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Aging Air Force Aircraft

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An Illustration with Movies

The Age of the Air Force Fleet

1955-Present

AFA Policy/Communications

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1955

Above: B-52 Stratofortress

Right: Rebel Without A Cause

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1956

Above: U-2 Dragon Lady

Right: Moby Dick

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1957

Above: KC-135 Stratotanker

Right: Jailhouse Rock

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1958

Above: C-130E Hercules

Right: Hitchcock’s Vertigo

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1970

Above: C-5A Galaxy

Right: Patton

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1973

Above: RC-135 Rivet Joint

Right: High Plains Drifter

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1975

Right: Jaws

Below:A-10 Thunderbolt

Above: F-15 Eagle

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1977

Above: E-3 Sentry

Right: Star Wars

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1979

Above: F-16 Fighting Falcon

Right: Alien

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1982

Above: KC-10 Extender

Right: E.T.

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1983

Above: F-117 Nighthawk Right: Risky Business

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1986

Above: B-1b LancerRight: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

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1989

Above: F-15E Strike EagleRight: Back to the Future II

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1995

Above: C-17 Globemaster III Right: Toy Story

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1997

B-2 Spirit

E-8 Joint Stars

Right: Titanic

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2003

Above: MQ-1 PredatorRight: The Last Samurai

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2005

Above: F-22 Raptor Right: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe