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escort fighter

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escort fighter [′es‚kȯrt ‚fīd·ər]
(aerospace engineering)
A fighter designed or equipped for long-range missions, usually to accompany heavy bombers on raids.
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Yet, these modifications also hastened the loss of air superiority once American long-range escort fighters appeared on the scene.
Losing air superiority: a case study from the Second World War by Muller, Richard R. / Air & Space Power Journal
Senshi Sosho explicitly states that at the time of the attack, every Japanese carrier had its attack aircraft in the hangars; the only aircraft on deck were either CAP fighters or, in the case of Soryu, strike force escort fighters that were being launched to augment the CAP.
Set and Drift: Doctrine Matters why the Japanese Lost at Midway by Parshall, Jonathan B.; Dickson, David D.; Tully, Anthony P. / Naval War College Review
His treatment of the long-range escort fighter of World War II is one case in point: competent but conventional.
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