fighter pilot
noun [ C ] uk/ˈfaɪ.tə ˌpaɪ.lət/ us/ˈfaɪ.t̬ɚ ˌpaɪ.lət/
战斗机飞行员
a person who flies a fighter plane (= a small, fast military aircraft used for chasing and destroying enemy aircraft)
His grandfather was a fighter pilot in World War II. 他的祖父是二战时期的战斗机飞行员。
He served three years in the air force and became a fighter pilot and flight instructor. 他在空军服役三年，成为了一名战斗机飞行员和飞行教官。
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- As a fighter pilot in World War II, he logged more flight hours than his peers and always sought the toughest assignments.
- Tim Vigors, who has died aged 82, served as a fighter pilot in the Battle of Britain.
- The Tuskegee Airmen were the first black fighter pilots to serve in the US Army.
- "As fighter pilots, we're taught from Day One to follow orders," he says.
- A fighter pilot and his colleague were killed when their military aircraft crashed as they practised aero stunts.