USAF

Main air arm of the United States of America

Overview

The United States Air Force or USAF is the main air arm of the United States. The USAF was founded in 1947 after the USAAF split from the US Army.

The USAF's first conflict was in Korea in 1950, fighting initially against the KPAF, before engaging against Soviet flown MiG-15s. In the Vietnam War, the USAF initially suffered heavy losses to the VPAF before 1972.

The 1970s saw the USAF reintroduce Dogfight training, as well as the introduction of the teen series of fighters (the F-15 Eagle and the F-16 Fighting Falcon). The late 70s also saw the A-10 Thunderbolt II introduced.

The 1991 Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm), saw the USAF gained around 39 air to air kills with 0 losses.

Until 1991, the USAF's SAC (Strategic Air Command) had stood on standby incase of Nuclear War. After 1991, SAC was decommissioned. With the end of the Cold War, all of the USAF's B-52Gs were either scrapped or sent to museums. The B-1B was denuclearized due to treaties signed with the former USSR.

Aircraft

Fighters

F-51D Mustang
F-51K Mustang
F-80C Shooting Star
F-86A Sabre
F-86B Sabre
F-86C Sabre
F-86D Sabre Dog
F-86E Sabre
F-86F Sabre
F-110A (F-4C) Phantom II
F-4D Phantom II
F-4E Phantom II
F-15A Eagle
F-15C Eagle
F-16A Fighting Falcon
F-16C Fighting Falcon
F-22A Raptor
F-35A Lighting II

Attack

F-111A Aardvark
F-111E Aardvark
F-111F Aardvark
A-10A Thunderbolt II
OA-10A Thunderbolt II
A-10C Thunderbolt II

Bombers

B-29A Superfortress
B-52D Stratofortress
B-52G Stratofortress
B-52H Stratofortress
B-1B Lancer
B-2A Spirit
F-117A Nighthawk

Airborne Early Warning

E-3A Sentry
E-3B Sentry
E-3C Sentry

SEAD

F-4G Wild Weasel V

ECM

EF-111A Raven