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Bomber Aircraft

Aircraft built to carry bombs or torpedoes to a target, from the heavy four-engined bombers of the Second World War to modern strategic stealth bombers, together with dive and torpedo bombers. A weapon belongs here when its cited article describes it as a bomber, dive bomber or torpedo bomber. It excludes fighters, transports and helicopters. Heavy bombers carried the strategic air offensives of the Second World War and the Cold War, while dive bombers and torpedo bombers attacked ships and ground targets directly in carrier and tactical operations.

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Wikipedia: B-17 Flying Fortress
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The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is an American four-engined heavy bomber aircraft that was developed in the mid-1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC).
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Wikipedia: Consolidated B-24 Liberator
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The Consolidated B-24 Liberator is an American heavy bomber, designed by Consolidated Aircraft of San Diego, California.
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Wikipedia: B-29 Superfortress
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The Boeing B-29 Superfortress is a retired American four-engined propeller-driven heavy bomber, designed by Boeing and flown primarily by the USAAF and USAF during World War II and the Korean War.
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Wikipedia: B-52 Stratofortress
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The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is an American nuclear-capable subsonic jet-powered strategic bomber.
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Wikipedia: B-2 Spirit
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The Northrop B-2 Spirit is an American nuclear-capable subsonic stealth strategic bomber, often referred to as a "stealth bomber", solely operated by the United States Air Force.
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Wikipedia: Avro Lancaster
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The Avro Lancaster, commonly known as the Lancaster Bomber, is a British World War II heavy bomber.
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Wikipedia: Heinkel He 111
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The Heinkel He 111 is a German airliner and medium bomber designed by Siegfried and Walter Günter at Heinkel Flugzeugwerke in 1934. Through development, it was described as a wolf in sheep's clothing.
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Tupolev Tu-95, Wikipedia
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The Tupolev Tu-95 (Russian: Туполев Ту-95; NATO reporting name: "Bear") is a large Soviet nuclear-capable, four-engine turboprop strategic bomber and missile launch platform.
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Wikipedia: Junkers Ju 87 Stuka
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The Junkers Ju 87, popularly known as the "Stuka", is a German dive bomber and ground-attack aircraft.
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Wikipedia: Douglas SBD Dauntless
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The Douglas SBD Dauntless is a World War II American naval scout plane and dive bomber that was manufactured by Douglas Aircraft from 1940 through 1944. The SBD ("Scout Bomber Douglas") was the United States Navy's main carrier-based scout/dive bomber from mid-1940 through mid-1944. The SBD was also flown by the United States Marine Corps, both from land air bases and aircraft carriers.
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Wikipedia: Grumman TBF Avenger
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The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) is an American World War II-era torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps and also eventually used by several air and naval aviation services around the world.
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