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Manufacturer/designation	Name	Ex. Info
Boeing P-26		US First Monoplane
Curtiss P-36		Deam Obloslete by WW2
Lockheed P-38		Nicknamed the 'fork-tailed devil' By the luftwaffe
Bell P-39		The engine was monted behind the cockpit.
Curtiss P-40		Used by the Flying Tigers
Republic P-47		Nicknamed the 'Jug'
North American P-51		Considered the best fighter ever built
Bell P-59		US First jet fighter, but irocically slower than the P-51
Northrop P-61		Scored the last Air to Air kill of WW2
Bell P-63		73% of them were delivered to The USSR
Grumman F4F		Primary carrier-besed fighter at the start of WW2
Grumman F6F		Scored the most victories of any Navy fighter
Grumman F7F		This twin engine aircreft was intended for the Midway Class
Grumman F8F		Intended for smaller escort carriers
Vought F4U		Had gull wings so the gaint prop would not hit the ground
Lockheed P-80/F-80		Redesignated the F-80 after WW2
North American F-82		'Two P-51's in one plane'
Republic F-84		Deamed flyable after the D-model was made

Manufacturer/designation	Name	Ex. Info
North American F-86		Though very similar scored a 10:1 kill ratio against the Mig-15
Northrop F-89		First Combat fighter able to carry neuclear weapons
Lockheed F-94		A modified F-80
North American F-100		Designed and named from the the F-86
McDonnell F-101		A neuclear armed fighter for the TAC
Convair F-102		The first supersonic and delta winged fighter of the USAF
Lockheed F-104		The wings where so thin that they would cut people if touched
Republic F-105		Primary aircraft of the Wild Weasles
McDonnell Douglas F-4		Early model lacked a gun
Vought F-8		The attack model (A-7) was named the Corsair II
Grumman F-14		Designed for the USS Enterpise
McDonnell Douglas F-15		Has a 1:0 kill ratio
General Dynamics F-16		Nicknamed the 'Viper'
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18		The current carrier-born fighter
Beoing F/A-18E/F		An upgraded F/A-18
Lockheed Martin F-22		The first stealth fighter
Lockheed Martin F-35		The 2nd stealth fighter

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