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A list of Citizendium articles, and planned articles, about Fighter aircraft.

See also changes related to Fighter aircraft, or pages that link to Fighter aircraft or to this page or whose text contains "Fighter aircraft".

Some aircraft, more (e.g., De Havilland Mosquito) or less (e.g., Bristol Blenheim) were designed as bombers but proved successful in specialized fighter roles, as distinct from fighter-bombers.

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Air warfare planning [r]: Add brief definition or description

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First World War

Second World War

Bristol Blenheim [r]: British light bomber aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company that was used extensively in the early days of the Second World War. ^[e]
Supermarine Spitfire [r]: A British fighter with exceptional high-altitude performance, serving in air superiority and photoreconnaissance roles from the beginning to the end of the Second World War, and retiring in 1955 ^[e]
Hawker Hurricane [r]: The first monoplane fighter in British service, this aircraft, as opposed to the better-known Supermarine Spitfire, was the main killer of German bombers in the Battle of Britain; it moved afterwards to ground attack roles ^[e]
Me-109 (fighter) [r]: Relatively lightweight Second World War German fighter aircraft; principal escort fighter during the Battle of Britain ^[e]
Me-110 (fighter) [r]: Generally unsuccessful German fighter aircraft of the Second World War; intended as a twin-engine "bomber destroyer" but vulnerable to single-engine fighters; limited effectiveness as a night interceptor ^[e]
Me-262 fighter [r]: Add brief definition or description
Fw-190 (fighter) [r]: Add brief definition or description
P-38 Lightning [r]: Twin-engined U.S. air superiority fighter and reconnaissance aircraft of the Second World War; range and two-engine reliability made it especially useful for land-based missions in the Pacific ^[e]
P-40 Airacobra [r]: Add brief definition or description
P-47 Thunderbolt [r]: U.S. multirole fighter of the Second World War, competent in air-to-air combat but outstanding as a fighter-bomber ^[e]
P-51 Mustang [r]: Add brief definition or description
F2A Brewster [r]: Add brief definition or description
F4F Wildcat [r]: U.S. Navy carrier-based air superiority fighter early in WWII; could be credible against the Mitsubishi A6M Zero when flown by a skilled pilot, but still had disadvantages as well as advantages. ^[e]
F6F Hellcat [r]: Principal and dominant World War II United States Navy carrier-based air superiority fighter, with some capability for fighter-bomber missions. ^[e]

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Jet fighters

First generation

Me 262 (fighter) [r]: Add brief definition or description
Gloster Meteor [r]: Add brief definition or description
MiG-15 (fighter) [r]: A first-generation, Soviet-designed jet fighter used in the Korean War ^[e]
MiG-17 (fighter) [r]: Second-generation Soviet-designed fighter, the first to use air-to-air missiles ^[e]
F-80 Shooting Star [r]: Add brief definition or description
F-86 Sabre [r]: Add brief definition or description

Second generation

Third generation

Fourth generation

"Generation 4.5"

Fifth generation

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