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  2. Messerschmitt Bf 110 - Wikipedia

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    The Messerschmitt Bf 110, often known unofficially as the Me 110, [Note 1] is a twin-engined Zerstörer (destroyer, heavy fighter), fighter-bomber (Jagdbomber or Jabo), and night fighter (Nachtjäger) designed by the German aircraft company Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (BFW) and produced by successor company Messerschmitt.

  3. Heavy fighter - Wikipedia

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    A heavy fighter is a historic category of fighter aircraft produced in the 1930s and 1940s, designed to carry heavier weapons or operate at longer ranges than light fighter aircraft. To achieve performance, most heavy fighters were twin-engine, and many had multi-place crews; this was in contrast to light fighters, which were typically single ...

  4. List of RLM aircraft designations - Wikipedia

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    Hornisse (Hornet) heavy fighter, development of Me 210 - production 8-417 Dornier Do 417: medium bomber - (project) 8-419 Heinkel He 419: high-altitude fighter, development of He 219 8-423 Zeppelin-Messerschmitt ZMe 423: heavy transport, development of Me 323 - (project) 8-430 Arado Ar 430: amphibian transport - (project); number transferred to ...

  5. List of fighter aircraft - Wikipedia

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    Fighter aircraft are military aircraft primarily designed for air-to-air combat.This list does not aim to include attack aircraft primarily intended for different roles, where they have some secondary air-to-air capability.

  6. Messerschmitt Bf 109 - Wikipedia

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    Design work on Messerschmitt Project Number P.1034 began in March 1934, just three weeks after the development contract was awarded. The basic mock-up was completed by May, and a more detailed design mock-up was ready by January 1935. The RLM designated the design as type "Bf 109", the next available from a block of numbers assigned to BFW. [8]

  7. Focke-Wulf Fw 187 Falke - Wikipedia

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    These designs explored a variety of engines including the Daimler-Benz DB 601, DB 605 and even the BMW 801 radial engine. In time the Focke-Wulf Ta 154 Moskito resulted from the Luftwaffe requirement for a twin-engine heavy fighter like the Fw 187, but constructed from wood instead of light alloys. Due to the different material and construction ...

  8. Escort fighter - Wikipedia

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    Luftwaffe strategy was based mostly on daytime tactical bombing and put significant effort into the escort fighter concept before the outbreak of World War II. [14] [15] One of the principal outcomes of this attention was the Messerschmitt Bf 110 heavy fighter, which was widely produced. At the time of its introduction, the Bf 110 had been ...

  9. Nakajima Ki-44 - Wikipedia

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    The design and development of the Ki-44 differed greatly from that of other Japanese fighters of the time, incorporating speed and rate-of-climb in preference to maneuverability. [3] This was a result of a need for a heavy fighter aircraft that followed a more offensive doctrine and the Ki-44 is often classified as an Air Defence Fighter.