# Do fighter pilots have "their own" plane?

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**Created:** [July 29, 2022, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-fighter-pilots-have-their-own-plane/968783 "2022-07-29T15:17:54Z")\
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[Previous thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-vehicle-and-crews-question/772249). Short answer, is no, these days fighter pilots do not have their own jets, as in a jet that no one else flies. There are more pilots than planes, since planes can spend a lot more time in the air than pilots can. There may be a case where a pilot usually flies a particular plane (though others are flying it also), but if for some reason “his” plane isn’t available a particular day he’ll just fly another one.

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