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Hawker Hurricanes fly in formation. It's estimated that Hurricane pilots were credited with four-fifths of all enemy aircraft destroyed in the Battle of Britain.

Dogfight

A dogfight is a form of aerial combat between fighter aircraft at short range. Dogfighting first appeared during World War One, but its most famous instance is probably the Battle of Britain during World War Two.


Photo: Hawker Hurricanes fly in formation. It's estimated that Hurricane pilots were credited with four-fifths of all enemy aircraft destroyed in the Battle of Britain. (Popperfoto/Getty Images)

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A dogfight, or dog fight, is an aerial battle between fighter aircraft, conducted at close range. Dogfighting first appeared during World War聽I, shortly after the invention of the airplane. Until at least 1992, it was a component in every major war, despite beliefs after World War聽II that increasingly greater speeds and longer range weapons would make dogfighting obsolete. Modern terminology for air-to-air combat is air combat maneuvering (ACM), which refers to tactical situations requiring the use of individual basic fighter maneuvers (BFM) to attack or evade one or more opponents. This differs from aerial warfare, which deals with the strategy involved in planning and executing various missions.

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