.
where can i find people from USAF 81st tactical fighter 1977 Bentwaters?
The USAF has approx. 2132 fighter aircraft. The US Navy has probably several hundred if not over a thousand, putting the amount of fighter jets in the US up to about 3000.
The USAF has approx. 2132 fighter aircraft. The US Navy has probably several hundred if not over a thousand, putting the amount of fighter jets in the US up to about 3000.
3 jet airplane
Yes, finally they have been admitted. The USAF is one of the last western Air Forces to allow female fighter pilots.
Probably USAF CPT Ritchie piloting an F4 Phantom with 5 NVAF MiGs.
Peter R. Foster has written: 'Century series fighters' -- subject(s): Delta Dart (Jet fighter plane), F-100 (Jet fighter plane) 'RAF Buccaneer (\\' 'USAF Fighter Interceptor Squadrons' 'F-104 starfighter' -- subject(s): Starfighter (Fighter plane)
The USAF, USN, and USMC. The US Army does NOT have fixed-wing jet aircraft anymore; that DoD ruling took effect in 1964. USMC jet fighter pilots are trained/funded by the USN.
The Canberra had many variants and while in RAF and USAF it was a bomber. photo-recce or EW aircraft. However it may have been used as a fighter bomber by some of the smaller airforces who used it. It could carry gunpacks.
It means the USAF designation " fighter ". The air superiority or multirole fighters with ground attacking capability, fleet defence or dogfight skill is classified as fighter. This designation was sormerly P for pursuit. Like P-51 Mustang.
During the Vietnam War, the US Navy & US Marine Corps had silver/grey colored jet fighters. The USAF painted most of their jets in camoflage.