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

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

In Vietnam, Mr. Johnson was flying his 25th mission when his F-4 Phantom fighter-bomber was shot down on April 16, 1966.

From Washington Post • May 27, 2020

A fighter-bomber was roaring down toward the truck.

From A Yankee Flier in Italy by Montgomery, Rutherford George