dogfights
Close-range air battles
Dogfights are aerial battles between fighter aircraft at close range, involving tight maneuvers as pilots try to gain position on opponents: The skies over Britain were filled with dogfights during the Blitz.
The term comes from the chaotic, swirling nature of fighting dogs.
Dogfights also names the cruel practice of setting dogs against each other for sport, now illegal in most places.
Armed hostile engagement
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
- pilotsThose who fly aircraft
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
- aerialElevated, or signal-catcher
jets · tactics · ace · sortie · intercept · formation · pursuit · evasion
Strong, blocky-headed dogs
- illegalForbidden by statute
- gamblingBetting on uncertain results
- crueltyDeliberate harm-causing disposition
- bloodsportViolent contest for spectators
handlers · bets · underground · raids · prosecution · rescue · baiting · training
combat
Armed hostile engagement
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
- pilotsThose who fly aircraft
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
aerial · jets · tactics · ace · sortie · intercept · formation · pursuit · evasion · cockpit
pit bulls
Strong, blocky-headed dogs
- illegalForbidden by statute
- gamblingBetting on uncertain results
- crueltyDeliberate harm-causing disposition
bloodsport · handlers · bets · underground · raids · prosecution · rescue · baiting · training · kennels
- Air Forcesair force, US Air Force, Luftwaffe, RAF, squadrons
- WWItrenches, no man's land, no mans land, trench warfare, armistice
- aviation museumsaviation museums, military aircraft, aviation history, flight simulators, hangars
- flight gamesflight simulator, flight simulators, Microsoft Flight Simulator, cockpit view, aerial combat
- war gameswargaming, wargame, war games, combat simulations, Age of Empires
- DunkirkDunkirk spirit, evacuation routes, rescue boats, Dunkerque, channel crossing
dogfightsbombing runs
Military aircraft attack missions
strategic bombing · carpet bombing · strafing runs · close air support · reconnaissance missions
dogfightspeace negotiations
Diplomatic talks ending conflict
ceasefires · truces · armistices · diplomatic solutions · alliances
- aerial dogfightCombat between aircraft