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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.
Basic fighter maneuvers (BFM) are actions that a fighter aircraft makes during air combat maneuvering, historically known as dogfighting.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.
This is a list of aircraft shootdowns, dogfights and other incidents during wars since World War II.An aircraft shootdown occurs when an aircraft is struck by a projectile launched or fired from another aircraft or from the ground (anti-aircraft warfare) which causes the targeted aircraft to lose its ability to continue flying normally, and then subsequently crashing into land or sea, often ...
44-30210 – to flightworthiness by private owner in Tulsa, Oklahoma. [151] 44-30324 – to flightworthiness by private owner in San Martin, California. [152] 44-30627 – in storage by private owner in Borrego Springs, California. [153] 44-30733 Sandbar Mitchell – to flightworthiness by Warbirds of Glory Museum in Brighton, Michigan. [154] [155]
44-73518 Precious Metal – to airworthiness by private owner in Hollywood, Florida. [281] 44-74311 RCAF 9577 – in storage by private owner in San Martin, California. [282] 44-74469 Red Dog – in storage by private owner in Chandler, Arizona. [283] 44-74543 Geraldine – to airworthiness by private owner in Sierra Madre, California. [284]
Maid of Harlech (41-7677) P-38F-1LO ex-49th Squadron, 14th Fighter Group, 8th Air Force, in the summer of 2007 this aircraft was discovered on a beach in Wales, having been buried in the sand for 65 years. A wingtip had come off the aircraft during its belly landing, but the pilot—Second Lt. Robert F. 'Fred' Elliot—escaped unhurt.
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By 1984 Conair had the world's largest private fleet of Air Tankers including 50 fixed wing aircraft and 15 helicopters and by the early 1990s has grown to over 90 aircraft. Conair Aviation Ltd. later became Conair Group Inc., and they continue to be based out of Abbotsford, British Columbia. [6] [7] [8]