Night fighter / All-weather fighter A night fighter (later known as all-weather fighter or all-weather interceptor post-Second World War) is a largely...

and these include the interceptor and, historically, the heavy fighter and night fighter. Since World War I, achieving and maintaining air superiority...

on the night of 5/6 August, when two Fiat BR 20Ms were shot down. No. 1435 (Night Fighter) Flight was first formed at Malta as a night fighter (NF) unit...

theaters of operations. Though foo fighters initially described a type of UFO reported and named by the U.S. 415th Night Fighter Squadron, the term was also...

engines led to their replacement by the Mitsubishi Kasei in the P1Y2-S night-fighter version. The streamlined design of the Ginga is attributed to Miki Tadanao...

visual interception, when their AI night fighter brought down a Do 17 off Sussex. On 19 November 1940 the RAF night fighter ace John Cunningham shot down a...

their niche as night fighters, especially in the bomber-destroyer role; or as fighter-bombers, roughly analogous to modern strike fighters. Among such conversions...

frontline fighter designs to fill the roles once reserved for specialized night/all-weather fighters. For daytime operations, conventional light fighters have...

proved to be an effective night fighter. The first single-seat fighters to drop bombs were on the Western Front, when fighter patrols were issued with...

designation DB-7) is an American light bomber, attack aircraft, night intruder, night fighter, and reconnaissance aircraft of World War II. Designed to meet...

Fighter aircraft are military aircraft primarily designed for air-to-air combat. This list does not aim to include attack aircraft primarily intended...

night fighter aircraft early in World War II, in effect, all fighter aircraft that were not specifically modified for night combat were day fighters....

This is a list of fighter aircraft used by the United States. This includes those of the 1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system, 1924–1962...

War, fighters were classified by their role: heavy fighter, interceptor, escort fighter, night fighter, and so forth. With the development of guided missiles...

a twin-engined Zerstörer (destroyer, heavy fighter), fighter-bomber (Jagdbomber or Jabo), and night fighter (Nachtjäger) designed by the German aircraft...

The squadron was originally formed during World War II as the 427th Night Fighter Squadron. Its planned mission to defend United States Army Air Forces...

the main attacks at night. Fighter Command still lacked any effective capacity to intercept night-time raiders. The night fighters, mostly Blenheims and...

Knives in the Night, was published in 1987 by the Ivy Book imprint of Ballantine Books as the first novel in Sherman's series, The Night Fighter. The series...

(German: "Swallow") in fighter versions, or Sturmvogel (German: "Storm Bird") in fighter-bomber versions, is a fighter aircraft and fighter-bomber that was designed...

the British fighters at a worse disadvantage. The Blitz of 1940 continued against civilian and industrial targets. Fighter Command night defences improved...

1932 Arado Ar 64 fighter Arado Ar 65 fighter/trainer Arado Ar 66 trainer/night fighter Arado Ar 67 fighter (prototype) Arado Ar 68 fighter Arado Ar 69 trainer...

bomber, night fighter, and so on, much as the British de Havilland Mosquito did as a fast bomber/strike aircraft, reconnaissance, and night fighter. The...

upward-firing autocannon or machine gun, to an interceptor aircraft, such as a night fighter. The term was introduced by the German Luftwaffe during World War II...

all fighter aircraft and munitions entering and in operational use by Air Combat Command. The unit was originally formed as the 422d Night Fighter Squadron...

Messerschmitt Bf 109, fighter + night-fighter (often mis-designated as the "Me 109") Messerschmitt Bf 110, heavy fighter + night fighter + fighter-bomber + ground-attack...

in air defence was disastrous. On the night of 22/23 October 1943, he took personal command of the night fighters. The British Operation Corona helped...

ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. German day and night fighter pilots...

A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The exact number...

as a general fighter, the P-38 was used in various aerial combat roles, including as a highly effective fighter-bomber, a night fighter, and a long-range...

Awards for Valor in Combat. The unit was originally formed as the 421st Night Fighter Squadron in 1943. After training, it was deployed to Fifth Air Force...