Fighter aircraft are small, highly maneuverable military planes used to attack other aircraft rather than ground targets like bombers. During World War I, fighter planes had low-powered engines but were used to hunt enemy reconnaissance planes and balloons. In World War II, fighter aircraft played a crucial role through improved engine power and were important in blitzkrieg attacks to control the skies.

2. What a Fighter Aircraft Is Its is a Military aircraft used to attack other aircraft. It is unlike a bomber which attacks ground target by dropping bomb. Click Here to Listen

3. Characteristics of Fighter Aircraft They are comparatively small and highly manoeuvrable They have been fitted with increasingly sophisticated tracking and weapon system To intercept and attack other aircraft

4. WWI In WWI ,fighter aircraft were used to hunt down enemy reconnaissance and balloon Engine power was low

5. WWII In WWII, fighter aircraft became important in terrorising the sky , notably in the Case of the blitzkrieg. Engine power improved.

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