Top 10: The finest fighter aircraft of the 1980s
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The 1980s was the last decade to witness air-to-air combat on a large scale, and the fighters of this age were impressively capable machines.
US Navy - 2/22
10: BAe Sea Harrier FRS. Mk 1
US Navy - 3/22
10: BAe Sea Harrier FRS. Mk 1
MoD - 4/22
9: Dassault Mirage F1
USAF - 5/22
9: Dassault Mirage F1
USAF - 6/22
8: Saab JA37 Viggen
Torsten Nilsson - 7/22
8: Saab JA37 Viggen
Rob Schleiffert - 8/22
7: Dassault-Breguet Mirage 2000C
Peter Bakema - 9/22
7: Dassault-Breguet Mirage 2000C
Frogfoot - 10/22
6: General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon
Georgia National Guard - 11/22
6: General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon
NARA - 12/22
5: Mikoyan MiG-29 ‘Fulcrum’
USAF - 13/22
5: Mikoyan MiG-29 ‘Fulcrum’
Luftwaffe - 14/22
4: McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet
DoD - 15/22
4: McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet
US Navy - 16/22
3: Grumman F-14A Tomcat
US Navy - 17/22
3: Grumman F-14A Tomcat
US Navy - 18/22
2: Sukhoi Su-27
Autocar - 19/22
2: Sukhoi Su-27
Rob Schleiffert - 20/22
1: McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle
Rob Schleiffert - 21/22
1: McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle
Rob Schleiffert - 22/22
1: McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle
US Navy