aerial dogfights
Warplanes battling overhead
Aerial dogfights are close-range combat engagements between military aircraft, typically fighter planes maneuvering aggressively to shoot each other down.
The term emerged in World War I when pilots described the chaotic, swirling nature of air combat as resembling dogs fighting.
The skies over Britain were filled with aerial dogfights during the Battle of Britain.
The phrase now extends to any intense, maneuvering competition: The two sports cars engaged in an aerial dogfight through the mountain passes.
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- fighter jetsArmed military aircraft
- barrel rollsFull rotational aircraft maneuvers
- Battle of Britain1940 aerial campaign over England
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