Jet Fighters

air fighters from Anatolia

the first black military pilot: Ahmet Ali Çelikten http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmet_Ali_Çelikten

the first woman millitary pilot: Sabiha Gökçen http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabiha_Gökçen


however Ahmet Ali wasn't a jet pilot and I am not sure about Sabiha Gökçen but she died in 2001 so maybe she used a jet.


Edited by Ollios - 13-Sep-2011 at 03:34

I've always liked the Thunderbolt. A lot of them have teeth painted on the nose similar to WW2 fighters

Edited by Nick1986 - 13-Sep-2011 at 22:12

Lockheed F-94 flown by the Duke in Jet Pilot. Entering service in 1950, the Starfire was used during the Korean War, gaining fame as the first jet aircraft to destroy another jet. Twelve were lost, including one that crashed attempting to intercept a North Korean biplane

The MiG-15 was the most widely-produced Russian jet-fighter, with over 12000 built. It was powered by a reverse-engineered Rolls Royce engine acquired from the British Labour government in 1947. It proved itself in the Korean War: the Yalu River on the Chinese border was known as "Mig Alley" and was the site of many dogfights

Thanks Centrix. Lichtenstein's famous painting WHAAM! depicts one of these dogfights. A Starfire (or possibly a Mustang) destroys what is obviously a MiG with its air-to-air missiles

MiG Foxbat, at one time the fastest Russian jet-fighter. During Mr Bush's War, several were discovered buried in the desert to prevent their destruction

A formation of Intruders in service with the USMC. Nicknamed the "Iron Tadpole," the Intruder was identifiable by its wide nose and slim tail

Maybe you can tell us more Centrix? When did the F-15 enter service and which wars was it used in?

The F-15 Eagle used by the US, Japan, Israel and Saudi Arabia. Israeli pilots downed many Fishbeds and Foxbats in the 1982 war with Syria