On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 21:20:36 -0500, "Paul F Austin"
wrote:


"Cub Driver" wrote

I have seen articles and even books that include bombers such as the
B-17 under the rubric of "fighter."

To somebody utterly naive about warfare, "fighter" is just another
term for "warplane."

_Small_warplane, generally with a small crew and no facilities for getting
up to go to the bathroom.

there was the xb-40, and yb-40 armed escorts