AR- ARADO

HE-HIENKEL

ME-MESSERSCHMITT

JU-JUNKERS

FW-FUCKE-WULF

BP-BACHEM

B-Boeing

A fighter aircraft is designed to actively participate in fighting in its various aspects - whether by intercepting enemy aircraft, achieving aerial superiority, and attacking ground targets.

Fighter planes first appeared in World War One. there were small propeller-driven aircraft. The armament of the aircraft was a machine gun in the front compartment (in the back cabin sat the pilot) which was synchronized with the propeller blade rotations.

In World War II, the planes were also used to achieve aerial superiority, mainly for bombing enemy targets and assisting ground forces. The Luftwaffe was the pioneer in the use of Junkers Ju 87 snorkels for the elimination of armored forces and assistance to ground troops in a combat doctrine known as the Blitzkrieg.

A German fighter plane that took part in the Spanish Civil War 1936.

 Heinkel 111 played an important role in the battle for Britain. His weak defensive armament made him particularly vulnerable to attacks by British warplanes.

Messerschmitt 109 served as the backbone of the"Luftwaffe“one of the most advanced fighters of the era.

The Dornier was referred to as the’’ Flying Pencil’’.

This aircraft also took part in the bombing of Britain in 1940-41.