List of Brazilian military aircraft
List of Brazilian military aircraft is a list of historic military aircraft that have served with the Brazilian Armed Forces since the creation of its first aviation units in the early 1900s.
1910s and 20s
[edit]| Aircraft | Origin | Years | Number | Role | Note | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morane-Saulnier L |  France
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1915 | ~01 | Attack/Reconnaissance | First Brazilian military aircraft. Participated in the Contestado War |  |
| Morane-Saulnier Type A | France
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1915-1916 | ~01 | Observation | Participated in the Contestado War |  |
| Nieuport 83 | France
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1916-1924 | 12 | Fighter/Reconnaissance | Attacked rebel targets during the Tenente revolts. |  |
| Caudron G.3 | France
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1917-1929 | ? | Fighter/Reconnaissance | Attacked rebel targets during the Tenente revolts. |  |
| SPAD S.VII | France
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1922-1932 | 15 | Fighter | Participated in the Tenente revolts. |  |
| Nieuport 21 | France
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1918-1927 | 06 | Fighter | Participated in the Tenente revolts. |  |
| Nieuport 24 | France
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1919-1931 | 10 | Fighter/Bomber | Attacked rebel positions in the city of São Paulo during the Tenente revolts. |  |
| Breguet 14 | France
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1919-1932 | 30 | Fighter/Bomber/Reconnaissance | Attacked rebel positions in the city of São Paulo during the Tenente revolts. |  |
| Caudron C.59 | France
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1923-1936 | ? | Fighter | Attacked rebel positions in the Tenente revolts. |  |
| SPAD S.XIII | France
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1921-1930 | ? | Fighter |  | |
| Morane-Saulnier MS.147 | France
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1928-1937 | 30 | Observation/Trainer |  | |
| Potez 25 | France
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1927-1939 | ~14 | Attack aircraft | Used by loyalist forces and rebels during the Constitutionalist War | .JPG) |
| Breguet 19 | France
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1929-1936 | 05 | Attack aircraft |  | |
| Waco 10 |  United States
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1930-1937 | 08 | Attack aircraft | Used by loyalist forces and rebels during the Constitutionalist War |  |
| Amiot 120 | France
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1927-1936 | 05 | Bomber aircraft | Used by loyalist forces during the Constitutionalist War |  |
| Avro 504 |  United Kingdom
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1928-1937 | 22 | Fighter/Bomber | Used by loyalist forces during the Constitutionalist War |  |
1930s
[edit]| Aircraft | Origin | Years | Number | Role | Note | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avro 626 | United Kingdom
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1930-1940 | 16 | Observation/Attack | Used in the Constitutionalist War |  |
| Curtiss Fledgling | United States
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1930-1942 | ? | Observation/Trainer |  | |
| Curtiss-Wright CW-12 | United States
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1932-1940 | 15 | Observation/Trainer |  | |
| Morane-Saulnier MS.230 | France
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1930-1940 | 24 | Observation/Trainer |  | |
| Savoia-Marchetti S.55 |  Italy
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1930-1938 | 08 | Observation/Maritime Patrol | Used in the Constitutionalist War |  |
| Martin PM | United States
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1931-1939 | 04 | Maritime Patrol | Used in the Constitutionalist War |  |
| Nieuport-Delage NiD 72 | France
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1931-1935 | 02 | Light attack | Used by loyalist and rebel forces during the Constitutionalist War |  |
| Focke-Wulf Fw 44 |  Nazi Germany/ Argentina
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1934-1941 | ? | Trainer |  | |
| Curtiss Falcon | United States
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1932-1944 | ~20 | Attack aircraft | Used by loyalist forces and rebels during the Constitutionalist War |  |
| Vought O2U Corsair | United States
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1930-1946 | 18 | Observation/light attack | Used in the Constitutionalist War |  |
| DH.60 Moth | United Kingdom
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1932-1941 | 39 | Basic trainer |  | |
| Boeing P-12 | United States
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1932-1951 | 14 | Fighter aircraft |  | |
| Tiger Moth | United Kingdom
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1933-1947 | 17 | Trainer/Observation |  | |
| Vultee V-11 | United States
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1939-1949 | 31 | Ground attack | Used in anti-submarine warfare during the Battle of the Atlantic in WWII. |  |
| Douglas B-18 Bolo | United States
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1937-1946 | 03 | Medium bomber/Maritime patrol | Used to protect the Brazilian coast during the Battle of the Atlantic in WWII. | .jpg) |
| Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 | Italy
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1936-1947 | 03 | Bomber/Maritime Patrol | Used to protect the Brazilian coast during the Battle of the Atlantic in WWII. |  |
| Focke-Wulf Fw 58 | Nazi Germany
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1937-1949 | 15 | Maritime patrol | Used to protect the Brazilian coast during the Battle of the Atlantic in WWII. |  |
| Muniz M-7 |  Brazil
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1935-1945 | 11 | Trainer |  |
1940s
[edit]| Aircraft | Origin | Years | Number | Role | Note | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing-Stearman | United States
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1940-1948 | ? | Trainer/Maritime Patrol | Used to protect the Brazilian coast during the Battle of the Atlantic in WWII. |  |
| Consolidated Commodore | United States
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1940-1942 | 2 | Transport | ||
| Grumman G-44 Widgeon | United States
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1942-1958 | 14 | Transport/Maritime observation |  | |
| North American NA-16 | United States
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1942-1965 | ~20 | Ground attack/Maritime Patrol | Used in anti-submarine warfare during the Battle of the Atlantic in WWII. |  |
| Beechcraft Staggerwing | United States
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1942-1960 | 54 | Utility aircraft/Maritime Patrol | Used to protect the Brazilian coast during Battle of the Atlantic in WWII. |  |
| Beechcraft Model 18 | United States
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1943-1952 | 01 | Utility aircraft | Used in National Air Mail service. | .jpg) |
| Vultee A-31 Vengeance | United States
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1943-1958 | 33 | Ground attack/Maritime Patrol | Used in anti-submarine warfare during the Battle of the Atlantic in WWII. |  |
| Curtiss P-36 Hawk | United States
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1942-1946 | 10 | Fighter | Used to protect the Brazilian coast during the Battle of the Atlantic in WWII. | |
| Curtiss P-40 Warhawk | United States
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1944-1958 | 49 | Fighter | .jpg) | |
| Vultee BT-13 Valiant | United States
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1941-1956 | 120 | Trainer/Maritime patrol | Used to protect the Brazilian coast during the Battle of the Atlantic in WWII. | .jpg) |
| Consolidated PBY Catalina | United States
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1943-1979 | 22 | Maritime patrol/Transport | ,_circa_in_1943.jpg) | |
| Fairchild PT-19 | United States
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1942-1960 | ? | Trainer |  | |
| Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar | United States
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1943-1968 | 08 | Transport/Observation | Used in National Air Mail service. | .jpg) |
| Cessna AT-17 Bobcat | United States
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1943-1956 | 39 | Transport |  | |
| Noorduyn Norseman |  Canada
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1944-1960 | 17 | Transport |  | |
| Douglas A-20 Havoc | United States
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1944-1970 | 31 | Light bomber/reconnaissance | Used to protect the Brazilian coast during the Battle of the Atlantic in WWII. |  |
| Lockheed Hudson | United States
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1942-1955 | 27 | bomber/reconnaissance | Used to escort naval convoys in the Brazilian coast during the Battle of the Atlantic in WWII. |  |
| Lockheed Ventura | United States
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1944-1956 | 20 | Patrol bomber | Used to escort naval convoys in the Brazilian coast during the Battle of the Atlantic in WWII. | .jpg) |
| North American B-25 Mitchell | United States
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1943-1972 | 79 | Medium bomber/reconnaissance/Maritime Patrol | One B25 of the Brazilian Air Force attacked and damaged a German submarine off the Brazilian coast during the Battle of the Atlantic in WWII. |  |
| Douglas C-47 Skytrain | United States
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1943-1985 | 82 | transport aircraft | Played an important role in the National Air Mail, military mail. | _Forca_Aerea_Brasileira_(7378635360).jpg) |
| North American T-6 Texan | United States
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1944-1985 | ~100 | Tariner/light attack/counter insurgency | Used against guerrillas in the 1970s. | .jpg) |
| Piper J-3 Cub | United States
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1944-1970 | ? | Observation | A squadron equipped with Cubs was sent to the Italian front, integrated with Brazilian Expeditionary Force, in WWII. |  |
| Republic P-47 Thunderbolt | United States
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1944-1956 | 85 | Fighter/attack | Aviation group sent to the Italian front integrated with the 62nd Fighter Wing, XII Tactical Air Command, of the 12th Air Force in WWII. |  |
| Curtiss C-46 Commando | United States
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1948-1983 | 02 | Transport | .jpg) |
1950s
[edit]| Aircraft | Origin | Years | Number | Role | Note | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fokker S-11 |  Netherlands
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1953-1975 | 100 | Trainer |  | |
| Gloster Meteor | United Kingdom
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1952-1972 | 62 | Fighter | First jet aircraft of the Brazilian Air Force. | ,_Brazil_-_Air_Force_AN1198897.jpg) |
| Douglas A-26 Invader | United States
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1956-1979 | 32 | Light bomber | Attacked positions of the Araguaia guerrilla in the 1970s. |  |
| Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress | United States
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1951-1968 | 13 | Maritime Patrol/Search and rescue | Was used in the Lobster War |  |
| Fairchild C-82 Packet | United States
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1955-1969 | 12 | Transport/Search and rescue |  | |
| Grumman HU-16 Albatross | United States
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1958-1980 | 14 | Transport/Search and rescue | .jpg) | |
| Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star | United States
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1958-1973 | 33 | Fighter |  | |
| Lockheed T-33 | United States
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1956-1975 | 58 | Trainer/Fighter | _em_Pirassununga-SP._Jato_Lookheed_T-33A_Thunderbird._A_FAB_utilizou_58_aeronaves_T-33_entre_os_anos_de_1956_e_1975._Este_Thunderbird_(C%C3%A9lula_AT-33A-20-LO,_Matr%C3%ADcula_-_panoramio.jpg) | |
| Sikorsky H-19 | United States
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1954-1968 | 06 | Utility helicopter |  | |
| Beechcraft Bonanza | United States
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1950-1960 | 05 | VIP |  | |
| Bell 47 | United States
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1958-1990 | 49 | Trainer |  | |
| Cessna O-1 Bird Dog | United States
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1957-1980 | 20 | Observation aircraft | Used for observation missions in counterinsurgency operations during Parrot Operation. | .jpg) |
| Lockheed P-2 Neptune | United States
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1958-1976 | 14 | Anti-submarine warfare/Maritime Patrol | Was used in the Lobster War |  |
| CAP-4 Paulistinha | Brazil
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1959-1975 | ~50 | Trainer/Observation |  |
1960s
[edit]| Aircraft | Origin | Years | Number | Role | Note | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vickers Viscount 700 / VC-90 | United Kingdom
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1956-1971 | 12 | Government Transport | Used in the GTE - Grupo de Transporte Especial - Special Transport Group. | .jpg) |
| Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar | United States
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1962-1975 | 13 | Transport |  | |
| Sikorsky H-34 | United States
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1962-1968 | 06 | Anti-submarine warfare |  | |
| Grumman S-2 Tracker | United States
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1961-1996 | 21 | Anti-submarine warfare | Was used in the Lobster War. They operated from the aircraft carrier NAeL Minas Gerais. | _1977.JPEG) |
| Hawker Siddeley HS 748 | United Kingdom
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1962-2005 | 12 | Transport |  | |
| Morane-Saulnier MS.760 Paris | France
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1962-1980 | 30 | Trainer aircraft | .jpg) | |
| Cessna T-37 Tweet | United States
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1968-1978 | 65 | Trainer aircraft | .jpg) | |
| Fouga CM.170 Magister | France
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1968-1975 | 07 | Trainer | Used the Fouga Magister in their aerobatic display team, the Smoke Squadron. | .jpg) |
| DHC-5 Buffalo | Canada
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1968-2004 | 24 | Transport | .jpg) | |
| Aerotec Uirapuru | Brazil
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1968-1980 | ~100 | Trainer |  | |
| BAC One-Eleven | United Kingdom
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1968-1976 | 02 | VIP |  | |
| Douglas DC-6 | United States
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1968-1978 | 05 | Transport | Used in military mail. |  |
1970s-
[edit]| Aircraft | Origin | Years | Number | Role | Note | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neiva Regente | Brazil
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1970-2010 | ~80 | Utility transport/Observation |  | |
| EMBRAER AT-26 Xavante | Brazil/ Italy
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1971-2010 | 182 | Advanced trainer/Light attack/reconnaissance | Multifunctional jet produced nationally, was the main ground attack aircraft during the 1980s. | ,_Brazil_-_Air_Force_AN1136533.jpg) |
| Dassault Mirage III | France
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1972-2005 | 32 | Interceptor aircraft | First supersonic aircraft of the Brazilian Air Force, the Mirage III fighters belonged to the 1st. Group Air Defense (1st GAD), located at the Anápolis Air Base in Goiás. |  |
| Boeing 737 | United States
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1972-2010 | 02 | VIP |  | |
| Boeing 707 | United States
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1972-2012 | 04 | Aerial refuelling and transport | ,_Brazil_-_Air_Force_AN0220898.jpg) | |
| Bell 206 | United States
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1973-2010 | 04 | VIP | .jpg) | |
| Northrop F-5 | United States
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1975–Present Day | 57 | Fighter/Interceptor | 11 bought from Jordan in 2009 |
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| Hawker Siddeley VU-93 | United Kingdom
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1977-2009 | 06 | VIP |  | |
| Embraer KC-390 | Brazil |
2015 | 28 | aerial refueling, transport cargo and troops | 28 ordered. To be delivered from 2015 to 2016. | .jpg) |
| EMBRAER A-29 Super Tucano | Brazil |
2004 | 100 | light attack | ||
| Lockheed P-3 Orion | United States |
2010 | 12 | Maritime patrol aircraft |  | |
| Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk | United States |
1997 | 16 | combat SAR / search and rescue | fifteen requested |  |
| Embraer R-99 | Brazil |
2002 | 5 | Airborne early warning and control |  | |
| AMX International A-1M | Brazil |
1989 | 53 | Ground attack aircraft | modernized to A-1M, delivered between 2013 and 2017, and to be retired in 2032 | |
| Mil Mi-24 |  Russia |
2008 | 12 | attack helicopter |  | |
| SAAB Gripen NG |  Sweden |
2018 | 36 | air superiority fighter | a contract for 36 Gripen NG fighters is expected to be finalised in 10–12 months. According to Saab, Brazil is expected to order 28 single-seat (Gripen E) and 8 twin-seat (Gripen F) fighters. |  |
| Eurocopter EC 725 | United Kingdom |
2014 | 18 | transport helicopter |  | |
| EADS CASA C-295 |  Spain |
? | 12 | transport |  | |
| HeliBras HB.355F Esquilo Bi | France/ Brazil
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1980-2013 | 10 | Utility helicopter | 4 were donated to the Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State. |  |
| Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma | France
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1981-1986 | 06 | Utility helicopter |  | |
| Atlas Impala |  South Africa
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2005-2010 | 12 | Light attack |  | |
| Dassault Mirage 2000 | France
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2006-2013 | 12 | Fighter | .jpg) |