The North American F-108 Rapier was a prototype interceptor designed to combat supersonic Soviet bombers, but did not manage to get to the production stage.
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First-generation ‘modern’ monoplane fighters – The Soviet Polikarpov I-16
A history of the Soviet Polikarpov I-16, the monoplane fighter that featured strongly in WW2, the Sino-Japanese War, the Battle of Khalkhin Gol and the Spanish Civil War.
Classic Soviet fighters – The Polikarpov I-153 & I-15ter
A history of a classic Soviet fighter, the Polikarpov I-153 & I-15ter, with details of its origins, development, models and specifications.