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5 Remarkable Facts About The 55 Year Old USAF C-5 Galaxy

For all of its faults, the C-5 Galaxy is still chugging after 55 years, Here are 5 remarkable facts about this venerable USAF cargo plane.

This company is the world’s largest private air force.

The United States is still operating aircraft that first flew 70 years ago and plans to keep some of them operating for years to come.

Simple Flying has a conversation with Russ Quinn, President of Top Aces about what Top Aces does to support allied air forces.

Despite the advent of the 5th Generation multirole F-35, the 4th Generation F-15E is still going strong in air-to-air and air-to-ground combat alike.

The short answer: the Eagle II is much newer and has double the seating capacity.

Two fantastic twin-engine Allied WWII fighters: Amerca’s Lightning and Britain’s Mosquito. Was one truly better than the other?

The Air Force wants more executive airlift capacity.

Women contribute a central role to US national defense and can serve in all roles of the US Air Force.

The B-29 Superfortress was one of the legendary bombers of WWII, making history in two wars and also in peacetime.