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A dogfight, or dog fight, is an aerial battle between fighter aircraft that is conducted at close range. Modern terminology for air-to-air combat is air combat manoeuvring (ACM), which refers to tactical situations requiring the use of individual basic fighter maneuvers (BFM) to attack or evade one or more opponents.
Dogfight is a 1991 period coming-of-age drama film set in San Francisco, California, during the 1960s and directed by Nancy Savoca. [2] The film explores the love between an 18-year-old Marine , Lance Corporal Eddie Birdlace ( River Phoenix ), on his way to Vietnam , and a young woman, Rose Fenny ( Lili Taylor ).
Dogfight is a stage musical with music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, and a book by Peter Duchan. It is based on the 1991 film of the same name . [ 1 ] The musical premiered off-Broadway at the Second Stage Theatre in 2012, and in August 2014, the musical had its European premiere at the Southwark Playhouse in London .
The series was created after the airing of a one-time special called Dogfights: The Greatest Air Battles in September 2005. That program's combination of realistic-looking CGI dogfights, interviews, period documentary footage, and voice-over narration proved so successful, that the History Channel requested the production of an entire TV series, which became Dogfights. [2]
A dogfight, by Paul Sandby, c. 1785 A fight between a dog and Jacco Macacco, the fighting monkey, at the Westminster Pit, London. 1822 An English broadside advertising an upcoming event at the Westminster Pit, London, featuring a match between the monkey, Jacco Macacco and a dog, also dog fights, badger-baiting and bear-baiting, c. November 1821
The development of BFM began with the first fighter aircraft, during World War I, then continued with each following war, adapting to the changing weapons and technologies. Basic fighter maneuvers consist of many varying tactical turns, rolls, and other actions to get behind or above an enemy, before the opponent can do the same.
Dogfight, based on the 1991 film "Dogfight" (short story), by Michael Swanwick and William Gibson "DOGFIGHT", a song by M.o.v.e; Dog fighting, a blood sport in which dogs are trained to attack each other; Play fighting among dogs as a natural part of Dog behaviour "Dogfight!" an episode in the manga series Initial D
Elmer Royce Williams [1] (born 4 April 1925) [2] is a retired United States naval aviator. He is known for his solo dogfight with seven Soviet pilots during the Korean War, which, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune, has been called "one of the greatest feats in aviation history" by military experts. [3]