escort fighter

The escort fighter was a concept for a fighter aircraft designed to escort bombers to and from their targets. An escort fighter needed range long enough to reach the target, loiter over it for the duration of the raid to defend the bombers, and return.

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  Il-2I ⓘ
  proposed fighter aircraft by Ilyushin

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	aircraft		Il-2I	escort fighter	Wikidata