1. What a fighter Aircraft is?

2. Characteristics of fighter Aircraft

3. WWI

4. WWII

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It is a military aircraft used to attack other aircraft. It is unlike a bomber which attack ground target by dropping bombs.

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They are comparatively small and highly manoeuvrable.They have been fitted with increasingly sophisticated tracking and weapons system to intercept and attack other aircraft.

In WWI, fighter aircraft were used to hunt down enemy reconnaissance and balloons Engine power wan low.

IN WWII, fighter aircraft became important in terrorising the sky, notably in the case of the blitzkriegEngine power improved