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
The P-61 Black Widow will keep its job as a night fighter.
From Time Magazine Archive
But when they turned for home, Irina saw a flash in the sky ahead of them and realized that it was a German night fighter aircraft.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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