The Grumman E-1B Tracer was the US Navy's first purpose-built carrier-based airborne early warning aircraft, serving during ...

The Cessna U-3A "Blue Canoe" served the US Air Force in transport, liaison, and U-2 chase roles before retiring to ...

2007 – Production of the C-27J Spartan begins. The Air Force orders 21 aircraft costing roughly $567 million. 2011 – Air National Guardsmen from Mansfield fly the new C-27J to Afghanistan on its first ...

There are approximately 8,000 "end-of-life retired aircraft" sitting in deserts, jungles, and storage yards across the globe. Another 11,000 planes are expected to join them over the next 10 years.