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Fighter aircraft (early on also pursuit aircraft) are military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat. In military conflict, the role of fighter

Strike Fighter. Archived from the original on 15 July 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020. Schreiber, Liev (3 February 2003). "Battle of the X-Planes". NOVA

of a Soviet-built Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21, the most advanced Soviet fighter plane at that time. The operation began in mid-1963 and ended on August 16

syllable of sentōki, Japanese for "fighter plane". In the official designation "A6M", the "A" signified a carrier-based fighter, "6" meant that it was the sixth

Floor Elevators was invited in to play the organ part on 'Hurricane Fighter Plane' and played the mouth organ part on 'Transparent Radiation'."- Mayo

A fifth-generation fighter is a jet fighter aircraft classification which includes major technologies developed during the first part of the 21st century

Jet fighter generations classify the major technology leaps in the historical development of the jet fighter. Different authorities have identified different

aircraft carrier USS Langley in 1926. The squadron, then designated Fighter Plane Squadron One, set the record for carrier landings in a single day. Flying

had expanded to 336 squadrons, 74 of which were SPAD fighter squadrons. France had 3,608 planes in service. Confirmed claims of 2,049 destroyed enemy

performance. A well-designed lightweight fighter is able to match or better a heavier type plane-for-plane in many missions,[failed verification] and