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Military
Fighter Planes
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The first military fighter planes originated during World War I. Scout reconnaissance military aircraft became a valuable
asset, observing battlefield conditions during the time. When aircraft from both sides would meet in the sky, crews would often
shoot at each other with small arms. Gradually larger and more sophisticated weapons found their way on board the aircraft. When
machine guns were mounted in airplanes dedicated to shooting others from the sky, the fighter plane was born.
Series of German military fighter planes built during WW I, each experiencing a short period of air superiority: Albatros D Series Fighters
Japan's primary military fighter planes in their war with China: Mitsubishi A5M
These famous Japanese fighter military fighter planes dominated the sky over the Pacific in the first years of World War II: Mitsubishi A6M Zero
One of the best biplane military fighter planes ever produced: Avia B.534
Most heavily armed British RAF military fighter planes of WWII: Bristol Beaufighter
German primary WW II military fighter planes, had the most WW II victories, and the most all-time produced military fighter planes: Messerschmitt Bf/Me-109
German WW II twin engine, long range, heavily armed military fighter planes, that met with success as night fighters: Messerschmitt Bf-110
Two seat heavy Luftwaffe military fighter planes that succeeded the Bf-110: Messerschmitt Me-410
First ever military fighter planes to successfully use on board radar to intercept other aircraft: Bristol Blenheim
Heavily armed Australian military fighter planes of WW II: CAC Boomerang
Finland's best World War II military fighter planes: Buffalo
British RAF main military fighter planes from 1932 to 1936: Bulldog
Italy's best mass produced military fighter planes of WW II: Macchi C202 Folgore
Scored the most military fighter planes victories overall of WW I: Sopwith Camel
Italian all-metal biplane military fighter planes which proved themselves during the Spanish Civil War: Fiat CR.32
World's last biplane military fighter planes: CR.42 Falco
Best German World War I military fighter planes: Fokker D.VII
First military fighter plane of the Dutch Air Force: Fokker D. XXI
First British RAF military fighter planes armed with four machine guns: Boulton Paul Defiant
Primary French military fighter planes deployed at the start of WWII: Dewoitine D.510
The best French military fighter planes of WW II: Dewoitine D.520
Early WW I British military fighter planes praised for their maneuverability: de Havilland DH.2
Arguably the best German military fighter planes of WW I: Fokker D.VII
Night fighter military fighter planes of the Luftwaffe that met with some success during early WWII: Dornier Do 17
Successor to the Do 17 nightfighter military fighter planes equipped with heavier armament and more powerful engines: Dornier Do 217
The fastest twin prop driven World War II military fighter planes: Do-335 Pfiel
Germany's first WWI military fighter planes with a single wing: Fokker Eindecker
Military fighter planes of the WWI Red Baron Squadron: Fokker Dr.1 Triplane
Europe's "top gun" military fighter planes of twenty first century: Eurofighter
Primary fighter planes of the new British RAF: Bristol F2B
First Grumman biplane fighter planes produced for the U.S. Navy: Grumman FF-1
Arguably the best military fighter planes produced during World War I: F.4 Buzzard
Scored the most victories of United States military fighter planes in the Vietnam War: F-4 Phantom
Last U.S. military fighter planes made from wood: Boeing F4B
First U.S. Navy supersonic military fighter planes: F4D Skyray
Primary United States Navy military fighter planes at the start of World War II: Grumman F4F Wildcat
One of the best U.S. WW II military fighter planes, and the first U.S. fighter aircraft to exceed 400 MPH in level flight: F4U Corsair
Military fighter planes used by the U.S. Air Force as an enemy fighter to train pilots in combat tactics: Northrop F-5
Destroyed more Japanese aircraft during WW II than any other military fighter planes: F6F Hellcat
Last carrier-based Grumman single piston engine military fighter planes of the U.S. Navy: Grumman F8F Bearcat
First U.S. Navy multi-engine military fighter planes: F7F Tigercat
"Last gunfighter" military fighter planes: F-8 Crusader
Famed U.S. Navy military fighter planes armed with the AIM-54 Phoenix - the longest range air-to-air missile: F-14 Tomcat
Had the most United States military fighter planes victories in Desert Storm and is the fastest U.S. fighter: F-15 Eagle
Mainstay U.S. medium fighter aircraft and most produced military fighter planes in the West: F-16 Falcon
Primary U.S. Navy military fighter planes, replacing the F-14: F-18 Super Hornet
Considered the best United States military fighter planes deployed: F-22 Raptor
U.S. Fifth Generation attack military fighter planes currently being tested: F-35 Lightning II
First U.S. military fighter planes to down an enemy aircraft during the Korean war: F-82 Twin Mustang
First United States military fighter planes built after World War II: F-84 Thunderjet
Most U.S. military fighter planes victories in Korea: F-86 Sabre
First U.S. military fighter planes with an afterburner: F-94 Starfire
First U.S.A.F. supersonic military fighter planes: F-100 Super Sabre
Fastest single engine military fighter planes: F-106 Delta Dart
The first military fighter planes: F.B. 5 Gunbus
Main British Royal Navy aircraft carrier based attack military fighter planes of WW II: Fairey Firefly
Post World War II U.S. Navy military fighter planes with a propeller in front and jet in back: FR-1 Fireball
Regarded as Germany's best World War Two military fighter planes: Focke Wulf FW-190
First English RAF military fighter planes to exceed 200 mph: Hawker Fury
Italy's first all-metal monoplane military fighter planes with retractable landing gear: Fiat G.50 Freccia
Had the widest flight envelope of any Italian WW II fighter and considered its best military fighter planes: Fiat G.55
Last open cockpit military fighter planes of the English RAF: Gloster Gauntlet
Last biplane military fighter planes of the English RAF: Gloster Gladiator
Fastest World War II jet military fighter planes: Heinkel He-162
Said to be the only German propeller driven night fighters with the speed and maneuverability to be able to intercept the Mosquito.
and, the first military fighter planes with ejection seats: Heinkel He-219
During the battle of Britain the military fighter planes which accounted for more victories over enemy aircraft than all other air and ground forces combined: Hurricane
Romania's best WW II military fighter planes: IAR-80
The best Chinese military fighter planes in service today: Chengdu J-10
First Japanese Navy interceptor military fighter planes of World War II: Mitsubishi J2M Raiden
French built aircraft used by England at the start of WW I due to a shortage of British mititary fighter planes: Morane-Saulnier Type N
Versatile Luftwaffe military fighter planes and among the most effective WW II night fighters: Junkers Ju-88
Fast and maneuverable Japanese twin engine military fighter planes credited with downing seven B-29's in a single night: Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu
Dissapointing Japanese twin engine high altitude military fighter planes used as bomber interceptors: Mitsubishi Ki-46-III Kai
Only Japanese World War Two military fighter planes to use an in-line engine: Kawasaki Ki-61 Hein
Japanese WW II twin engine military fighter planes produced in small numbers as day time bomber interceptors, equipped with a 75 mm cannons: Mitsubishi Ki-109
One of the fastest, most maneuverable Soviet military fighter planes of World War II: Lavochkin La-5
Successor to the La-5 military fighter planes used as high altitude interceptors: Lavochkin La-7
One of the first British monoplane military fighter planes of WW 1: Bristol M1C
Main military fighter planes of Italy when it entered WW II: Macchi MC-200 Saetta
One of Italy's best World War II military fighter planes: Macchi MC-205 Veltro
Fastest WW II military fighter planes: Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet
First production jet military fighter planes: Messerschmitt Me 262
Only Allied jet military fighter planes to see action during World War II: Gloster Meteor
Soviet military fighter planes that could fight Luftwaffe fighters on an equal footing at higher altitudes: Mikoyan MiG-3
Dominant air-superiority fighter when it first flew in 1977, it remains one of the best Russian military fighter planes to date: Mikoyan MiG-29
Best Russian multi-role military fighter planes: Mikoyan MiG-35
Multi-role British RAF military fighter planes of WWII: de Havilland Mosquito
French single engine military fighter planes made from plywood and light metal alloy sheeting first flown in 1939, outdated by modern Luftwaffe aircraft at the start of WWII: Morane-Saulnier M.S. 406
Japanese land-based military fighter planes developed from float planes: Kawanishi N1K Shiden
Primary French military fighter planes following WW1, set FAI speed record of 171 mph in 1920: Nieuport-Delage NiD-29
The primary Polish military fighter planes of WW II: PZL P.11
First U.S. all-metal, low-wing military fighter planes: P-26 Peashooter
Main U.S. military fighter planes defending Pearl Harbor and Hawaii during Japanese attack: Curtiss P-36
Only U.S. military fighter planes to be produced during the entire WW II and have the most U.S. military fighter planes victories: P-38 Lightning
Most heavily armed single engine military fighter planes of WW II: P-39 Airacobra
Military fighter planes of the Flying Tigers of WW II: P-40 Warhawk
The largest, most produced United States WW II military fighter planes, responsible for the destruction of over 11,000 enemy planes: P-47 Thunderbolt
First operational U.S.A.F. jet fighter: P-80 Shooting Star
One of the best French twin engine escort military fighter planes of WWI: Caudron R.22
Military fighter planes which formed the first interceptor/fighter squadrons for Great Britain during WWI: Bristol Scout
England's best WW I military fighter planes: Royal Aircraft Factory SE5A
First English RAF military fighter planes built entirely from metal: Armstrong Whitworth Siskin
Best French WW I military fighter planes: Spad XIII
Great Britain's best military fighter planes of World War Two: Spitfire
The best Russian military fighter planes currently in service: Sukhoi Su-30
Best Russian 5th generation prototype military fighter planes: Sukhoi T-50
Fastest German single propeller driven World War Two military fighter planes: Focke Wulf Ta-152
Military fighter planes credited with destroying 638 V-1 missiles between June 13 and Sept. 5, 1944: Hawker Tempest
Effective military fighter planes of the English RAF eventually equipping 26 squadrons: Hawker Typhoon
Russia and the Soviet Union's best WW II military fighter planes: Yak-9
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