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...rom which it is most likely that enemy attack will come. In general terms, fighter cover between a strike force and an area of expected threat, also known as '''NVESD''' night vision and electronic sensor directorate

...the [[Canary Islands]]. ''Haverfield'' rescued one of six ''Block Island'' fighter pilots who had been aloft when the carrier sank, but a long search failed t

...ary 18, 1945, and departed later that day to assume radar picket duties as fighter-director ship in [[Operation Michigan (1945)|Operation Michigan]] to interc ...January 28, 1945 for [[logistics]] and to disembark the U.S. Marine Corps fighter-direction officer, ''Bering Strait'' commenced a six days of voyage repairs

...eaufighter highlighted the need for a belt feed mechanism; in the [[night fighter]] role the 60-round drums needed to be replaced in the dark by the [[Radar| ...Whirlwind (fixed wing)|Westland Whirlwind]]—the RAF's first cannon-armed fighter.

...y types of [[Germany|German]] ''[[Luftwaffe]]'' fighters, fighter bombers, night fighters, ground attack and even bombers as part of or as their main armame ...ine bomber types, and only four hits were required to down a single-engine fighter. While the larger round rapidly replaced its predecessor - the MG 151/15 wa

...the primary [[Schräge Musik]] gun in the [[Messerschmitt Bf 110|Bf 110]] night fighters, as it perfectly fitted into the rear cockpit. .../users.telenet.be/Emmanuel.Gustin/fgun/fgun-pe.html Emmanuel Gustin's WWII fighter gun performance tables]

...[[B-17 Flying Fortress]] or [[B-24 Liberator]] and a single hit to down a fighter. In comparison, the otherwise excellent 20 mm [[MG 151 cannon|MG 151/2 ...ered into production and was installed in a variety of ''[[Luftwaffe]]'' [[fighter aircraft]]. It saw first operational service in late autumn 1943 with the [

...rvice. However, two were mounted on the prototype [[Tupolev Tu-1]] [[night fighter]] after the end of World War II.

...eat-seeking ability is responsible for such diverse optical phenomena as [[Night-vision]] and IR [[luminescence]]. ...ions such as nose cones for [[heat-seeking]] [[missiles]], [[windows]] for fighter [[aircraft]], and [[scintillation counter]]s for computed [[tomography]] [[

...of surviving an ingestion of a bird. Small fast planes, such as military [[Fighter aircraft|jet fighters]], are at higher risk than heavy multi-engine ones. T ...f [[volcanic ash]] near active [[volcano]]es present a risk especially for night flights. The ash is hard and abrasive and can quickly cause significant wea

...he worldwide YMCA movement. Sir George Williams University originated as a night school adjunct to the Montreal YMCA, the first YMCA in North America. The d | Indian freedom fighter and Parliamentarian; Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University was renamed for

...feel no tiredness or sleepiness whatsoever and hence can work all day and night. However, as time advances, those infected begin to [[amnesia|lose all thei |''[[Saturday Night Live]]''

...=London | work=The Times | title=MajorGeneral Richard Barrons puts Taleban fighter numbers at 36000 | date=2010-03-03}}</ref> ...orces switched loyalties from the Taliban to the Northern Alliance. On the night of November 12, the Taliban retreated south from Kabul. On November 15, the

...hile in international air space they were forced by [[United States Navy]] fighter planes to land at the [[Naval Air Station Sigonella]], an Italian military ...d of sleep by having heavy rock music played loudly throughout the day and night.<ref name="Talesoftorture"/><ref name="Guardian051211">{{cite news | title=