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The History of fighter planes/jets

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    fighter planes of World war 1

    I began in 1914 after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand which lends to Germany declared war on Russia and France Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire (the Central Powers) Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Romania, Japan and the United States (the Allied Powers).
  • early reconnaissance planes

    early reconnaissance planes
    Fighters were developed in World War I to gather information by reconnaissance over the battlefield. Early fighters were very small and lightly armed by later standards, and most were biplanes built with a wooden frame covered with fabric, and with a maximum airspeed of 100 mph
  • The Fokker D.Vll

    The Fokker D.Vll
    The Fokker D.VII was a German World War I fighter aircraft designed by Reinhold Platz. Around 3,300 D.VII aircraft in the second half of 1918 and were service with the Luftstreitkräfte. The D.VII quickly proved itself to be a formidable aircraft. The Armistice ending the war specifically required Germany to surrender all D.VIIs to the Allies.
  • Glister Gladiator

    Glister Gladiator
    The Glister Gladiator is a British-built biplane fighter was used by the Royal Air Force and the Fleet Air Arm. The Glister Gladiator was exported to a number of other air forces during the late 1930s. It was the RAF's last biplane fighter aircraft and was rendered obsolete by newer monoplane designs even as it was being introduced.
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    World War 2

    Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. The vast majority of the world's countries—including all the great powers—eventually formed two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis.
  • Super marine Spitfire

    Super marine Spitfire
    The Super marine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries before and during and after World War II.the spitfire was produced in greater numbers than any other British aircraft. It was also the only British fighter produced continuously throughout the war. about 54 remain airworthy, and many more are static exhibits in aviation museums throughout the world.
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    The 50s and the cold war

    the Cold War was a state of geopolitical tension between the two primary World War II victors the Soviet Union and its satellite states and the United States its allies
  • The supersonic jets

    The supersonic jets
    The Lockheed XF-104 was a single-engine high-performance, supersonic interceptor prototype for a United States Air Force series of lightweight and simple fighters. Only two aircraft were built one aircraft was used primarily for aerodynamic research and the other served as an armament test bed, both aircraft being destroyed in accidents during testing The XF-104s were forerunners of over 2,500 production Lockheed F-104 Star fighters.
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    The gulf war

    the Gulf War code named Operation Desert Shield is for operations leading to the buildup of troops and defense of Saudi Arabia . Operation Desert Storm in its combat phase, was a war waged by coalition forces from 35 nations led by the United States against Iraq
  • stealth jets

    stealth jets
    The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk is an American single seat and twin-engine stealth attack aircraft that was developed by Lockheed's secretive Skunk Works division and operated by the United States Air Force .
  • the fighting falcon

    the fighting falcon
    The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is a single-engine supersonic multi role fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics for the United States Air Force . Designed as an air superiority day fighter, it evolved into a successful all-weather multi role aircraft. Over 4,500 aircraft have been built since production was approved in 1976
  • The f-35 lighting

    The f-35 lighting
    the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a family of single-seat, single-engines, all-weather stealth multi role fighters. The fifth-generation combat aircraft is designed to perform ground-attack and air-superiority missions . On 31 July 2015 the United States Marines declared ready for deployment the first squadron of F-35B fighters after intensive testing the U.S. Air Force declared its F-35 variant ready for it's first squadron