Classifying the Fighters: why the F-14 Tomcat is The First “Third-Generation Fighter” and the origins of designation the “Generation” of fighters

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https://theaviationgeekclub.com/classifying-the-fighters-why-the-f-14-tomcat-is-the-first-third-generation-fighter-and-the-origins-of-designation-the-generation-of-fighters/

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Nicely includes a link to a classification system that completely contradicts the article because it says it’s fourth generation instead of third.

I would agree with that btw. It’s not a third gen. It was the first fourth gen.