Night fighter / All-weather fighter A night fighter (later known as all-weather fighter or all-weather interceptor post-Second World War) is a largely...

air superiority role, and these include the interceptor, heavy fighter, and night fighter. Since World War I, achieving and maintaining air superiority...

engines led to their replacement by the Mitsubishi Kasei in the P1Y2-S night-fighter version. The streamlined design of the Ginga is attributed to Miki Tadanao...

theaters of operations. Though foo fighters initially described a type of UFO reported and named by the U.S. 415th Night Fighter Squadron, the term was also...

interception, when their AI night fighter brought down a Do 17 off Sussex. On 19 November 1940 the famous RAF night fighter ace John Cunningham shot down...

their niche as night fighters, especially in the bomber-destroyer role; or as fighter-bombers, roughly analogous to modern strike fighters. Among such conversions...

night fighter aircraft early in World War II, in effect, all fighter aircraft that were not specifically modified for night combat were day fighters....

designation DB-7) is an American light bomber, attack aircraft, night intruder, night fighter, and reconnaissance aircraft of World War II. Designed to meet...

proved to be an effective night fighter. The first single-seat fighters to drop bombs were on the Western Front, when fighter patrols were issued with...

The squadron was originally formed during World War II as the 427th Night Fighter Squadron. Its planned mission to defend United States Army Air Forces...