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Military combat aviator
A fighter pilot or combat pilot is a military aviator trained to engage in air-to-air combat, air-to-ground combat and sometimes electronic warfare while
Fighter_pilot
Distinction given to fighter pilots
such German ace pilots as Max Immelmann and Oswald Boelcke, and especially Manfred von Richthofen, the most victorious fighter pilot of the First World
Flying_ace
American author and attorney
of military nonfiction, including his national bestseller, The Last Fighter Pilot: The True Story of the Final Combat Mission of World War II (2017).
Don_Brown_(author,_born_1960)
German World War II flying ace (1922–1993)
September 1993), nicknamed Bubi, was a German fighter pilot during World War II and the most successful fighter ace in the history of aerial warfare. He flew
Erich_Hartmann
Fictional spacecraft from Star Wars
slot so as not to diminish the pilot's field of view. Model makers created interceptor models in two scales. TIE fighters in The Empire Strikes Back and
TIE_fighter
American comedian
November 14, 1951) is an American comedian who released one album, Fighter Pilot, on IRS Records in 1983. He has made several appearances on film and
Barry_Diamond
Non-fiction book by Manfred von Richthofen
The Red Fighter Pilot (German: Der rote Kampfflieger) is a book written by Manfred von Richthofen, a famous German fighter pilot who is considered the
The_Red_Fighter_Pilot
American Marine Corps fighter pilot and politician
Amy Melinda McGrath (born June 3, 1975) is an American former Marine fighter pilot and political candidate from Kentucky. McGrath was the first woman to
Amy_McGrath
Aircraft movements during air combat
remaining behind the pilot; even with speed, a fighter is open to attack from the rear. Basic fighter maneuvers (BFM) are actions that a fighter aircraft makes
Basic_fighter_maneuvers
Covert joint Soviet-German military flight school, operational 1926-1933
The Lipetsk fighter-pilot school (German: Kampffliegerschule Lipezk), also known as WIWUPAL from its German codename Wissenschaftliche Versuchs- und
Lipetsk_fighter-pilot_school
Soviet pilot and son of Nikita Khrushchev
1917 – 11 March 1943) was a Soviet fighter pilot and the son of Nikita Khrushchev. Khrushchev served as a fighter pilot in the Soviet Air Forces during the
Leonid_Khrushchev
Indian fighter pilot killed during the Kargil War
Ahuja VrC ((1963-05-22)22 May 1963 – (1999-05-27)27 May 1999) was a fighter pilot of the Indian Air Force who was killed in action during the Kargil War
Ajay_Ahuja
Ukrainian military pilot
Вадим Олександрович Ворошилов; callsign "Karaya"; 2 February 1994) is a fighter pilot of the Ukrainian Air Force, and a recipient of the Hero of Ukraine award
Vadym_Voroshylov
Military aircraft for air-to-air combat
its pilots, the tactical soundness of its doctrine for deploying its fighters, and the numbers and performance of those fighters. Many modern fighter aircraft
Fighter_aircraft
United States Air Force officer (born 1974)
known for her role as a USAF lieutenant who was one of two F-16 pilots who flew their fighter jets, typically described as "unarmed" in an attempt to ram
Heather_Penney
Pakistani fighter pilot (1992–2015)
Marium Mukhtiar (May 19, 1992 – November 24, 2015) was a Pakistani fighter pilot. She died flying a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) FT-7PG aircraft that crashed
Marium_Mukhtiar
2024 Indian film by Siddharth Anand
threat and forms a team called the "Air Dragons", consisting of skilled fighter pilots. The team includes squadron leaders Shamsher "Patty" Pathania, Minal
Fighter_(2024_film)
2004 film by Stephen Low
Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag is an IMAX film centered on the experiences of a USAF F-15 Eagle fighter pilot, then-Captain John Stratton, who wants
Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag
Fighter_Pilot:_Operation_Red_Flag
UFOs reported in the 1940s
The term foo fighters was used by Allied aircraft pilots during World War II to describe various unidentified flying objects (UFO) or mysterious aerial
Foo_fighter
Japanese fighter pilot
Matsushima Misa) (born 1991 or 1992) is a Japanese fighter pilot who became the first female fighter pilot in Japanese history. Matsushima graduated from
Misa_Matsushima
Ukrainian fighter pilot (1993–2023)
Борисович Пільщиков; 3 February 1993 – 25 August 2023) was a Ukrainian fighter pilot with the call sign "Juice" (Джус) and a captain in the 40th Tactical
Andrii_Pilshchykov
French Air and Space Force officer (born 1969)
fighter pilot training in 1994. Mandon would later serve as fighter pilot of the Dassault Mirage F1 and the Dassault Mirage 2000D. As a fighter pilot
Fabien_Mandon
German WWII pilot (1915–2008)
Ludwig Franz Stigler (21 August 1915 – 22 March 2008) was a German fighter pilot and fighter ace in World War II. He is best known for his role in a December
Franz_Stigler
1940 World War II military campaign
also be readily adapted into a bomber. In 1926, the secret Lipetsk fighter-pilot school began training Germans in the Soviet Union. Erhard Milch organised
Battle_of_Britain
US Navy aviator (1965–1994)
and was the first female carrier-based fighter pilot in the U.S. Navy. She was also the first female fighter pilot in the U.S. military to die in a crash
Kara_Hultgreen
Filipino fighter pilot
Jul Laiza Mae Camposano-Beran is a Filipino fighter pilot. Jul Laiza Mae Camposano-Beran was born in Tulunan, Cotabato. She was known in her town as a
Jul_Laiza_Camposano-Beran
Class of fighter aircraft
light fighter pilot much better statistical odds of seeing the heavy fighter first and setting up a decisive first shot. Once the small fighter sees and
Light_fighter
Japanese WWII fighter pilot
Japanese fighter pilot during World War II and a flying ace of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force. He began his flying career as a bomber pilot, but then
Teruhiko_Kobayashi
World War II air incident
damaged by German fighters, and had fallen out of formation, left behind by other bombers with only a few engines running. Luftwaffe pilot Franz Stigler was
Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler incident
Charlie_Brown_and_Franz_Stigler_incident
Iranian fighter pilot and flying ace
Jalil Zandi (Persian: جلیل زندی; 1951–2001) was a fighter pilot in the Imperial Iranian Air Force and the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) who
Jalil_Zandi
U.S. naval aviation school
exchange pilots and served as instructors in VF-121. A British newspaper, The Daily Telegraph, declared in a 2009 headline, "American Top Gun Fighter Pilot Academy
United States Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program
United_States_Navy_Strike_Fighter_Tactics_Instructor_program
American politician; former U.S. Air Force fighter pilot
(born October 12, 1965) is a former United States Air Force (USAF) fighter pilot. On June 2, 1995, he was shot down over Bosnia and Herzegovina by a
Scott_O'Grady
Japanese carrier-based fighter aircraft
Type 0 carrier fighter (零式艦上戦闘機, rei-shiki-kanjō-sentōki), or the Mitsubishi A6M Rei-sen. The A6M was usually referred to by its pilots as the Reisen (零戦
Mitsubishi_A6M_Zero
Indian spiritual guru (1938–2024)
2024), known as Pilot Baba, was an Indian spiritual guru and former wing commander in the Indian Air Force. He served as a fighter pilot in the 1965 and
Pilot_Baba
United States Navy pilot (1949–2021)
Spokesman-Review was considered one of the greatest fighter pilots of all time. Snodgrass was the "highest time Tomcat pilot," after having accumulated more than 4
Dale_Snodgrass
World's first female fighter pilot
different military operations. She became the world's first female fighter pilot, at age 23. As an orphan, she was one of the nine children adopted by
Sabiha_Gökçen
Chinese fighter pilot
(Chinese: 余旭; March 1986 – November 12, 2016) was a Chinese female fighter pilot who served as a flight squadron leader in the August 1st aerobatic team
Yu_Xu
American fighter pilot and strategist
Boyd (January 23, 1927 – March 9, 1997) was a United States Air Force fighter pilot and Pentagon consultant during the second half of the 20th century.
John Boyd (military strategist)
John_Boyd_(military_strategist)
Soviet Air Forces lieutenant general (1911–1941)
further training at the 2nd Military College for Pilots. For five years, Rychagov was an ordinary fighter pilot, building up skills before becoming commander
Pavel_Rychagov
Street Fighter character
from Capcom's Street Fighter series of fighting games. He debuted as one of the original eight World Warriors in 1991's Street Fighter II and returned in
Guile_(Street_Fighter)
Bahraini diplomat and air force officer
air force officer and diplomat, a member of the House of Khalifa. A fighter pilot in the Royal Bahraini Air Force from 1988, he served as Bahrain's defence
Abdullah bin Mohammad bin Rashed Al Khalifa
Abdullah_bin_Mohammad_bin_Rashed_Al_Khalifa
1981 British TV series or programme
Fighter Pilot is a BBC television documentary series that was broadcast in the UK on BBC One, from 9 September to 28 October 1981. It was about the training
Fighter_Pilot_(TV_series)
American actor and businessman (1924–2025)
Hartley (November 6, 1924 – October 10, 2025) was an American U.S. Navy fighter pilot, investment banker, actor, film and stage producer, and CEO of RKO Pictures
Ted_Hartley
Soviet aviator
Сафро́нов; 25 March 1930 – 1 May 1960) was a senior lieutenant and fighter pilot in the Soviet Air Defence Forces. Safronov was shot down by a friendly
Sergei Safronov (fighter pilot)
Sergei_Safronov_(fighter_pilot)
German World War I flying ace (1892–1918)
known in English as Baron von Richthofen or the Red Baron, was a German fighter pilot with the German Air Force during World War I. He is considered the ace-of-aces
Manfred_von_Richthofen
Soviet flying ace (1921–1943)
Литвяк; 18 August 1921 – 1 August 1943), also known as Lilya, was a fighter pilot in the Soviet Air Force during World War II. Historians' estimates for
Lydia_Litvyak
achieved this whilst piloting a Sopwith Camel fighter. Billy Bishop, the top scoring Canadian and British Empire ace of the war, was piloting an S.E.5 on 19
List of aviators who became ace in a day
List_of_aviators_who_became_ace_in_a_day
Musical artist
Force F-16 pilots, Chris "Snooze" Kurek and Rob "Trip" Raymond in 2001. The group has put out four albums about their experiences as fighter pilots and military
Dos_Gringos
American fighter pilot
the United States Air Force, and the first female African-American fighter pilot in the history of that service. She flew the F-16 Fighting Falcon during
Shawna_Kimbrell
British flying ace (1919–2001)
was a British film and television executive, and fighter pilot. As a Royal Air Force (RAF) Spitfire pilot, Bartley was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross
Tony_Bartley
US Air Force general and first female fighter pilot in USAF
the U.S. Air Force's first female fighter pilot in 1993, and was the first woman to command a USAF combat fighter wing. In April 2021, she was appointed
Jeannie_Leavitt
Ukrainian fighter pilot (1993–2024)
Сергійович Месь; 20 October 1993 – 26 August 2024) was a Ukrainian fighter pilot with the call sign "Moonfish" of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of
Oleksii_Mes
Pakistani diplomat, civil servant and fighter pilot
January 1942 – 22 June 2009) was a Pakistani diplomat, civil servant and fighter pilot who attained the rank of Federal Secretary, the highest-ranking position
Arshad_Sami_Khan
Israeli Air Force pilot
female jet fighter pilot for the Israeli Air Force. Roni Zuckerman was born and raised on kibbutz Lohamei HaGeta'ot ("the Ghetto Fighters' kibbutz"),
Roni_Zuckerman
Indians selected for RAF pilot training in 1940
were posted to non-flying duties. Eight completed further training as fighter pilots and served in Royal Air Force (RAF) squadrons after the Battle of Britain
24_Indian_pilots
Minor insurrection of a small group of high-ranking Luftwaffe pilots in early 1945
The so-called Fighter Pilots' Revolt was a minor insurrection of a small group of high-ranking Luftwaffe pilots in early 1945, when they confronted Reich
Fighter Pilots' Revolt incident
Fighter_Pilots'_Revolt_incident
NATO munition release codeword
short for "fire". A fighter pilot announcing that a weapon has been fired is intended to help avoid friendly fire, alerting other pilots to avoid maneuvering
Fox_(code_word)
1998 video game
Fighter Pilot is a combat flight simulation game developed by Charybdis Enterprises and published by Electronic Arts for Windows in 1998. Fighter Pilot
Fighter_Pilot_(video_game)
Luftwaffe general
World War I, scoring 62 confirmed victories. The highest scoring German fighter pilot to survive that war, and the second-highest scoring after Manfred von
Ernst_Udet
American U.S. Air Force officer and soccer player
Air Force officer and fighter pilot. He played one season of A-League soccer. Stratton also starred in the IMAX film Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag.
John_Stratton_(soccer)
Japanese fighter pilot (1916–1955)
Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (IJNAS) fighter pilots. He entered the Imperial Navy in 1934 and completed pilot training in December 1936. His first combat
Tetsuzō_Iwamoto
German flying ace
II. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 132 (II./JG 132), flying the Heinkel He 51 fighter. On 13 February 1940, Neumann was appointed Geschwaderadjutant, the adjutant
Eduard Neumann (fighter pilot)
Eduard_Neumann_(fighter_pilot)
United States Marine Corps aviator and journalist
set forth in the following CITATION: For extraordinary heroism as a pilot of a fighter plane attached to Marine Fighting Squadron Two Fourteen operating
Christopher Magee (fighter pilot)
Christopher_Magee_(fighter_pilot)
United States Air Force general
Daniel "Chappie" James Jr. (February 11, 1920 – February 25, 1978) was a fighter pilot in the United States Air Force who, in 1975, became the first African
Daniel_James_Jr.
Filipino fighter pilot (1915–1941)
December 1941) was a Filipino military pilot who fought in World War II. He was one of the pioneer fighter pilots of the Philippine Army Air Corps, the
César_Basa
Author, fighter pilot aviation analyst
graduation from the fighter pilot program, he was stationed in Homestead Air Reserve Base where he flew the F-16 as part of the 93rd Fighter Squadron, with
C.W._Lemoine
Pakistani fighter pilot
عائشہ فاروق) is a Pakistani fighter pilot from Hasilpur, Bahawalpur District, who was the first woman to become a fighter pilot in the Pakistan Air Force
Ayesha_Farooq
Indian fighter pilot (born 1983)
Varthaman VrC (born 21 June 1983) is an Indian Air Force officer and fighter pilot. He flew a MiG-21 Bison during an aerial engagement on 27 February 2019
Abhinandan_Varthaman
Air force of Nazi Germany (1935–1945)
"better" pilots. Later, fighter pilot leaders were few in numbers as a result of this. As with the late shift to fighter production, the Luftwaffe pilot schools
Luftwaffe
German flying ace (1898–1920)
joined the Imperial German Air Service. Once he progressed to become a fighter pilot flying a Fokker D.VII, he initially struggled to gain his first aerial
Franz_Büchner
that 2,500 German fighter pilots attained ace status, having achieved at least five aerial victories. German day and night fighter pilots claimed roughly
List of World War II aces from Germany
List_of_World_War_II_aces_from_Germany
Israeli fighter pilot and astronaut (1954–2003)
[(ʔ)iˈlan ʁaˈmon]; June 20, 1954 – February 1, 2003) was an Israeli fighter pilot and later the first Israeli astronaut. He served as a Space Shuttle
Ilan_Ramon
German field marshal (1892–1945)
After undergoing pilot training, Greim joined FA 46b on 22 February 1917. He transferred to Jagdstaffel 34 (Jasta 34—34th Fighter Squadron) in April
Robert_Ritter_von_Greim
Highest award of the Soviet Union
likeness with a commemorative inscription erected in their hometown. Fighter pilots Aleksandr Pokryshkin and Ivan Kozhedub were three times Heroes of the
Hero_of_the_Soviet_Union
1993 video game
MiG-29: Fighter Pilot (alternatively titled MiG-29: Fulcrum) is a 1993 video game developed by PanelComp and The Kremlin and published by Domark for the
MiG-29:_Fighter_Pilot
United States Air Force general
(born Robert Oldys Jr.; July 14, 1922 – June 14, 2007) was an American fighter pilot and general officer in the United States Air Force (USAF). He was a
Robin_Olds
French pilot
Didier Delsalle (born May 6, 1957) is a former fighter pilot and helicopter test pilot. He became the first and as yet only person to take a helicopter
Didier_Delsalle
First Emirati female fighter pilot (born 1979)
al-Mansouri (Arabic: مريم حسن سالم المنصوري; born 1979) is the first female fighter pilot in the United Arab Emirates. She was one of the first women to join
Mariam_al-Mansouri
Indian aviator
is the first female fighter pilot of India. She was declared as the first woman to qualify for undertaking missions on a fighter aircraft. She along with
Bhawana_Kanth
American artist (1917–1996)
and Janet, Fogg in the Cockpit - Master Railroad Artist, World War II Fighter Pilot (2011, Casemate Publishing ISBN 1612000045) Beebe, Lucius and Charles
Howard_L._Fogg
2022 U.S. prosecution
based on charges of arms trafficking, specifically training Chinese fighter pilots to land jets on aircraft carriers and laundering money. Duggan has denied
Prosecution_of_Daniel_Duggan
Japanese anime television series and its adaptation(s)
Master Sergeant. A D-Pilot from Tsuiki Air Base in Fukuoka. Ever since she was young, she had wanted to be the first female fighter pilot; however, a dragon
Dragon Pilot: Hisone and Masotan
Dragon_Pilot:_Hisone_and_Masotan
British World War II flying ace
missiles ("flying bombs") during the Second World War, more than any other fighter pilot. Berry was born in Quarrington, Teesdale, County Durham and attended
Joseph_Berry_(RAF_officer)
Award
Tadao Sumi, fighter pilot Isamu Kashiide, fighter pilot Isamu Sasaki, fighter pilot Yojiro Ohbusa, fighter pilot Toru Shinomiya, fighter pilot Masao Itagaki
Bukochosho
American flying ace and test pilot (1923–2020)
officer), later achieving most of his aerial victories as a P-51 Mustang fighter pilot on the Western Front, where he was credited with shooting down 11.5
Chuck_Yeager
German World War II flying ace and general
put under house arrest following the so-called Fighter Pilots' Revolt, in which senior fighter pilots confronted Göring about the conduct of the air war
Adolf_Galland
American Tuskegee Airman fighter pilot (born 1923)
Air Force (USAF) officer and former fighter pilot. He served with the 99th Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group—best known as the Tuskegee Airmen
James_H._Harvey
Hungarian politician and fighter pilot (1904–1942)
Nagybánya (9 December 1904 – 20 August 1942) was a Hungarian politician and fighter pilot during World War II. He was briefly Vice-Regent of Hungary in 1942,
István_Horthy
first woman pilot of Malawi. Silva McLeod becomes the first Tongan woman to be a licensed pilot. Jeannie Flynn becomes the first fighter pilot in the United
Timeline_of_women_in_aviation
Senior officer of USAF Academy in Colorado
Lieutenant general; fighter pilot; Vietnam War veteran; Pilot with the Thunderbirds (1964-1966) Lieutenant general; fighter pilot; first graduate in the
Superintendent of the United States Air Force Academy
Superintendent_of_the_United_States_Air_Force_Academy
Classification of sophisticated jet fighter aircraft entering service since 2005
automatic target tracking are projected to give the fifth-generation jet fighter pilot a view of the battlespace superior to that of legacy AWACS (Airborne
Fifth-generation_fighter
Calendar year
British fighter pilot (air crash) (b. 1895) July 14 – Quentin Roosevelt, youngest son of United States President Theodore Roosevelt, fighter pilot (killed
1918
RAF flying ace in the Second World War
rugby, an injury that later complicated his ambitions of becoming a fighter pilot. Johnson had been interested in aviation since his youth and applied
Johnnie Johnson (RAF officer, born 1915)
Johnnie_Johnson_(RAF_officer,_born_1915)
Fighter aircraft movement, dogfighting
greatest of these "ace pilots" of World War I, Manfred von Richthofen (the Red Baron), wrote in his book The Red Fighter Pilot, "The great thing in air
Air_combat_manoeuvring
Iranian fighter pilot and general (1928–1979)
Jahānbānī; 16 April 1928 – 13 March 1979) was a distinguished general, fighter pilot, and deputy commander of the Imperial Iranian Air Force (IIAF) under
Nader_Jahanbani
Combat between aircraft that is conducted at close range
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
Dogfight
1980 biography
defection of Soviet Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 fighter pilot Viktor Belenko to the United States. MiG Pilot Review September 11, 2012 Retrieved August 24
MiG Pilot: The Final Escape of Lieutenant Belenko
MiG_Pilot:_The_Final_Escape_of_Lieutenant_Belenko
American P-51 fighter pilot
Elmo McDilda (December 15, 1921 – August 16, 1998) was an American fighter pilot who was shot down over Japan during World War II. Under interrogation
Marcus_McDilda
German fighter pilot (1919–1942)
maʁˈsɛːj]; 13 December 1919 – 30 September 1942) was a German Luftwaffe fighter pilot and flying ace during World War II. He is noted for his aerial battles
Hans-Joachim_Marseille
Vietnamese Prison Camp
Johnson, USAF fighter pilot, Representative (R-TX). Joe E. Kernan, US Navy pilot, former governor of Indiana. Joseph Kittinger, USAF pilot, record-breaking
Hỏa_Lò_Prison
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