fighter-bomber
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The McDonnell Douglas-made supersonic fighter-bomber had its heyday in the 1960s and the U.S. used it during the 1991 Operation Desert Storm against Iraq.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
A Su-34 fighter-bomber jet accidentally discharged aviation ammunition, the ministry said.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2023
He signed up in 1959 and was deployed in 1965 to Thailand, where he went on bombing missions to North Vietnam and Laos, flying a supersonic F-105 Thunderchief fighter-bomber.
From Washington Post • Mar. 24, 2022
Maxar pointed to the arrival of several large deployments of troops and attack helicopters as well new deployments of ground attack aircraft and fighter-bomber jets to forward locations.
From Reuters • Feb. 15, 2022
The fighter-bomber squadrons use the MiG-17, an aircraft that is obsolescent but that performs well in a ground support role.
From Area Handbook for Bulgaria by Baluyut, Violeta D.
