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  2. Polikarpov I-153 - Wikipedia

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    The Polikarpov I-153 Chaika (Russian Чайка, "gull") is a late 1930s Soviet sesquiplane fighter. Developed from the I-15 with a retractable undercarriage, the I-153 fought in the Soviet-Japanese combats in Mongolia and was one of the major Soviet fighter types in the early years of the Second World War. Three I-153s are still in flying ...

  3. 28th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment - Wikipedia

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    The regiment lost 127 aircraft during the war: 28 I-153, seven I-16, ten MiG-3, 80 Airacobras, one UTI-4, and one U-2. 94 of these losses occurred during combat. For aircraft losses, 1941 was the deadliest year with a total of 45 aircraft lost compared to 30 in 1943 and 32 in 1944.

  4. Polikarpov I-15 - Wikipedia

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    The Polikarpov I-15 (Russian: И-15) was a Soviet biplane fighter aircraft of the 1930s. Nicknamed Chaika (Russian: Чайка, "gull") because of its gulled upper wings, [2] [3] it was operated in large numbers by the Soviet Air Force, and together with the Polikarpov I-16 monoplane, was one of the standard fighters of the Spanish Republicans during the Spanish Civil War, where it was called ...

  5. List of fighter aircraft - Wikipedia

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    In the US Air Force the naming convention for fighter aircraft is a prefix "F-", followed by a number, ground attack aircraft are prefixed with “A-” and bombers with “B-”. Fighter aircraft from the second world war onwards are sorted into generations, from 1 to 5, based on technological level. [1] [2] An American F-16 fighter jet

  6. List of active United States military aircraft - Wikipedia

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    153 [25] EP-3E ARIES II: Lockheed USA Propeller Electronic-warfare aircraft: Manned 1950s [citation needed] 9 [25] EP-3E signals reconnaissance aircraft are being replaced by the MQ-4 Triton. EP-3 divestment will be complete by FY2025. [100] F-5F/N Tiger II: Northrop USA Jet Aggressor: Manned 1962 [citation needed] 31 [25] F-5F, F-5N. Used for ...

  7. I flew in a Cold War-era jet that trained US fighter pilots ...

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    Flying in Lockheed's T-33 Shooting Star transported me to the past, showcasing early fighter jet capabilities and how military aviation has advanced.

  8. Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3 - Wikipedia

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    The Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3 (Лавочкин-Горбунов-Гудков ЛаГГ-3) was a Soviet fighter aircraft of World War II. It was a refinement of the earlier LaGG-1 and was one of the most modern aircraft available to the Soviet Air Force at the time of Germany's invasion in 1941. Compared to its opponents the LaGG-3 was ...

  9. An AI-powered fighter jet took the Air Force's leader for a ...

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    With the midday sun blazing, an experimental orange and white F-16 fighter jet launched with a familiar roar that is a hallmark of U.S. airpower. But the aerial combat that followed was unlike any ...