A day fighter is a fighter aircraft equipped only to fight during the day. More specifically, it refers to a multi-purpose aircraft that does not include...
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but the bout was scrapped due to Day injuring his elbow and bicep. Day returned at UFC 96 to face Ultimate Fighter Season 7 winner Kendall Grove. He...
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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...
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specifications for the Light Weight Fighter (LWF). Mafia member Harry Hillaker designed the purely air superiority day fighter prototype YF-16, which won the...
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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...
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A fighter-bomber is a fighter aircraft that has been modified, or used primarily, as a light bomber or attack aircraft. It differs from bomber and attack...
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A heavy fighter is a historic category of fighter aircraft produced in the 1930s and 1940s, designed to carry heavier weapons or operate at longer ranges...
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Inspector of Fighters (German language: Inspekteur der Jagdflieger redesignated to General der Jagdflieger (General of Fighters)) was not a rank but a...
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Fighter is a 2024 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Siddharth Anand, based on a story he wrote with Ramon Chibb. Produced by Viacom18 Studios...
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original Street Fighter game, the Street Fighter II series, the Street Fighter Alpha series, the Street Fighter III series, the Street Fighter IV series, Street...
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Interceptor aircraft (redirect from Interceptor fighter)
An interceptor aircraft, or simply interceptor, is a type of fighter aircraft designed specifically for the defensive interception role against an attacking...
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The Blitz (section RAF night fighters)
generally ineffective. RAF day fighters were converting to night operations and the interim Bristol Blenheim night fighter conversion of the light bomber...
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Martin Richard Day (born November 10, 1988) is a Japanese-born American mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division. He formerly competed...
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General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon (redirect from F-16 jet fighter)
multirole fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics for the United States Air Force (USAF). Designed as an air superiority day fighter, it evolved...
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The Central Fighter Establishment was a Royal Air Force formation that dealt with the development of fighter aircraft tactics which was formed on 4 September...
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(JG) was a single-seat day fighter Geschwader, typically equipped with Bf 109 or Fw 190 aircraft flying in the fighter or fighter-bomber roles. Late in...
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day fighter Geschwader (literally "hunting Geschwader"), typically equipped with the Messerschmitt Bf 109 or Fw 190 flying in the fighter or fighter-bomber...
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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...
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Kawasaki Ki-102 (redirect from Kawasaki Army Type 4 Night Fighter)
two-seat, long-range heavy fighter developed to replace the Ki-45 Toryu. Three versions were planned: the Ki-102 Kō day fighter, Ki-102 Otsu ground-attack...
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Flying ace (redirect from Fighter Ace Video)
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...
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The 336th Fighter Squadron (336th FS), nicknamed the Rocketeers, is a United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the 4th Operations Group and stationed...
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Lockheed F-104 Starfighter (category 1950s United States fighter aircraft)
extensively deployed as a fighter-bomber during the Cold War. Created as a day fighter by Lockheed as one of the "Century Series" of fighter aircraft for the United...
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that 2,500 German fighter pilots attained ace status, having achieved at least five aerial victories. German day and night fighter pilots claimed roughly...
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The 512th Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 86th Fighter Wing at Ramstein Air Base, Germany...
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The 83d Fighter-Day Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was first activated in September 1943 as the 83d Fighter Group. The group acted...
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from their targets. With a change of focus on destroying the German day fighter force, by the spring of 1944 the Eighth Air Force had achieved air supremacy...
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increases in the day fighter forces, but not because of concerns over Allied aircraft production, rather the emphasis was on fighters for the fighter-bomber mission...
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The Lightweight Fighter (LWF) program was a United States Air Force technology evaluation program initiated in the late 1960s by a group of officers and...
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Street Fighter is a Japanese media franchise centered on a series of fighting games developed and published by Capcom. The first game in the series was...
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Grumman F9F Panther (category 1940s United States fighter aircraft)
of the jet engine. Grumman designed a single-engined, straight-winged day fighter that was armed with four 20 mm (0.79 in) cannons and could also carry...
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