The escort fighter was a World War II concept for a fighter aircraft designed to escort bombers to and from their targets. An escort fighter needed range long enough to reach the target, loiter over it for the duration of the raid to defend the bombers, and return.
A number of twin-engined heavy fighters with high fuel capacity were designed for escort duties before World War II. Such heavy fighters largely failed in their intended escort role during the war, as they were outmaneuvered by more agile single-engined fighters. As the war progressed, longer-range fighter designs and the use of drop tanks allowed single-engined fighters to perform escort duties.
In the post-war era the introduction of jet engines and their inherent short range made escort fighters very difficult to build. The related concept of a penetration fighter emerged briefly in the 1950s and again in the 1960s, but did not result in any production aircraft.
Use in the Luftwaffe
During the Battle of Britain, the Luftwaffe used Messerschmitt Bf 109s and Bf 110s based in France as escort fighter-bombers. Although flying from relatively close airfields in France, the Bf 109 was operating at the extreme of its range and unable to remain for long with the bombers if it was to have fuel to return, while the Bf 110, specifically designed for the escort role, had inferior performance and was easily outperformed by the Royal Air ForceSupermarine Spitfires and Hawker Hurricanes. Flying with the Heinkel He 111 and Junkers Ju 88 medium bombers, they would drop their light bomb-loads and—for a brief period—fight off the British fighters.
... military personnel and guerrilla fighters to work for them in Mexico ... In exchange, the fighters must do the cartel’s dirty work, from escorting drug convoys to terrorizing locals as hitmen.
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NORAD takes its role seriously, even dispatching jet fighters like F-15s, F-16s, and F-22s to escort Santa’s sleigh through North American airspace.“In most countries, it seems Santa arrives between 9 ...
NORAD takes its role seriously, even dispatching jet fighters like F-15s, F-16s, and F-22s to escort Santa’s sleigh through North American airspace.“In most countries, it seems Santa arrives between 9 ...
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In April 2017, he was arrested when a Heathrow-bound flight he was on was diverted to Stansted Airport and escorted by fighter jets before being convicted of insurance fraud.
military saying the warplanes were not seen as a threat. The Su-95ms were escorted by a Su-35s and a Su-30sm fighter jet of the Russian aerospace forces during the 15-hour flight, the Defense Ministry said in a statement ...The U.S ... Read more about ... Once.
'At certain stages of the route, long-range bombers were escorted by fighters of foreign countries,' it acknowledged. The bombers were reported to have been escorted by Russian Su-30SM and Su-27 fighters.
It is most likely the FH-97 will be used in conjunction with China’s most advanced jet fighter, the stealth-capable J-20... It is claimed the drone could also provide air superiority, enemy air defense suppression, and escort duty roles.
“If any regular aircraft violates Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) areas or the permanent ones like at Air Force bases they deploy fighter jets to escort that intruder out or sometimes have orders to shoot that aircraft down.
