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fighter

[fahy-ter] / ˈfaɪ tər /


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The RAF is investigating a crash involving one of its high-speed Hawk fighter jets after two of its pilots ejected and parachuted out of their plane moments before it crashed and burst into flames.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

The Hawker Hunter, a British-designed Cold War-era fighter jet, is equipped with a Martin-Baker ejection seat that allows the pilot to blast out of the cockpit in an emergency.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

It comes just a week after Nato fighter pilots shot down a drone that entered Lithuania's airspace.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Van had insisted that his first victory wasn’t solely due to Pantoja’s injury, while the Brazilian argued that the December result didn’t show who was truly the better fighter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

She managed to glide to earth and made a crash landing on a hillside, where local people greeted her armed with pitchforks, sticks, and rifles—they’d thought her falling plane might be a German fighter.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

At the closest checkpoint to the front line, we met some fighters who had just returned from positions high on the mountain, just a few hundred metres from advancing Houthis.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Asked whether France could deploy Rafale jet fighters to help protect the site, Macron said it would depend on how the situation evolves, adding that some planes were already in the region.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

At a news conference in August in Los Angeles, the fighters got into an exchange that forced UFC president Dana White to intervene.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

The two soon became inseparable, working in construction together and training as mixed martial arts fighters.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

If Joey is successful, the American and Filipino fighters will be able to liberate the prisoners at Santo Tomas.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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