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	The P-51 Mustang
		Fighter Group retained their P-47s probably more out of pride since they had a marvelous record and were the first unit to be equipped with the Thunderbolts.
		If the bombers were attacked, fighters were to drive the enemy away and return to close escort as soon as possible.
		If fighter pilots were chasing an enemy fighter and went through 18,000 feet, they were to break off the attack and return to close escort.
	www.cebudanderson.com /p51significance.htm (1548 words)

	Heavy fighter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A heavy fighter is a fighter aircraft designed to carry heavier weapons loads or operate at longer ranges, in which case they are sometimes referred to as escort fighters.
		It was intended to escort bombers on missions at long range, then use its superior speed to outrun defending interceptors capable of outmanuvering it.
		The Bf 110, like the British heavy fighters, was converted to night fighter or bomber destroyer roles where it served until near the end of the war.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Heavy_fighter (556 words)

	Messerschmitt Bf 110 - Germany
		As a long-range escort, fighter the Bf 110C received a disastrous mauling at the hands of the RAF during the "Battle of Britain." Rather than protecting the bombers under escort, the Bf 110C formations usually found that they were hard pressed to defend themselves.
		As a long-range escort fighter the Bf 110C received a disastrous mauling at the hands of the more nimble Hurricane and Spitfire during the "Battle of Britain".
		Rather than protecting the bombers under escort, the Bf 110C formations usually found that they were hard put to defend themselves, and the farcical situation developed in which single-seat Bf 109E fighters were having to afford protection to the escort fighters.
	www.aviation-history.com /messerschmitt/bf110.html (1391 words)

	20th Fighter Group in WWII
		Third: The primary object of German fighter attack was always our bomber formations, not our fighters; and in attacking the bombers the enemy always sought out points along the bomber stream where fighter escort was th'nnest or where there was none at all.
		Not a single American fighter is known to have been lost to enemy fighters, and the German assault netted the enemy only 9 B-17s, 2% of the attacking force.
		fighters of the 8th Air Force not only struck vicious blows at the enemy both in the air and on the ground, but it can be safely said that without continuous long range fighter escort, the whole daylight air offensive might well have.
	www.web-birds.com /8th/20/20th.htm (4781 words)

	USAAF Chronology, Mediterranean : 1943, Part 1
		B-26s, with fighter escort, attack the rail junction at Kalaa Srira and the junction and warehouse at Mahares.
		Fighters escort the bomber missions, strafe the Sened-Maknassy area and the landing ground at Kebili, and fly routine reconnaissance and patrols.
		In Italy, B-25's and B-26's, escorted by fighters, bomb a convoy SW of Marettimo Island, the port of Favignana, and vessels W of Mitrettimo.
	www.milhist.net /usaaf/mto43a.html (20952 words)

	506th Fighter Group 457 Fighter Squadron 458 Fighter Squadron 462 Fighter Squadron Iwo Jima WW II Home
		Fighter Squadron was activated in October 1944, the Allied Offensive in the Pacific had brought America's bombers within range of the Japanese homeland.
		Fighter Squadrons, arrived at Iwo Jima MAP to take part in the aerial onslaught against Japan.
		The mission of 1 June was to escort B-29's to Osaka (MAP).
	506thfightergroup.org /457thfightersquadron.asp (1920 words)

	USAAF Chronology: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Escort is provided by 180 of 202 P-51s; they claim 3-1-3 aircraft in the air and 30-0-14 on the ground; 3 P-51s are lost (pilots MIA), 2 damaged beyond repair and 4 damaged.
		Escort is provided by 250+ P-47s and P-51s; tehy claim 10-0-1 aircraft; 1 P-47 and 1 P-51 are lost (pilots MIA), 1 P-51 is damaged beyond repair and 2 P-47s and 1 P-51 are damaged.
		Mission 691: 382 bombers and 217 fighters are dispatched on PFF attacks on marshalling yards in Germany; 3 bombers and 2 fighters are lost.
	members.aol.com /jlowry3402/oct44.html (5982 words)

	USATODAY.com - Travel - News - Fighter jets escort flight to BWI after miscommunication (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Fighter jets shadowed a US Airways flight Tuesday from North Carolina to Maryland after a miscommunication between the pilot and air traffic controllers led officials to believe the flight had been hijacked.
		Some passengers say they didn't see the fighter jets tailing the flight and learned of problems only after the flight landed.
		Since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, fighter jets have been called into action or diverted from missions to respond to possible hijackings more than 500 times, a spokesman with the North American Aerospace Defense Command said.
	www.usatoday.com /travel/news/2002/2002-08-27-escort.htm (354 words)

	Brief History of 48th Fighter Squadron
		Fighter Squadron was escorting bombers, flying reconnaissance missions, and making strafing attacks in an area ranging from Tripoli in the south, to Bizerte in the north, the personnel of the Squadron were living under primitive conditions at Youks les Bains.
		Fighter Squadron had acquired a considerable amount of experience in fighter and escort tactics, and had discovered what could be and what could not be done under given circumstances.
		Fighter Squadron engaged the onrushing planes, broke up the enemy formations, and forced the planes to fire the rockets at random.
	www.48thfs.org /history_of_48th.htm (2801 words)

	E-wing escort starfighter - Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki
		The E-wing escort starfighter was a single-pilot starfighter developed by FreiTek Inc. It was the first fighter designed entirely under the support of the New Republic.
		The fighter was heavily armed with three laser cannons and one proton torpedo launcher with a magazine of sixteen torpedoes.
		The fighter later served in the fight against the "resurrected" Palpatine.
	starwars.wikia.com /wiki/E-wing_escort_starfighter (585 words)

	deseretnews.com \| Fighter jets escort a plane to Boston after an outburst (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		BOSTON — Two fighter jets scrambled Wednesday to escort a London-to-Washington flight to an emergency landing in Boston after a disturbance in which passengers said a woman paced up and down, peppering her mutterings with the word "Pakistan."
		Passengers said two plainclothes men on board and flight attendants ran up the aisle and tackled the petite woman, slamming her into the bathroom door, throwing her to the ground and putting her in handcuffs, passengers said.
		The disturbance was enough of a concern that the pilot declared an emergency, which activated two fighter jets to escort the plane into Logan, said George Naccara, security director for the Transportation Security Administration for Massachusetts' airports.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,645193792,00.html (554 words)

	USAF Museum - WWII Combat Europe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Early in 1943, the 4th Fighter Group, composed of the three former Eagle Squadrons, converted from the Spitfire to the P-47, a newly-developed AAF fighter with greater range, and on March 10, the P-47 became operational when several made a fighter sweep over Europe.
		In May, P-47s began flying escort for AAF heavy bombers.
		However, P-47s still did not have sufficient range to fly penetration and withdrawl escort all the way to targets deep in Germany.
	www.wpafb.af.mil /museum/history/wwii/afe.htm (144 words)

	Fighter jets escort plane back to LA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		LOS ANGELES — An Air Canada jetliner returned to Los Angeles International Airport under fighter jet escort Thursday after a man threatened the Americans on board when he was caught smoking in a bathroom, authorities said.
		The Boeing 767 jumbo jet, which had been headed to Toronto with 138 passengers and a crew of seven, taxied to a remote spot at the far west end of the airport.
		The pilot radioed air traffic controllers, explaining the situation, and two F-16 fighter jets were scrambled from March Air Force Base near Riverside to intercept the jetliner.
	www.thedailycamera.com /news/terror/sept01/28ldumb.html (518 words)

	McDonnell F-101A Voodoo
		The McDonnell F-101 Voodoo twin-engined fighter was originally designed as a long range escort fighter to accompany the bombers of the Strategic Air Command if they were ever called upon to carry out their mission of nuclear strike against the Soviet Union.
		However, during the Korean War, the USAF had found that the Republic F-84 Thunderjet fighters escorting streams of B-29 bombers attacking targets along the Yalu River in North Korea were incapable of protecting their charges against attacks by the faster MiG 15.
		On July 1, 1957, the 27th Strategic Fighter Wing was transferred to the Tactical Air Command and became the 27th Fighter-Bomber Wing.
	home.att.net /~jbaugher1/f101_1.html (2629 words)

	U.S. Army Aircraft P-51D-25NA 44-73287-- Aviation: From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms: A National Register of Historic ...
		It was during the open stages of World War II that the power and influence of modern fighter planes under the control of well-trained pilots became very apparent as the world observed the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) destroy the air forces of Poland, Denmark, Norway, Holland, Belgium and France in late 1939 and early 1940.
		The solution to this dilemma was to produce a fighter to escort the bombers all the way to their target and defend against enemy interdiction.
		Luftwaffe Fighter Chief Adolf Galland stated that, "The day that the USAAF fighters took the offensive was the day that Germany lost the air war." While the P-51 Mustangs also took part in the Pacific War, they were never the dominant airplane.
	www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/aviation/p51.htm (937 words)

	History for 27th Fighter Wing HQ
		The 27th Tactical Fighter Wing deployed to Takhli Royal Thai Air Base was the destination in December 1962.
		The wing's 522nd Tactical Fighter Squadron spent two tours in the Philippines and Vietnam in the summer and fall of 1964 and 1965.
		Today, the 27th Fighter Wing continues to deploy people and aircraft to exercises and contingencies throughout the world.
	www.military.com /HomePage/UnitPageHistory/1,13506,600319\|700258,00.html (542 words)

	Polycon Conversion
		The Escort Class Fighter is a light fighter that makes up the bulk of the Polycon strike fleet.
		Escorts carry a close range thermal laser mounted in front of the cockpit, and also mount a pair of semi-guided missles.
		Escorts are manned by robots and are generally consideded expendable.
	www.angelfire.com /geek/vecon/myth/starships.html (280 words)

	Amazon.com: "close escort": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		In order, the first four types of escort were: the close escort, which surrounded the bombers; the escort cover, providing cover for the close escort fighters;...
		In close escort was the light cruiser Yura with the 12th Destroyer Division and Subchaser 7.
		Around him were some thirty other planes of Fighter Geschwader 3, assigned to provide close escort for the bombers they were scheduled to meet.
	www.amazon.com /phrase/close-escort (570 words)

	Nichoas Trudgian - Ace of Diamonds,
		The 356th FG stuck rigidly to the principle of tight bomber escort duty, their presence in tight formation with the bombers often being sufficient to deter enemy attack.
		As the air war progressed this philosophy brought about an unbreakable bond between heavy bomber crews and escort fighter pilots, and among those held in the highest esteem were the pilots of the 356th.
		Nicolas Trudgian pays tribute to the escort fighter pilots of the USAAF Eighth Air Force, and in particular to those who flew with the 356th, with his new action packed aerial panorama Ace of Diamonds.
	www.aviatorart.com /trudgian/ace.htm (468 words)

	The WWII Fighter Gun Debate: The Fighters
		To install cannon in a fighter was an advanced concept, and here the Japanese Navy had a lead on some other services, notably the Japanese Army: The A6M had more than twice the firepower of the contemporary Army fighter, the Ki.43.
		This armament was sufficient for the Mustang, because it was an escort fighter, that had to fight mostly against enemy fighters.
		In practice the Me 262 were always heavily outnumbered by the escort fighters, and their success was quite limited.
	www.geocities.com /CapeCanaveral/Hangar/8217/fgun/fgun-fi.html (3166 words)

	Hannover CL Escort Fighter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Hannover CL II The Hannover CL II (aka Hannoveraner) was a successful relatively small, two-seat aircraft that was used in the escort fighter and attack roles.
		It was first used as an escort fighter for C class photo-reconnaissance manchines.
		Allied fighters often attacked it thinking it was a single-seat scout and got a surprise when the rear-gunner fired at them.
	www.constable.ca /HannoveranerC.htm (404 words)

	Hobbycraft 1/72 F-82 Twin Mustang
		The Hobby Craft kit is presented as an Allison engined F-82E escort fighter or a F-82G night fighter, but in fact only the G is represented as indicated by the flame damping exhausts.
		A radar pod and armament in the form of rockets and bombs is provided for both the night fighter and escort fighter variant, though building the last one would require modifying the exhaust stacks.
		Decals are provided for both a night fighter and an escort fighter, without identifying the actual sub-variants and units.
	modelingmadness.com /reviews/korean/zwetf82.htm (1341 words)

	27th Fighter Escort Wing - USAF - Korean War Project
		Comments: The 27TH FIGHTER WING was reactivated in July 1947 at Kearney Air Force Base, Nebraska as fighter escort for heavy bombers of 8th Air Force and Strategic Air Command.
		The three fighter squadrons, the 522nd, the 523rd, and the 524th, conducted gunnery missions from McDill Air Force Base at Tampa, Florida and Eglin Air Force Base at Valparaiso, Florida until March, 1948Â—at which time the group returned to its parent field, Kearney.
		Keywords: was assigned to 27th fighter escort wing in June 50'thru June 53-Berstrom AFB,Austin,TX..made both tdy's to Itasuke/Taegu(K2)and Misawa.Also made several trips to the Matagorda Island gunnery range.
	www.koreanwar.org /html/units/usaf/27few.htm (2715 words)

	North American F82-E Twin Mustang
		The North American P-82 Twin Mustang was the last version in the evolution of the Mustang design, and was developed to satisfy the requirement for a long range escort fighter to accompany bombers to targets in Japan.
		Since the Cold War had by then begun, the 27th Fighter Escort Group directed its training toward the possibility of escorting B-29s, and later B-50 and B-36 bombers to potential targets in the Soviet Union.
		The service life of the F-82 was limited, for by 1950, the Strategic Air Command had no further use for the propeller driven long range fighter escort, and the F-82E was replaced by the F-84E Thunderjet in the 27th Fighter Escort Group.
	www.angelfire.com /oh5/pmodels2/myf82.htm (626 words)

	367TH FIGHTER GROUP - P38 and P47 VETERANS OF WORLD WAR 2
		The lightning was extensively used as a strafing and photo reconnaissance plane, long range escort fighter and low level support in both the Europeon and Pacific theaters
		The Thunderbolt was the largest and heaviest single-engine fighter of the war.
		Armed with up to eight machine guns (and capable of being equipped with 2 bombs or 10 rockets), the P-47 was used in both theaters of the conflict as a fighter, low level attack,inteceptor and escort plane serving with American, British, French and Soviet units.
	www.367thfightergroup.com (370 words)

	Destroyer
		In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet or battle group and defend them against smaller, short-range attackers.
		Another, rarer (perhaps only in Germany; German: Zerstörer), use is to refer to aircraft specifically designed to operate at long ranges and hunt down bombers or opposing fighters.
		Here they are often referred to specifically as bomber destroyers with their anti-fighter role being better described as an escort fighter.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/d/de/destroyer.html (852 words)

	Star Wars: Blogs \| After-Action Summary \| New Republic Starfighters from a pilot's point of view.
		Escort fighters are a must however since the B-wing lacks in fighter to fighter engagements.
		Still, it's retirement and replacement with more modern fighters such as the B-wing is a must if only to ensure that more pilots survive to fight another day.
		Not much of a threat against capital ships, she does serve decently as a light escort fighter.
	blogs.starwars.com /Rogue/14 (1091 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Special reports \| Fighter jets escort plane to airport
		An Air Canada plane bound for Toronto was yesterday escorted back to Los Angeles by two F-16 fighter jets after a disturbance caused by a passenger who would not extinguish his cigarette.
		The scrambling of the fighter planes came only hours after the announcement that gener als had been given the power to order the shooting down of commercial airliners if they were threatening US cities.
		The two fighters were ordered into the air after a pas senger created a disturbance on board, according to FBI and airline officials.
	www.guardian.co.uk /waronterror/story/0,1361,559666,00.html (267 words)

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