An F-16 Fighting Falcon (left), P-51D Mustang (bottom), F-86 Sabre (top), and F-22 Raptor (right) fly in a formation representing four generations of American fighters.. Fighter aircraft (early on also pursuit aircraft) [a] are military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat.In military conflict, the role of fighter aircraft is to establish air superiority of the battlespace. More @Wikipedia
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