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
U.S.-based Maxar Technologies pointed to the arrival of several large deployments of troops and attack helicopters as well as new deployments of ground attack aircraft and fighter-bomber jets to forward locations.
From Reuters ● Feb. 15, 2022
Behind the tableau lurked the F-111, a controversial fighter-bomber then under development, stretching from one end to the other.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 3, 2017
Multiple works show assassinated President John F. Kennedy or his widow Jackie, while James Rosenquist’s “F-111” superimposes a Vietnam War fighter-bomber on images of children and consumer goods.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2017
In 1973 there were six fighter-bomber, twelve fighter-interceptor, and three reconnaissance squadrons.
From Area Handbook for Bulgaria by Violeta D. Baluyut
