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North American XB-21 medium bomber: 1936: retired prototype: 1: North American B-25 Mitchell medium bomber: 1940: retired 1979: 9,984: North American XB-28 medium bomber: 1942: retired prototype: 2: Northrop N-3PB patrol bomber: 1940: retired 1943: 24: Republic P-47 fighter-bomber: 1941: retired 1966: 15,678 [notes 2] Vought F4U Corsair fighter ...
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 ...
Bomber: Optionally piloted [11] 3 [2] Stealth long-range nuclear-capable heavy bomber. The first B-21 test aircraft made its maiden flight in November 2023. [12] To replace the B-2 Spirit and B-1 Lancer around 2032. [11] B-52H Stratofortress: Boeing USA Jet Bomber: Manned 1961 (B-52H) [11] 76 [13] Currently undergoing re-engining. Expected to ...
Fighter North American Aviation 1950 Never 2 F-84F/XF-96 Thunderstreak: Fighter-bomber Republic Aviation Intended to be a relatively simple upgrade to the F-84 Thunderjet [34] to make it more competitive with the F-86 Sabre. 1950 1954 3,428 F-100 Super Sabre: Fighter; Fighter-bomber; North American Aviation Capable of supersonic speed in level ...
List of United States bomber aircraft; List of United States military helicopters; List of United States fighter aircraft; List of United States attack aircraft
Martin B-26 Marauder - Medium bomber; McDonnell XP-67 - Prototype fighter; Noorduyn C-64 Norseman - Transport; North American A-36 Invader/Apache - Dive bomber/attack aircraft; North American B-25 Mitchell - Medium bomber; North American XB-28 - Prototype medium bomber; North American BT-9 - Basic trainer; North American BT-14 - Basic trainer
A fighter-bomber is a fighter aircraft that has been modified, or used primarily, as a light bomber or attack aircraft. It differs from bomber and attack aircraft primarily in its origins, as a fighter that has been adapted into other roles, [ 1 ] whereas bombers and attack aircraft are developed specifically for bombing and attack roles.
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.