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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]
• 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-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
• 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]
• F4U Corsair [r]: U.S. Navy and Marine Corps fighter aircraft with excellent performance as a air superiority fighter and fighter-bomber, of WWII, operating both from carriers and Marine airfields, that served as a close air support aircraft into the Korean War ^[e]

Jet fighters

First generation

• 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]

Second generation

• MiG-21 (fighter) [r]: A lightweight, supersonic Soviet-designed fighter, primarily intended as an interceptor but with limited ground attack capability; used by many nations ^[e]

Third generation

• MiG-23 (fighter) [r]: Third-generation jet multirole fighter, with variable geometry wings. Western reporting name was MiG-23 FLOGGER ^[e]

Fourth generation

• MiG-29 (fighter) [r]: A Russian multirole fighter, designated FULCRUM by NATO, roughly comparable to the F-16 Fighting Falcon and F-18 Hornet; K version is carrier-capable ^[e]
• Su-27 (fighter) [r]: A Soviet/Russian air superiority fighter comparable to the U.S. F-15 Eagle, with many variants as well as export and co-production versions; K version is carrier-capable; Su-30 and Su-34 are derivatives ^[e]
• Panavia Tornado [r]: Add brief definition or description
• F-14 Tomcat [r]: A long-range interceptor aircraft developed for the United States Navy; exported to Iran before the 1979 Iranian Islamic Revolution; retired for the F-18 Super Hornet ^[e]
• F-15 Eagle [r]: Add brief definition or description
• F-16 Fighting Falcon [r]: Add brief definition or description

Fifth generation

• F-22 Raptor [r]: Add brief definition or description
• F-35 Joint Strike Fighter [r]: Add brief definition or description

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• Anthony Fokker [r]: Add brief definition or description