Date of Award
1986
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
O'Sullivan, John
Abstract
A new form of combat, aerial warfare, made its debut in the twentieth century. Unlike land and naval services, the air fighters of the twentieth century had no long tradition of accepted combat practices to follow. The successful air fighters of World War One found that competitive aircraft flown by pilots using solid basic fighter maneuvers in a sound aggressive way were the essential elements for victory in air combat. Modern fighter pilots have discovered through bitter experience that, despite changing technology, the principles of air combat discovered in the early twentieth century are axiomatic for success in the aerial combat arena. Fighter air superiority, gained through application of these basic principles, is essential if air forces are to carry out their tactical missions of reconnaissance, close air support, and interdiction.
Extent
120 p.
Recommended Citation
KEENAN, JOHN ROBERT, "ORIGINS AND APPLICABILITY OF FIGHTER TACTICS" (1986). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1980 - 1989. 471.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_3/471
Identifier
FADT14301
Comments
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1986.|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters