night fighter
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He served in the Marine Corps in the Korean War, flying 54 missions as a night fighter pilot, according to NASA.
From Washington Post • Jan. 5, 2023
Lieutenant Folsom, who was awarded the Purple Heart and the Distinguished Flying Cross, went on to a distinguished military career, commanding night fighter squadrons in battles over Okinawa and in the Korean War.
From New York Times • Nov. 13, 2022
He said he saw a chain of light going from the German night fighter to a large black four-engine plane.
From BBC • Nov. 22, 2013
"There's a night fighter on our tail," said a gunner.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mariya Smirnova, the squadron commander, noticed the silence and reasoned—correctly—that the only reason the antiaircraft guns would stop firing was because there must be German night fighter aircraft patrolling the sky.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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