10 Oldest Aircraft That Are Still In Service

[@jamesdunn3864]

The story is told of the F-16 pilot who requested an expedited landing clearance because his (single) engine was running a little “peaky”. “That’s a negative, Sir” replied the ATC then explained that he had a B-52 on emergency landing because that pilot had a problem with one of his engines. “Oh no, not the dreaded 7 engine approach” said the F-16 pilot and passed into immortality with the comment.

[@yankinengland]

Great story! 😀

[@kiwitrainguy]

About a different aircraft: TV reporter: Is this the kind of aircraft that can fly on only one engine? Pilot: It flies best on one engine because that's all it's got.

[@quavisiscool]

“we all love the *_newest_* and fastest planes” *_shows a cold war era F4 phantom_*

[@casinodelonge]

she's still a beauty though.

[@davidwong825]

An F-4, just like the auto industry(US), a pickup truck type of “fighter”, big enough to tackle enough tasks/terrains

[@davidwong825]

& “probably “ just “good” enough, of course, israelis had to install rear-view mirror on theirs , lots of room for improvements

[@millennialtrucker6435]

I guess you missed the title of the video

[@quavisiscool]

@@millennialtrucker6435 i guess you missed the start of the video

[@aj-2savage896]

There used to be a joke that said the retirement ceremony for the stealth bomber would include a B-52 fly-by. Again, used to be a joke. Now it's common knowledge.

[@Thomasp671]

There is only one thing immortal in this life and that is clearly the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ! Crazy.... This plane was already in service in 1955 10 years before I was born in 1965 and will still be in service long after I pass from this Earth !!! Just an insanely well built aircraft to say the least !

[@obelic71]

saw a documentary of the buff where the 3th generation of a family piloted the buff. he joked you can still smell the microwave meal grandpa spilled in the galley.😁

[@Thomasp671]

@@obelic71 Hahahaha lol :-)

[@homerj806]

The B1 and the B2 are being replaced by the new B21s but the B52s would fly until the 2050s. Simplicity last a long way. Look at the AN-2s.

[@obelic71]

@Randy Baumery an airframe of an aircraft is designed for a number of flight cycles.(1 takeoff and landing ) A commercial airliner on short routes reaches that number way faster then an intercontinental flight. a military aircraft flys way less then a commercial aircraft. . thats why the KC-135 outlived its civilian 707 counterpart and got CFM engines.

[@davidvavra9113]

South Africa is still flying a pair of C47s 1935 old enough?

[@brentmonkhouse6638]

The corruption in South Africa means actual paper planes may come into air force service

[@mazdaman2315]

@@brentmonkhouse6638 a c-47 isn’t a paper plane there rolls Royce engines can take hundreds of bullets and the plane could probably survive a missle hit if it hit the right area these old planes were tough

[@mazdaman2315]

@@brentmonkhouse6638 and there are also several c-47s still in the us Air Force as reserve

[@brentmonkhouse6638]

@@mazdaman2315 I think you missed my sarcasm, and me calling South Africas corrupt government out .

[@mazdaman2315]

@@brentmonkhouse6638 yeah I guess I can be a bit shrewd sometimes sorry bout that

[@cyrilchui2811]

Just imagine being a hot blood young pilot recently graduated at Academy, receive his/her 1st assignment on a Bi-Plane

[@Korovkin_Pavel]

Rip off AN-2 were used in recent conflict between Armenia and Azerbaidzhan, China produced them as unmanned drones for recon and artillery spotter. In Russia AN2 still used in civilian life in agricultural works.

[@ihatethatyoutubedisplaysyo8106]

You can dogfight to your hearts content

[@mEDIUMGap]

They have plans to upgrade it tho

[@BigBear81]

We all have to get our start somewhere.

[@Siddich]

and then? 🤔

[@warmike]

An-2 is not just being used today, but also STILL PRODUCED.

[@1988Drb]

I have piloted one when I was in high school. It was used by my local skydiving club. It was an experience to fly it, but it was not the hardest thing to fly I had flown.

[@нацияинтернационал]

Antonov was from Moscow and Antonov's factory come from Novosibirsk in Ukraine for making work place .

[@thorstenklopp9209]

My father trained to fly with motor on this plane, the An-2. He said that even if they'ld make most serious mistakes flying, it would bring them back safely. It must be a good plane. He later piloted Tu-134.

[@584PW1K]

@@нацияинтернационал розкукарекался комуняка

[@rossinimauro]

@@нацияинтернационал I wasn't aware that Ukraina conquered the capital city of Siberia. It is a long way from Kiev to Novosibirsk, you know, you have to pass from Moscow, too.

[@donfeight2967]

P-3 Orion first flight 1959, still in service

[@teamistro5270]

Sadly it’s being replaced now. Got lots of aircrew buddies In limbo while the navy tries to find a place for them

[@mattiagnagno757]

@@teamistro5270 The NOAA still has a couple of them and they said they will keep them in service for a couple more decades, they even re-painted them and they look fabulous

[@calliarcale]

@@teamistro5270 Being replaced by USN, but there are a bunch more in other navies. It's a damn fine airplane.

[@teamistro5270]

@@calliarcale It is, really an amazing aircraft.

[@michaellord9]

what about the Douglas DC3? first flown in 1935 and still used in various formats

[@melchiorvonsternberg844]

Wasn't this about planes, still in service of air forces? So what's about the Ju- 52 in your case? A bit older tha the DC- 3 and also flyin'...

[@michaellord9]

@@melchiorvonsternberg844 the title says aircraft still in service, yes? Good call on JU52

[@gordonlawrence1448]

@@michaellord9 TU95, Meteor, C130, DC3, and others. There are actually even a few AN-2's still in service. It's used for search and rescue once the spray tanks are removed etc. They have a stall speed so low it's nuts something like 30MPH.

[@tanukikobayashi]

True

[@milosstefanovic7687]

@@melchiorvonsternberg844 South African Air Force still uses a few of them for electronic warfare and maritime patrol

[@fundamentos3439]

The TU - 95 ' Bear ' , and the B - 52 , belong to the same generation.

[@teju1245]

But b52 is better than tu 95

[@fundamentos3439]

@@teju1245 Really ? Pls. elaborate .

[@boffisgd]

And Antonov An-12

[@fundamentos3439]

@Hydin Biden The truth is that they go hand in hand : both did their first flight in 1952. The B 52 entered service in 1955 , while the " Bear " did it the following year. While the B 52's has a slightly larger bombing load , the TU 95 has a longer range. The two have been flying around the globe for decades , and although vintage aircraft , they sure have devastating firepower. Hope they never have to go to war against each other.

[@fundamentos3439]

@Hydin Biden Facts: - Both planes made their maiden flights in 1952 , and entered service three years later. - They've been flying ever since - the ' Bears ' being grounded a few years after 1991 , and reentering service at the beginning of the new century. - More than 700 B52s and over 500 TU-95s being built. - B52s making bombing runs in Vietnam , the former Yugoslavia and both Gulf Wars. - TU-95's being the first strategic planes to be armed with nuclear cruise missiles ( The Kangaroo ) , and making bombing raids against Islamic terrorist groups in Syria. - B52s still active are planned to remain in service for another generation. - TU-95s to be retired at the end of this decade with the introduction of new generation planes. - Both warbirds are milestones of an era. - The two are masterpieces of aviation technology , and are awesome to aviation fans all over the world. Regrettably , some people find it hard to avoid politics , and view the matter objectively. The truth of the matter is that all those cold war decades , came together with brainwashing ... , er ' ideology ' , that left their lasting mark. I DO understand how difficult it is to shake off these ' little things '. Best Regards

[@lesstockley4937]

A-4 Skyhawk, entered service in 1956, still in service with Argentina and Brazil.

[@stephenchappell7512]

Excellent ground attack platform to this day

[@johnholt9399]

Gave the Royal Navy some serious challenges in the Falklands

[@stephenchappell7512]

@@johnholt9399 Britain's lack of fleet AEW since the retirement of the Gannet led to heavy losses in ships and men as Argentine aircraft were able to strike at will, however they paid a heavy cost as 18 Skyhawks were intercepted by Harriers and 14 were lost to ground fire.

[@johnholt9399]

@@stephenchappell7512 absolutely a hard lesson I have just been reading 809 Squadron by Rowland White which reiterates this. We were lucky the Sea Harrier performed as well as it did

[@stephenchappell7512]

@@johnholt9399 The problem with Harriers were that they had 'short legs' which meant that they weren't able to prevent the enemy from inflicting damage due to the fact that they had to cover a vast area and (as stated above) had little prior knowledge of when (and where) an attack would happen. Less celebrated is their roll in Afghanistan as ground attack (close air support) assisting coalition forces which was a job for which they were far more suited. Ironically in USMC service the Harrier was a replacement for the Skyhawk in this precise role.

[@elpaloeduardo7899]

F4 Phantom never dies.

[@yankinengland]

Nor does the A-10, but perhaps it isn’t 50 yet?

[@doctorshotgun1707]

The Douglas DC-3/C-47 would like a word

[@da_dog_lol8341]

Neither does the b52

[@ДмитрийШультимов]

Ace Li Si Qin don't think that

[@stampedonetwofive4962]

But Goose does 😭

[@BigBrainBrian]

I once watched a B-52 refueled by a KC-135 from a 737. That was cool.

[@richardmacdonald6303]

Of these 10 Aircraft, only the C-130 is STILL in production, the longest production run for a military aircraft. Another triumph for Kelly Johnson.

[@and_his_name_isjohn_cena5659]

This is the list of aircraft which is still used not produced

[@davidvreugdenhil4557]

An2 is still preduced by china

[@jetaddicted]

South Africa keeps airworthy C-47s in its inventory, these are the oldest aircraft still in service.

[@shyyly7053]

even india operates them under vintage squadron

[@obelic71]

they have been reworked and upgraded to turboprop by bassler and got certified as a 0 hours airframe again.

[@tarbogamer5867]

Britain has a hurricane spitfire and Lancaster as part of the RAF

[@LavitosExodius]

I mean the US still has some in use also so not exactly a surprise. But the hurricane and spitfire maintained by the RAF as in service are older.

[@VisibilityFoggy]

Colombia also operates the AC-47 Spooky and it is significantly upgraded and regularly sees combat against the guerillas along the Venezuelan border.

[@simonrancourt7834]

The Canadair CL-41 (RCAF designation CT-114) is a jet trainer that entered service in 1963. 212 where built. It's only current user is the Snowbirds, Canada's military acrobatic team who's been using it for 50 years.

[@StudioMudprints]

Came to say this, leaving satisfied.

[@torbk]

It did skip several old Military aircraft still in use, so not a list of 10 oldest aircraft, but 10 oldest aircraft they chose. The Tupolev Tu-95 Bear is still in use and has been since 1952. It is way older than many of the aircraft there, just to mention one very famous one they skipped.

[@monsieurduquack5440]

The B-52ZX-A2 will still be flying after it's active service during the 2137 Defense of Callisto station against the 2nd Alterian Incursion

[@marklayel]

I can see this in the future. BTW a sultan or prince owns a swordfish. Sank an old freighter in 2006...

[@striker3]

Among aircraft, the DC-3 continues to fly in active commercial and military service as of 2021, eighty six years after the type's first flight in 1935. There are still small operators with DC-3s in revenue service and as cargo aircraft.

[@jackson2531]

Another old plane I know that's still in service is the Tupolev Tu-95, which was first made back in the 1950s.

[@kiwitrainguy]

@Milwaukee Mac Repair If it's a copy of the B-29 then you're thinking of the TU-4.

[@marks1638]

The B-52 entered serviced before 1961. It entered service on a large scale in the mid-50's and the last one was built in the early 60's.

[@edp2260]

Not only is the Lockheed C-130 still in use, it is still in use by it's original customer, AND it is still in production. It is the only aircraft on that list that can make all 3 of these claims.

[@АртурШаульский-ч5м]

Помню как я летал пассажиром на АН-2.Когда увидел его в первый раз,был ещё совсем маленьким🛩✈🛫

[@maps9]

я с него с парашютом падал..

[@SkifSwarogich]

@@maps9 Упал?

[@maps9]

@@SkifSwarogich , упал..

[@andersbergquist]

You missed Saab 105 (SK60 in Swedish airforce). It was also used by the Austrian airforce. It is a trainer but can also serve a role as ligth attack aircraft.

[@reksiohundson8706]

Yes Poland just in January retired 1960 TS-11 Iskra , replace it with M346 Bielik .

[@erwinmuller4853]

Saab 105 is now out of service in Austria. There is no plan for new fighters. ( Saab 105 was part of my childhood. I grew up just 300m beside of airfield.)

[@scammer3967]

She forgot about OV10 being active in PAF

[@johnclift1967]

There are 2 Gloster Meteor ( first flown during WW2 ) on the UK military register, they work with Martin Baker company testing ejection seats

[@chaoringmeister]

Not to mention the BBMF also has its Lancaster, DC3, Hurricane and Spitfires.

[@gcoll75]

@@chaoringmeister as well as the chipmunks it uses for training pilots for the other taildraggers

[@redvelvetshoes]

The English Electric lighting went out of service later than many would imagine , flying until quite recently in South Africa

[@tarbogamer5867]

@@redvelvetshoes I thought it and fgr2 got replaced by the tornado in 1985-1990

[@jamiegray6931]

@@tarbogamer5867 you're correct, the flying lightnings were apart of the South African Thunder city but that stopped after a crash in 2011

[@Darth.Fluffy]

The C130 not only remains in service. It remains in production. And only after 55 years has it's first real competitor appeared. The Embraer C390. But the Embraer's advantage is also it's weakness. The twin turbofan's performance MAY be outweighed by the quad turboprop's redundancy, service life, and cost of maintenance. In other words, each individual air force needs to define their needs and the price they are willing to pay to meet them. So after half a century, the Hercules is still arguably one of the best air lifters on the planet.

[@ВуксаДинаре-ф7ю]

Mig 21 is a legend

[@opencarry3860]

Some planes are so damn good there is no reason to retire them. The McDonnell Douglas F--15 for example with the newest version, the F-15 EX. Forty-five years of service and never lost a fight.

[@troutwarrior6735]

I love how the Tu-95 bear still has a tailgunner

[@ClingyCrab]

And B-52

[@Mongoliantreecow]

Military aircraft are also designed in such a way to be basically bolt on with any component that can break. On top of that, most modern advancements are designed to work with mounts of older aircraft giving a lot of these aircraft the ability to remain effective against more modern aircraft. The only place you can truly say there is an advantage in a more modern aircraft are performance abilities and radar/electronic warfare systems

[@johnhickman106]

The U-2s currently flown were built from 67-68 and again from 1980-1989. The versions spoken about in this video are the short wingspan originals (around 80 foot span). The current version isn’t the same design with wings over 100 feet in span. The only thing from a U-2 that was from the 1950s is the name, “U-2.”

[@Kruegernator123]

I think the F-5 series aircraft are extremely underrated.

[@ditzydoo4378]

As a front line fighter The F-5 series (first flight 1959) is still in use to this day with upgrades that still make it a handful.. Even the US Navy still uses the F-5N model and is still looking for low hour frames. This venerable fighter will be in service well past most others.

[@philippeudressy2063]

Corect. Swiss Air Force still uses F-5E and F-5F. Two series of F-5E are used, the fist was built in 1976 and the second between 1983 and 1984. Source : Swiss Armed Forces, www.vtg.admin.ch/en/einsatzmittel/luft/f5e-tiger.html

[@lincohnpelegrini8689]

Brasil Air Force has a bunch of F5s and are The most advanced out there.

[@mikeking7470]

We have an air wing near where I live that flies KC135's, the age of the entire air crew added together is less than the age of some of the planes they are flying. When I pointed that out to one of the command pilots he got very quiet for a minute.

[@joaosabino2909]

the DC-3 continues to fly in active commercial and military service as of 2021, eighty six years after the type's first flight in 1935.[citation needed] There are still small operators with DC-3s in revenue service and as cargo aircraft. Current uses of the DC-3 include passenger service, aerial spraying, freight transport, military transport, missionary flying, skydiver shuttling and sightseeing. The very large number of civil and military operators of the DC-3/C-47 and related types makes a listing of all the airlines, air forces and other current operators impracticable.

[@saptorshibanerjee3219]

You forgot to include the Tupolev Tu-95

[@grumogus]

They forgot many planes

[@CanadianAvian]

North Korea: *WRITE THAT DOWN*

[@rufus501st9]

nah NK watches the Top Ten WW1 aircraft

[@paulnorman3709]

I'm surprised the Russian Tu-95 Bear was not covered. It is really right up there with the B52. And this list could not be complete without the Douglas DC3 (Gooneybird or Dakota).

[@tinykingdom4494]

So surprised to learn that Mirage III's weight is just 1,495 kg. Lighter than Toyota Camry!!!!

[@b577960]

For me The C130 wins this comp hands down as it is still in production and will be for a long time yet. What an aircraft it is

[@btipton6899]

My dad was a Herky crew chief during Nam. One of the greatest planes of all time.

[@andrewwenzel3600]

List is just simply wrong. C-47 is still in service with a number of air forces so should be the oldest on the list. Also missing the Tu-95, Tu-16 (if you count the H-6 in Chinese service), An-12, Be-12, UH-1 Huey etc.

[@skunkjobb]

A number of air forces? I can only find that it is in service within the South African air force. What more are you thinking of and do you have some reference for that? Things like historic flights does not count as service if that's what you're thinking about.

[@yoyohoolahoop3705]

@@skunkjobb Columbian air fórce still has a few C-47s.

[@babaganoush6106]

@@skunkjobb oh you party pooper! This is all such a hoot. Wales’ Air Force still has operational boxkites bought from the British army in 1865

[@doneckford1189]

DC3/C47 and C46 in passenger and freight in northern Canada are easily older than anything on the list. They have planes that flew on D-Day

[@ILOVEZOZER]

Two Gloster Meteors (entering service in WW2) are still in use with Martin-Baker as their ejection seat test beds. If that counts!

[@akaStrem]

Antonov An-12. since 1959. Still in service over 150.

[@LockheedC-130HerculesOfficial]

I've been around for a while.

[@sinnombre__]

Will you ever stop being above me, Enemy C-130?

[@lunapetunia3778]

@@sinnombre__ it's only the cargo one not armed one :)

[@spaceman081447]

@@lunapetunia3778 RE: "it's only the cargo one not armed one :)" You obviously have not heard (unless you were being ironic) about the AC-130 gunship. Here's what the latest version, the AC-130J Ghostrider, carries: (1) 1× 30 mm ATK GAU-23/A autocannon (2) 1× 105 mm M102 howitzer (AC-130J Ghostrider only as of 2017)[100][101][102] (3) 'Gunslinger' weapons system with launch tube for AGM-176 Griffin missiles and/or GBU-44/B Viper Strike munitions (10 round magazines) (4) Wing mounted, AGM-114 Hellfire missiles, GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs (SDBs) and/or GBU-53/B SDB IIs (4 per hardpoint on BRU-61/A rack) Reference: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_AC-130#:~:text=Developed%20from,%2C%20and%20fire%2Dcontrol%20systems.

[@lunapetunia3778]

@@spaceman081447 lol I know the AC-130 .... I was just saying the other guys name is C-130 not AC-130 :P

[@mr308death]

Sorry you missed one that is still flying sense 1935. The DC-3 over 300 still in service.

[@warmike]

The only replacement for a DC-3 is another DC-3.

[@loco141r3]

My god.. a Mirage 2000 instead of a Mirage III... Pathetic

[@tigerpjm]

And couldn't decide whether it was Mirage II or III.

[@loco141r3]

And the II was only a prototype...

[@karadocdevannes4687]

Ande the mirage III weighs 6T not 6000lb...

[@PresidentEvil]

you're cringe

[@pablom8065]

Colombia's Air Force still uses a heavily modified DC-3, built during WWII, for reconaisance

[@Роман1973-е1л]

"Аннушка" на первом месте? Я только за. Это рейтинг по длительности применения того или иного типа самолётов, насколько я понял (англицким особо не владею, руководствуясь логикой и "дедукцией")

[@thegrandup4678]

Ну фактически) Рейтинг самый старых самолетов, которые до сих пор используются

[@marcelmestral]

Description of Mirage 3 with a Mirage 2000.... nice...

[@andrewdrabble8939]

The Lancaster PA474 'City of Lincoln' from the BBMF still belongs to the Royal Air Force and She was built in 1945. The world's oldest Spitfire P7350 (which actually fought in the Battle of Britain) also from the BBMF was built in 1940. Their C47 was built in 1942. The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight is still an active RAF group so these aircraft as well as their Hurricanes and other Spitfires are amongst the oldest 'serving' aircraft

[@skyfallpurple]

AN-2 :D Every year i see this plane as it carries paratroopers special unit for exercise jumps. People who do not know what it is, many times are like WTF is it some kind of museum exhibit? xD

[@apmoy70]

Well, to be fair, in Greek service, the F-4E is only externally a Phantom, internally is a very-very different beast. All F-4E's in Greek service have been upgraded by the German DASA and have received: -the Hughes APG-65GY radar (the same one fitted on the F/A-18C/D), -the Honeywell H-764G navigation system combining LINS & GPS, -the NAVCOM AN/APN-232 CARA radar altimeter and Elbit Modular Multi-Role Computer (MMRC). The cockpit has also been enhanced with Elbit multi-function colour displays, new DTS & the imaging system V-80AB-F, -the AN/APX-113 Advanced Identification Friend or Foe (AIFF), -the possibility to use targetting pods, especially the Litening pod. With the Litening pod, Greek F-4E can now undertake non-traditional intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (NTISR) duties and launch laser-guided bombs (or designate these weapons for other types). Furthermore, the use of the Litening pod is the WSO’s sole responsibility. The weapons system officer’s (WSO) role has been upgraded to match the capabilities of the APG-65GY radar that features multiple modes of operation. An experienced WSO serves as the ‘brains’ of the tactical formation, providing regular situational awareness updates to other jets, increasing the probability of a kill in air-to-air missions or providing accurate attack parameters for air-to-ground missions. The upgraded Greek F-4E PI (Peace Icarus)-2000 AUP (Avionics Upgrade Program) is capable of carrying the AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM), AGM-65G air-to-ground missile upgraded with the CCD seeker, AGM-130 air-to-ground guided missile. In short, the upgraded F4E PI AUP is the poor-man's F/A-18 Hornet.

[@Makermook]

Hell, if they're going to include the AN-2, may as well put the DC-3 at the top of the list; it first flew in 1935 and there are still plenty of them flying today.

[@nigelpocock9538]

Add the Hawker hurricane. first flew in 1935 and still several flying and in service. The DH Dragon Rapide (known in raf service as the Dominie) first flew in 1934. still in commercial use for site seeing ours.

[@los789]

You forgot the C-47 still in service as a gunship in Colombia among other roles...

[@joaosabino2909]

Missed DC-3, still flying since 1935!

[@HotelPapa100]

It usually helps if the narrator has an idea of what they are talking about, and of the language they are speaking...

[@jeffrandal8965]

Tf u talking about lol. Make a better video than this😂

[@TheAntichrist84]

Oh no the lady has a mild accent, how horrible!

[@Thumpah63]

I may be wrong but I had the narrator pegged as a voice generator. Rhythm felt too precise and the same inflections and intonations kept occurring. The script writers knowledge however is still lacking.

[@badvock71]

Martin baker still operate Metor WA638 which they received in 1946 & Nasa recently re-activated their modified 50's vintage RB-57-f's

[@johnp139]

The NASA WB-57’s have been flying forever.

[@neilturner6749]

Martin Baker and NASA are civilian operators

[@mateuszr2307]

Where’s Tu-95?

[@ТуруруКукуку]

All Tu-95MS were built in 1982-1992. You're confusing them with the Tu-95.

[@zombrik66]

And the AN-12 , the AN-22 , the SU-17/22 .......

[@AlASokolov]

@@ТуруруКукуку Тоже самое можно сказать и про Б-52, те что сейчас летают, тоже произведены не в 50-х, а значительно позже, и это тоже более поздние модификации. Тут значит видим, там не видим, а тут рыбу заворачиваем.

[@ТуруруКукуку]

@@AlASokolov Все Б-52 произведены с 52 по 62 годы, после этого только их только модернизировали дописывая очередную букву в название.

[@AlASokolov]

@@ТуруруКукуку интересно тогда знать, какие из ещё летающих Б-52 были произведены в 50-е, и есть ли ещё таковые вообще. Так что скорее всего оказаться что таковых уже нет, и сейчас летают только произведенные в 60-х. Тоже самое можно сказать и про МиГ-21, первые модификации его уже никто не использует, сейчас летают в основном модификации 70-х годов.

[@JayWhy1952]

Forgot the Douglas DC-3 (C-47, Dakota) first flight was in 1936 and still being used today in northern Canada and South America.

[@pierce3571]

You forgot to mention the f-4 phantom is one of Iran’s main fighter jets, also you are getting plane models and variations of them mixed up and also dates

[@Beginstheman]

How can you even forget the Tu-95 Bear on that list? I'm sure there are others, but that is the most glaring miss.

[@marcellkelemen8446]

here in Hungary the AN-2 is just called the tractor of the skies. They are using it for agro purposes, cuz this thing can fly so low and slow, its perfect for the job.

[@RamZar50]

For the U.S. Military these are the oldest aircrafts still in service with the date of first flight: * Boeing B-52 - April 1952 * Lockheed C-130 - August 1954 * Lockheed U-2 - August 1955 * Boeing KC-135 - August 1956 * Northrop T-38 - April 1959 * Orion P-3 - November 1959 * Boeing CH-47 - September 1961 * Lockheed C-5 - June 1968

[@konstantinkazakov2066]

Кукурузник всех уделал xD

[@slypear]

"Just hitting 50 years of service...the C-5 is..." Good gawd~ It feels like yesterday when I first clambered up one of these in the 70s!

[@LOL-bv3lc]

C 5 galaxy. Me: Alright Mirage. Me: ok... F4 phantom. Me: what the... MiG-21. Me: Please stop!

[@nicksiegfried4906]

I mean....they're all still used

[@Rajveer_Singh68]

they still using mirages✌😜

[@tims2501]

F-4 was an aircraft designed to meet USN requirements. It is a Navy fighter adapted by the Air Force. F-14 first flew in 1970 and flying with Iran. P-3 Orion 1959.

[@onesmexyredneck]

Technically the oldest serving planes are the spitfires with the RAF. Though they aren't flown for combat, the RAF still flies them and has I believe under 10 remaining.

[@luzdanemagracia5366]

the B52 and the C130 is a beast watching from 🇵🇭

[@PresidentEvil]

just because an aircraft is in service doesn't necessarily mean it should be in service, many time countries want to retire planes but are unable to because they are too poor. If they had money these aircraft would be long gone

[@johnforsyth7987]

Where is the the TU-95 Bear?

[@ТуруруКукуку]

All Tu-95MS were built in 1982-1992. You're confusing them with the Tu-95.

[@ser43_OLDC]

@@ТуруруКукуку is the same fuking plane. Like the b52 there is not the same version that first enter in service but is a modernisation of the first version

[@ТуруруКукуку]

@@ser43_OLDC All Tu-95MS were built from scratch in the 80s, this is not a modernization of old aircraft. All B-52s were built in the 50s and after that they were never made, only upgraded.

[@ser43_OLDC]

@@ТуруруКукуку I dont care is if it m z x a b c is a better version of the tu95 but is a tu 95 like the b52 the version that are on service now a days are better versions of the original plane

[@HaartieeTRUE]

@@ТуруруКукуку most mig 21s are the bis variant. A variant that was made after 1972. By your logic, not even the mig 21 should be on this list

[@bigdaddy4444]

Mirage IIIE. Empty weight: 7,050 kg (15,543 lb) Gross weight: 9,600 kg (21,164 lb) Max takeoff weight: 13,700 kg (30,203 lb)

[@Vermiliontea]

Nope, the KC-135 is not based on the civilian Boeing 707. The 707 is a larger plane and both the wing and fuselage sections are different. The military versions of the 707 are designated C-137. Both the C-135 and 707/C-137 were derived from the Boeing 367-80 technology demonstrator. And you forgot the A-4 Skyhawk, which is supposedly still in service in Argentine.

[@neilturner6749]

Nope current Argentine Skyhawks were built in the late 70s, way too young for the list

[@Thomasp671]

There is only one thing immortal in this life and that is clearly the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ! Crazy.... This plane was already in service in 1955 10 years before I was born in 1965 and will still be in service long after I pass from this Earth !!! Just an insanely well built aircraft to say the least ! On another note.... Even though I'm from the US she sadly and clearly screwed up by not also mentioning the Tu-95 The Bear as it entered services in 1956 for the Soviet military !

[@peteconrad2077]

“The Dassault Mirage”, shows IAI Kfir.

[@1979Spica]

Nope. The front fuselage is different on the kfir

[@peteconrad2077]

@@1979Spica the image clearly shows a Kfir with the forward canards.

[@alessandrocolesso7030]

@@peteconrad2077 It is actually just a Mirage 2000. They have small surfaces that you can easily mistake for canards.

[@peteconrad2077]

@@alessandrocolesso7030 no. The canards on a mirage 2000 are smaller than that. It’s a Kfir.

[@Russão000]

Everything made in 1947 are Legends AK-47 and An-2

[@roriquevernonii8439]

The 707 continues to fly in the US military as the E-3 and E-6 off the top of my head.

[@notmenotme614]

There’s also been several different electronic warfare versions of the 707. RC-135

[@roriquevernonii8439]

@@notmenotme614 that's actually not a 707. The C-135 family was Boeing designation 717. Since the military designates planes their own way, 717 never became a household moniker. The 707 and 717 are kind of like the 767 and 777: they look similar, but are not the same plane.

[@TheEnginator]

F-4 Phantom: I'm an old old plane. MIG 19: Hold my soviet-made rocket from 1955.

[@tigerpjm]

You don't think the hold my beer meme is getting just a little old? KZbin comments - hold my beer.

[@poland5606]

The first mig 19 that carried guides rockets was the mig 19m wich entered service in 1957

[@padelisgk8126]

+1 on the Mirage 2000..cool video.

[@AvEnth1]

people who disliked were the ones who knew that 100~ DC-3s and C-47s are still in revenue/military service ever since its release in *1935*

[@rickclassico5359]

The c-5 galaxy is a very good plane, even if its really old

[@classicgalactica5879]

It's an amazing aircraft. It's also been heavily modified and is now known as the C-5M Super Galaxy, so it will probably be in service until the 2050's.

[@julosx]

@@classicgalactica5879 C-5s are known to have weaknesses in their wings and the earliest ones had a pretty dangerous rear cargo door as well (hence the crash of one during the Babylift operation in 1975).

[@allangibson2408]

The KC-135 has very few in common with the 707. The 707 was developed from the C-135’s prototype but has a larger diameter fuselage. The military 707 is the C-137 (and is still in service).

[@sharknator]

mirage III weights 6.6tones not 1.5t

[@johnp139]

Tons

[@tomcatkewell]

Yak-18 of 1946 is still as teaching Plane in PLAAF... And the best sell on North America civial market.

[@RamZar50]

List should include the Tupolev TU-95 which is still active and first flew in November 1952.

[@rafalef42]

Mirage III is not with service in France and f4 iphantom is not in service with US airforce

[@moonbear2130]

She said they were retired in the USAF

[@vovin8132]

I think the Americans still use F4s as drones for target practice.

[@rafalef42]

@@moonbear2130 look at the title please...omg

[@moonbear2130]

@@rafalef42 Yes I have more than 4 brain cells, it says “still in service” the F-4 is still in service just not with the USAF...omg

[@rafalef42]

@@moonbear2130 ah si eh?..que bien

[@__hjg__2123]

all very cool.... but, the fact that the U-2 is still flying and being used... it's the most amazing (given the very nature of those planes).

[@pablobruning4508]

The T-38 replacement will be the Boeing T-7 Red Hawk with phaseout to begin in 2023. It was selected on 27 September 2018 by the United States Air Force (USAF) as the winner of the T-X program to replace the Northrop T-38 Talon.

[@arrt6316]

А ту-95 почему нет в списке 🤔

[@ТуруруКукуку]

Потому что их списали ещё полвека назад. Сегодняшние Ту-95МС были сделаны в 1982-1992 годах.

[@gordonlawrence1448]

Они забыли TU95 C-47, C-130, Gloster Meteor и Ан-2.

[@aabb-zz9uw]

Because it is not good

[@theseventhgeneration6910]

Funny factoid about the T-38, it has the FASTEST roll rate of pretty much all fighters and trainers. A fun prank they played on rookies was to roll the opposite way that they say and watch the trainee smash their head into the canopy. Good, clean fun. I'm an airforce brat with enough brass in my family to create a permanent sunset. ssshhh

[@johnpaulbacon8320]

Nice video

[@skylongskylong1982]

Forget to mention the following aircraft the 1944 Gloster Meter, still used by Martin Baker the ejector seat manufacturer to test new seat designs, and Canberra bomber 1949 still used by many South American Countries for reconnaissance, and surveillance. DC3 should be number one, and after more than eighty years in service, still flying in harsh conditions from Alaska to the Jungles of Peru .

[@metallbird7741]

Thats a proof that everything has a purpose even the year is running.

[@rishiarien]

Good information

[@airtexaco]

Awesome list, thank you!

[@Taig3r240686]

I miss other Oldies... DC3, Tu-95, Tu-16 ect.

[@jean-jacquescortes9500]

When I was in the French Air Force, I saw a german F-4 Phantom still operating around 1995, and the Mirage III was Stills in service in those times.

[@Homoprimatesapiens]

Just remember the Mirage photo is that of the Mirage 2000 and not the Mirage 3. Maybe the F-104 Starfighter could also be mentioned.

[@maydaypro]

Tu-16 in service since 1952 still in production and run military operations

[@FK-ci7it]

TU 95? 1956

[@ТуруруКукуку]

Tu-95MS were built in 1982-1992.

[@HaartieeTRUE]

@@ТуруруКукуку tu 95 and tu95ms is still a tu95