Dogfight In The Digital Age: How Fighter Jet Pilots Train For Modern Warfare Ever since aviators first used planes for combat at the turn of the 20th century, air combat has been in a constant state of evolution. In World War I, fighter planes like the Sopwith Camel or Fokker DR.1 started to see heavy use. It wasn't until World War II that aircraft became instrumental in turning the tide of the battle in both the European and Pacific Theaters. Allied fighter planes like the North American P-51D Mustang overpowered Nazi planes and ensured victory in the sky, while aircraft...