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The following is a list of bomber airplanes and does not include bomber airships, organized by era and manufacturer. A bomber is a military aircraft designed to attack ground or sea targets. , - , , AEG G.I , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1915 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , AEG G.II , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1915 , , Operational , , ca. , , , - , , AEG G.III , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1915 , , Operational , , , , , - , , AEG G.IV , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1916 , , Operational , , , , , - , , AEG G.V , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1918 , , Operational , , , , , - , , AEG N.I , , Germany , , , , Night bomber , , 1918 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
AEG R.I The AEG R.I or Riesenflugzeug 1 (meaning "giant aircraft") was a four-engined biplane bomber aircraft of World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in ...
, , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1916 , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
Aermacchi MB-326 The Aermacchi or Macchi MB-326 is a light military jet trainer designed in Italy. Originally conceived as a two-seat trainer, there have also been single and two-seat light attack versions produced. It is one of the most commercially succes ...
, , Italy , , , , trainer/attack , , 1957 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Aermacchi MB-339 , , Italy , , , , trainer/attack , , 1976 , , Operational , , + , , , - , , Aero A.100 , , Czechoslovakia , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1933 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Aero A.101 , , Czechoslovakia , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1934 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Aero A.11 , , Czechoslovakia , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1925 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Aero A.12 , , Czechoslovakia , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1923 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Aero A.24 , , Czechoslovakia , , , , Bomber , , 1924 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Aero A.30 , , Czechoslovakia , , , , Light bomber , , 1927 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Aero A.304 , , Czechoslovakia , , , , Bomber , , 1937 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Aero A.42 , , Czechoslovakia , , , , Bomber , , 1929 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Aero L-159 Alca , , Czech Republic , , , , trainer/attack , , 1997 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Aichi B7A The was a large and powerful carrier-borne torpedo-dive bomber produced by Aichi Kokuki for the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service during the Second World War. Built in only small numbers and deprived of the aircraft carriers it was intende ...
, , Japan , , , , Torpedo/dive bomber , , 1942 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Aichi D1A The Aichi D1A or Navy Type 94/96 Carrier Bomber ( Allied reporting name "Susie") was a Japanese carrier-based dive bomber of the 1930s. A single-engine, two-seat biplane based on the Heinkel He 50, the D1A was produced by Aichi for the Imperial ...
, , Japan , , , , Dive bomber , , 1934 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Aichi D3A The Aichi D3A Type 99 Carrier Bomber ( Allied reporting name "Val") is a World War II carrier-borne dive bomber. It was the primary dive bomber of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and was involved in almost all IJN actions, including the a ...
, , Japan , , , , Dive bomber , , 1938 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Aichi M6A , , Japan , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1943 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Airco DH.10 Amiens , , UK , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1918 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Airco DH.11 , , UK , , , , Bomber , , 1919 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Airco DH.3 , , UK , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1916 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Airco DH.4 , , UK , , , , Bomber , , 1916 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Airco DH.9 The Airco DH.9 (from de Havilland 9) – also known after 1920 as the de Havilland DH.9 – was a British single-engined biplane bomber developed and deployed during the First World War. The DH.9 was a development of Airco's earlier successfu ...
, , UK , , , , Bomber , , 1917 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Airco DH.9A , , UK , , , , Bomber , , 1918 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Airspeed Oxford The Airspeed AS.10 Oxford is a twin-engine monoplane aircraft developed and manufactured by Airspeed. It saw widespread use for training British Commonwealth aircrews in navigation, radio-operating, bombing and gunnery roles throughout the Sec ...
, , UK , , , , Bomber/trainer , , 1937 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Albatros C.III , , Germany , , , , Light bomber , , 1915 , , Operational , , , , Production figure includes trainers , - , , Albatros C.VII/N.I , , Germany , , , , Night bomber , , 1916 , , Operational , , + , , , - , , Albatros G.I , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1916 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Albatros G.II , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1916 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Albatros G.III , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1915 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Amiot 143M , , France , , , , Medium bomber , , 1931 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Amiot 354 , , France , , , , Medium bomber , , 1939 , , Operational , , ca. , , ANBO VIII , - , , ANBO VIII , , Lithuania , , , , Light bomber , , 1939 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , ANF Les Mureaux 110 , , France , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1931 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Arado Ar 234 , , Germany , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1943 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Archangelski Ar-2 , , USSR , , , , Dive bomber , , 1940 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Armstrong Whitworth A.W.19 , , UK , , , , Multi-role bomber , , 1934 , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.41 Albemarle was a twin-engine transport aircraft developed by the British aircraft manufacturer Armstrong Whitworth and primarily produced by A.W. Hawksley Ltd, a subsidiary of the Gloster Aircraft Company. It was ...
, , UK , , , , Bomber/transport , , 1940 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Armstrong Whitworth Atlas , , UK , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1925 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Armstrong Whitworth AW.23 , , UK , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1935 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8 , , UK , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1916 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Armstrong Whitworth Whitley , , UK , , , , Bomber/maritime patrol , , 1936 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Avro 504 , , UK , , , , Bomber/trainer , , 1913 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Avro 523 Pike , , UK , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1916 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Avro 529 , , UK , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1917 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Avro 533 Manchester , , UK , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1918 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Avro 549 Aldershot , , UK , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1921 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Avro 604 Antelope , , UK , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1928 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Avro Anson , , UK , , , , Maritime patrol , , 1935 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Avro Lancaster The Avro Lancaster is a British World War II, Second World War heavy bomber. It was designed and manufactured by Avro as a contemporary of the Handley Page Halifax, both bombers having been developed to the same specification, as well as the S ...
, , UK , , , , Heavy bomber/maritime patrol , , 1941 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Avro Lincoln , , UK , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1944 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Avro Manchester , , UK , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1939 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Avro Shackleton The Avro Shackleton is a British long-range maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) which was used by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the South African Air Force (SAAF). It was developed by Avro from the Avro Lincoln bomber, which itself had been a devel ...
, , UK , , , , Maritime patrol , , 1949 , , Operational 1990 , , , , Production figure includes AEW variant , - , , Avro Vulcan , , UK , , Jet , , Heavy bomber , , 1952 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
BAC Jet Provost The BAC Jet Provost is a British jet trainer aircraft that was in use with the Royal Air Force (RAF) from 1955 to 1993. It was originally developed by Hunting Percival from the earlier piston engine-powered Percival Provost basic trainer, ...
, , UK , , Jet , , trainer/attack , , 1954 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
BAC Strikemaster The BAC 167 Strikemaster is a British jet-powered training and light attack aircraft. It was a development of the Hunting Jet Provost trainer, itself a jet engined version of the Percival Provost, which originally flew in 1950 with a radial pi ...
, , UK , , Jet , , trainer/attack , , 1967 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
BAC TSR-2 The British Aircraft Corporation TSR-2 is a cancelled Cold War strike and reconnaissance aircraft developed by the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC), for the Royal Air Force (RAF) in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The TSR-2 was design ...
, , UK , , Jet , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1964 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Beardmore W.B.1 , , UK , , , , Bomber , , 1917 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Beardmore W.B.VI , , UK , , , , Torpedo bomber , , n/a , , cancelled project , , , , , - , , Beechcraft XA-38 Grizzly , , US , , , , Attack , , 1944 , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
Bellanca 77-140 __NOTOC__ The Bellanca 77-140 Bomber was a bomber aircraft built in small numbers in the United States in the 1930s. It was a derivative of Bellanca's successful Aircruiser civil transport in which the Aircruiser's single, nose-mounted engine wa ...
, , US , , , , Bomber , , 1934 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Beriev Be-10 The Beriev Be-10, also known as Izdelye M, ( NATO reporting name: Mallow) was a twin engined, turbojet powered, flying-boat, patrol bomber built by the Soviet Union from 1955. The Be-10 is sometimes referred to as the M-10, though this designa ...
, , USSR , , , , Maritime patrol , , 1956 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Beriev Be-12 The Beriev Be-12 ''Chayka'' ("Seagull", NATO reporting name: Mail) is a Soviet turboprop-powered amphibious aircraft designed in the 1950s for anti-submarine and maritime patrol duties. Design and development The Beriev Be-12 was a successor ...
, , USSR , , , , Maritime patrol , , 1960 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Beriev Be-4 The Beriev Be-4 (originally designated KOR-2) was a reconnaissance flying boat built to operate from Soviet warships during World War II. Design and development In 1939, Beriev was ordered to develop a successor to the KOR-1 design, which woul ...
, , USSR , , , , Maritime patrol , , 1940 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Beriev Be-6 , , USSR , , , , Maritime patrol , , 1949 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Beriev MBR-2 , , USSR , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat , , 1931 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Blackburn B-3 , , UK , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1932 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Blackburn B-48 Firecrest , , UK , , , , Fighter bomber , , 1947 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Blackburn B-7 , , UK , , , , Dive bomber , , 1934 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Blackburn Baffin , , UK , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1932 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Blackburn Beagle , , UK , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1928 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Blackburn Blackburd , , UK , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1918 , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
Blackburn Botha The Blackburn B.26 Botha was a four-seat reconnaissance and torpedo bomber. It was produced by the British aviation company Blackburn Aircraft at its factories at Brough and Dumbarton. The Botha was developed during the mid 1930s in response to ...
, , UK , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1938 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Blackburn Buccaneer , , UK , , , , Attack , , 1958 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Blackburn Cubaroo , , UK , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1924 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Blackburn Dart , , UK , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1921 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Blackburn Firebrand , , UK , , , , Torpedo bomber/fighter , , 1942 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Blackburn Iris , , UK , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat , , 1926 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Blackburn Kangaroo , , UK , , , , Maritime patrol/heavy bomber , , 1918 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Blackburn Perth , , UK , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat , , 1933 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Blackburn Ripon , , UK , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1926 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Blackburn Shark , , UK , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1933 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Blackburn Skua , , UK , , , , Dive bomber , , 1937 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Blackburn Velos , , UK , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1925 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Blériot 127 , , France , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1926 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Bleriot XI , , France , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1909 , , Operational , , + , , , - , , Bloch MB.131 , , France , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1936 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Bloch MB.174 , , France , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1939 , , Operational , , + , , , - , , Bloch MB.200 , , France , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1933 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engined heavy bomber developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC). Relatively fast and high-flying for a bomber of its era, the B-17 was used primarily in the European Theate ...
, , US , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1935 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Boeing B-29 Superfortress/Washington , , US , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1942 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Boeing B-47 Stratojet , , US , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1947 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Boeing B-50 Superfortress , , US , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1947 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Boeing B-52 Stratofortress , , US , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1952 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Boeing XB-54 , , US , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1948 , , Project , , , , , - , , Boeing Model 306 , , US , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1935 , , Project , , , , , - , ,
Boeing P-8 Poseidon The Boeing P-8 Poseidon is an American maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft developed and produced by Boeing Defense, Space & Security, and derived from the civilian Boeing 737-800. It was developed for the United States Navy (USN). ...
, , US , , , , Maritime patrol , , 2009 , , Operational , , + , , , - , ,
Boeing XB-15 The Boeing Company () is an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells airplanes, rotorcraft, rockets, satellites, telecommunications equipment, and missiles worldwide. The company also provides leasing and prod ...
, , US , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1937 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Boeing XB-38 Flying Fortress , , US , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1943 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Boeing XB-39 Superfortress , , US , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1944 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Boeing XB-56 , , US , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1950 , , Project , , , , , - , , Boeing XB-59 , , US , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1952 , , Project , , , , , - , , Boeing XF8B , , US , , , , Fighter bomber , , 1944 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Boeing XPBB Sea Ranger , , US , , , , Maritime patrol , , 1942 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Boeing YB-9 , , US , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1931 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Bolkhovitinov DB-A , , USSR , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1935 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Boulton & Paul Bolton , , UK , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1922 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Boulton & Paul Bugle , , UK , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1923 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Boulton Paul Bodmin , , UK , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1924 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Boulton Paul Bourges , , UK , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1919 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Boulton Paul Overstrand , , UK , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1933 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Boulton Paul P.32 , , UK , , , , Night bomber , , 1931 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Boulton Paul Sidestrand , , UK , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1926 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Breda A.14 , , Italy , , , , Night bomber , , 1928 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Breda A.8 , , Italy , , , , Night bomber , , 1927 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Breda Ba.46 , , Italy , , , , Bomber/transport , , 1934 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Breda Ba.64 , , Italy , , , , Attack , , 1934 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Breda Ba.65 , , Italy , , , , Attack , , 1935 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Breda Ba.88 , , Italy , , , , Attack , , 1936 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Breguet 14 , , France , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1916 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Breguet 16 , , France , , , , Night bomber , , 1918 , , Operational , , ca. , , , - , ,
Breguet 19 Breguet or Bréguet may refer to: * Breguet (watch), watch manufacturer **Abraham-Louis Breguet (1747–1823), Swiss watchmaker **Louis-François-Clement Breguet (1804–1883), French physicist, watchmaker, electrical and telegraph work * Bréguet ...
, , France , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1922 , , Operational , , + , , , - , , Breguet 270 Series , , France , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1929 , , Operational , , + , , , - , , Bréguet 410 , , France , , , , Bomber , , 1931 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Bréguet 460 Vultur , , France , , , , Bomber , , 1935 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Breguet 521 , , France , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat , , 1933 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Breguet 693 , , France , , , , Attack , , 1938 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Breguet Alizé , , France , , , , Maritime patrol , , 1956 , , Operational 2000 , , , , , - , , Breguet Atlantique , , France , , , , Maritime patrol , , 1961 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Breguet Bre.4 , , France , , , , Bomber , , 1914 , , Operational , , ca. , , , - , , Breguet Bre.5 & 6 , , France , , , , Bomber , , 1915 , , Operational , , + , , , - , , Breguet Taon , , France , , , , Fighter bomber , , 1957 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Breguet Vultur , , France , , , , Attack , , 1951 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Brewster SB2A Buccaneer , , US , , , , Bomber , , 1941 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Bristol Beaufighter , , UK , , , , Fighter bomber/torpedo bomber , , 1939 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Bristol Beaufort The Bristol Beaufort (manufacturer designation Type 152) is a British twin-engined torpedo bomber designed by the Bristol Aeroplane Company, and developed from experience gained designing and building the earlier Blenheim light bomber. At le ...
, , UK , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1938 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Bristol Berkeley The Bristol Berkeley was built to a British government specification for a single-engine day or night bomber. Three of these two-seat biplanes were built, but no contract for further production was awarded. Development In August 1923, British ...
, , UK , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1925 , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
Bristol Blenheim The Bristol Blenheim is a British light bomber aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company (Bristol) which was used extensively in the first two years of the Second World War, with examples still being used as trainers until t ...
, , UK , , , , Medium bomber , , 1935 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Bristol Bombay , , UK , , , , Heavy bomber/transport , , 1935 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Bristol Braemar , , UK , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1918 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Bristol Buckingham , , UK , , , , Medium bomber , , 1943 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Bristol TB.8 , , UK , , , , Bomber , , 1913 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Bristol Type 148 , , UK , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1937 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , British Aerospace Harrier II , , UK , , , , Attack , , 1985 , , Operational , , , , , - , , CAC Woomera , , Australia , , , , Attack , , 1941 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , CAMS 33 , , France , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat , , 1923 , , Operational , , , , , - , , CAMS 37 , , France , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat , , 1926 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
CAMS 55 __NOTOC__ The CAMS 55 was a reconnaissance flying boat built in France in the late 1920s which equipped the French Navy throughout the 1930s. Design and development The CAMS 55 design was derived from the unsuccessful CAMS 51 and followed th ...
, , France , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat , , 1928 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Canadair CL-41 Tebuan , , Canada , , , , trainer/attack , , 1960 , , Operational 1986 , , , , , - , , Canadair CP-107 Argus , , Canada , , , , Maritime patrol , , 1957 , , Operational 1982 , , , , , - , , CANSA FC.20bis , , Italy , , , , Bomber , , 1941 , , Prototype , , ca. , , , - , , CANT Z.1007 , , Italy , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1937 , , Operational , , , , , - , , CANT Z.1018 , , Italy , , , , Medium bomber , , 1939 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , CANT Z.501 , , Italy , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat , , 1934 , , Operational , , + , , , - , , CANT Z.506 , , Italy , , , , Maritime patrol , , 1935 , , Operational , , + , , , - , , Caproni A.P.1 , , Italy , , , , Attack , , 1934 , , Operational , , ca. , , , - , , Caproni Ca.1 , , Italy , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1914 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Caproni Ca.101 , , Italy , , , , Bomber/transport , , 1928 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Caproni Ca.111 , , Italy , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1932 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Caproni Ca.2 , , Italy , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1915 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Caproni Ca.3 , , Italy , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1916 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Caproni Ca.310 , , Italy , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1937 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Caproni Ca.311 , , Italy , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1939 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Caproni Ca.313 , , Italy , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1939 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Caproni Ca.314 , , Italy , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1939 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Caproni Ca.316 , , Italy , , , , Maritime patrol , , 1940 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Caproni Ca.355 , , Italy , , , , Dive bomber , , 1941 , , Project , , , , , - , , Caproni Ca.4 , , Italy , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1917 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Caproni Ca.5 , , Italy , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1917 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Caproni Ca.73 , , Italy , , , , Bomber/transport , , 1924 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Caproni Ca.90 , , Italy , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1929 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , CASA CN-235MPA , , Spain , , , , Maritime patrol , , 1983 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Caudron G.4 , , France , , , , Bomber , , 1915 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Caudron R.4 , , France , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1915 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Cessna A-37 Dragonfly The Cessna A-37 Dragonfly, or Super Tweet, is an American light attack aircraft developed from the T-37 Tweet basic trainer in the 1960s and 1970s by Cessna of Wichita, Kansas. The A-37 was introduced during the Vietnam War and remained in ...
, , US , , , , Attack , , 1963 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Chyetverikov ARK-3 , , USSR , , , , Maritime patrol , , 1936 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Chyetverikov MDR-3 , , USSR , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat , , 1932 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Chyetverikov MDR-6 , , USSR , , , , Maritime patrol , , 1937 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Consolidated B-24 Liberator , , US , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1939 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Consolidated B-32 Dominator , , US , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1942 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Consolidated P2Y , , US , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat , , 1929 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Consolidated PB2Y Coronado , , US , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat , , 1937 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer , , US , , , , Maritime patrol , , 1943 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Consolidated PBY Catalina The Consolidated PBY Catalina is a flying boat and amphibious aircraft that was produced in the 1930s and 1940s. In Canadian service it was known as the Canso. It was one of the most widely used seaplanes of World War II. Catalinas served wi ...
, , US , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat/amphibian , , 1935 , , Operationals , , ca. , , , - , , Vought TBU/Consolidated TBY Sea Wolf , , US , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1941 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Consolidated XP4Y Corregidor , , US , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat , , 1939 , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
Convair B-36 The Convair B-36 "Peacemaker" is a strategic bomber that was built by Convair and operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) from 1949 to 1959. The B-36 is the largest mass-produced piston-engined aircraft ever built. It had the longest wing ...
, , US , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1946 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Convair B-58 Hustler The Convair B-58 Hustler, designed and produced by American aircraft manufacturer Convair, was the first operational bomber capable of Mach 2 flight. The B-58 was developed during the 1950s for the United States Air Force (USAF) Strategic Ai ...
, , US , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1956 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Convair XB-46 The Convair XB-46 was a single example of an experimental medium jet bomber which was developed in the mid-1940s but which never saw production or active duty. It competed with similar designs, the North American XB-45 and Martin XB-48, all of ...
, , US , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1947 , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
Convair YB-60 The Convair YB-60 was an 1950s-era American prototype bomber aircraft for the United States Air Force. Design and development On 25 August 1950, Convair issued a formal proposal for a swept-winged version of the B-36 with all-jet propulsion. ...
, , US , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1952 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Curtiss A-12 Shrike , , US , , , , Attack , , 1933 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Curtiss A-18 Shrike , , US , , , , Attack , , 1935 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Curtiss A-8 , , US , , , , Attack , , 1931 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Curtiss B-2 Condor , , US , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1929 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Curtiss BF2C Goshawk The Curtiss BF2C Goshawk (Model 67) was a United States 1930s naval biplane aircraft that saw limited success and was part of a long line of Hawk Series airplanes made by the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company for the American military, and f ...
, , US , , , , Fighter bomber , , 1933 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Curtiss CS The Curtiss CS (or Model 31) was a reconnaissance and torpedo bomber aircraft used by the United States Navy during the 1920s. It was a large single-engine biplane with single-bay unstaggered wings, the design conventional in all respects other ...
, , US , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1923 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Curtiss F5L , , US , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat , , 1918 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Curtiss A-3/A-4 Falcon , , US , , , , Attack , , 1924 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Curtiss HS The Curtiss HS was a single-engined patrol flying boat built for the United States Navy during World War I. Large numbers were built from 1917 to 1919, with the type being used to carry out anti-submarine patrols from bases in France from June ...
, , US , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat , , 1917 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Curtiss Model H The Curtiss Model H was a family of classes of early long-range flying boats, the first two of which were developed directly on commission in the United States in response to the £10,000 prize challenge issued in 1913 by the London newspaper, ...
, , US , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat , , 1917 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Curtiss SB2C Helldiver/A-25 Shrike , , US , , , , Dive bomber , , 1940 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Curtiss SBC Helldiver , , US , , , , Dive bomber , , 1935 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Curtiss T-32 Condor II , , US , , , , Bomber/transport , , 1933 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Curtiss XA-14 , , US , , , , Attack , , 1935 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Curtiss XBTC , , US , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1945 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Curtiss XSB3C , , US , , , , Dive bomber , , 1941 , , Project , , , , , - , , Curtiss YA-10 Shrike , , US , , , , Attack , , 1932 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , DAR 10 , , Bulgaria , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1941 , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
Dassault Mirage 2000N/2000D The Dassault Mirage 2000N is a variant of the Mirage 2000 designed for nuclear strike. It formed the core of the French air-based strategic nuclear deterrent. The Mirage 2000D is its conventional attack counterpart. Development The Mirage ...
, , France , , , , nuclear strike/strike , , 1986 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Dassault Mirage IV , , France , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1959 , , Operational 2005 , , , , , - , , Dassault Ouragan , , France , , , , Fighter bomber , , 1949 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard , , France , , , , Attack , , 1974 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet , , France/Germany , , , , Attack , , 1973 , , Operational 1997 , , , , , - , , De Havilland DH.100 Vampire , , UK , , , , Fighter bomber , , 1943 , , Operational , , , , , - , , de Havilland DH.14 Okapi , , UK , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1919 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , de Havilland DH.27 Derby , , UK , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1922 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , de Havilland DH.65 Hound , , UK , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1926 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , de Havilland DH.72 , , UK , , , , Night bomber , , 1931 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , De Havilland DH.98 Mosquito , , UK , , , , Fighter bomber , , 1940 , , Operationals , , , , Production figure includes fighters or other non-bomber variants , - , ,
de Havilland Venom The de Havilland DH 112 Venom is a British post-war single-engined jet aircraft developed and manufactured by the de Havilland Aircraft Company. Much of its design was derived from the de Havilland Vampire, the firm's first jet-powered co ...
, , UK , , , , Fighter bomber , , 1949 , , Operational , , , , , - , , DFW R.I , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1916 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , DFW R.II , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1918 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , DFW R.III , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , n/a , , cancelled project , , , , , - , , Dornier Do P , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1930 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Dornier Do Y , , Germany , , , , Bomber , , 1931 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Dornier Do 11 , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1932 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Dornier Do 17 The Dornier Do 17 is a twin-engined light bomber produced by Dornier Flugzeugwerke for the German Luftwaffe during World War II. Designed in the early 1930s as a ''Schnellbomber'' ("fast bomber") intended to be fast enough to outrun opposing ...
, , Germany , , , , Bomber , , 1934 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Dornier Do 19 The Dornier Do 19 was a German four-engine heavy bomber that first flew on 28 October 1936. Only one prototype flew, and it was converted to a transport in 1938. The other two were scrapped. The '' Luftwaffe'' had a shortcoming in the lack o ...
, , Germany , , , , Heavy Bomber , , 1936 , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
Dornier Do 215 The Dornier Do 215 was a light bomber, aerial reconnaissance aircraft and later a night fighter, produced by Dornier originally for export, but in the event most served in the '' Luftwaffe''. Like its predecessor, the Dornier Do 17, it inherited ...
, , Germany , , , , Medium bomber , , 1938 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Dornier Do 217 , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1938 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Dornier Do 22 , , Germany , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1935 , , Operational , , ca. , , , - , , Dornier 228 , , Germany , , , , Maritime patrol , , 1981 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Dornier Do 23 , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1934 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Dornier Do 24 , , Germany , , , , Maritime patrol , , 1937 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Dornier Do 28 The type designation Dornier Do 28 comprises two different twin-engine STOL utility aircraft, manufactured by Dornier Flugzeugbau GmbH. Most of them served with the German Air Force and '' Marineflieger'' and other air forces around the world i ...
, , Germany , , , , Maritime patrol , , 1959 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Dornier Do 317 , , Germany , , , , Medium bomber , , 1943 , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
Douglas A-1 Skyraider The Douglas A-1 Skyraider (formerly known as the AD Skyraider) is an American single-seat attack aircraft in service from 1946 to the early 1980s. The Skyraider had an unusually long career, remaining in front-line service well into the Jet Age ...
, , US , , , , Attack , , 1945 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Douglas A-20 Havoc The Douglas A-20 Havoc (company designation DB-7) is an American medium bomber, attack aircraft, night intruder, night fighter, and reconnaissance aircraft of World War II. Designed to meet an Army Air Corps requirement for a bomber, it was o ...
, , US , , , , Attack , , 1939 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Douglas A-26 Invader , , US , , , , Attack , , 1942 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Douglas A-3 Skywarrior , , US , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1956 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Douglas A-4 Skyhawk , , US , , , , Attack aircraft , , 1954 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Douglas A2D Skyshark , , US , , , , Attack , , 1950 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Douglas B-18 Bolo , , US , , , , Maritime patrol/medium bomber , , 1935 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Douglas B-23 Dragon , , US , , , , Bomber/transport , , 1939 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Douglas B-66 Destroyer , , US , , , , Medium bomber , , 1954 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Douglas BTD Destroyer , , US , , , , Torpedo/dive bomber , , 1943 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Douglas DT , , US , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1921 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Douglas SBD Dauntless , , US , , , , Dive bomber , , 1940 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Douglas TBD Devastator , , US , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1935 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Douglas XB-19 , , US , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1941 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Douglas XB-22 , , US , , , , Medium bomber , , n/a , , Project , , , , , - , , Douglas XTB2D Skypirate , , US , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1945 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Douglas Y1B-7 , , US , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1931 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , EADS-CASA C295MP , , Spain , , , , Maritime patrol , , 1997 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Embraer EMB 312 Tucano The Embraer EMB 312 Tucano (English: ''Toucan'') is a low-wing, tandem-seat, single- turboprop, basic trainer with counter-insurgency capability that was developed in Brazil. The Brazilian Air Force sponsored the EMB-312 project at the end of ...
, , Brazil , , , , trainer/attack , , 1980 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano The Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano (English: ''Super Toucan''), also named ALX or A-29, is a Brazilian turboprop light attack aircraft designed and built by Embraer as a development of the Embraer EMB 312 Tucano. The A-29 Super Tucano carries a w ...
, , Brazil , , , , trainer/attack , , 1999 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
English Electric Canberra The English Electric Canberra is a British first-generation, jet-powered medium bomber. It was developed by English Electric during the mid- to late 1940s in response to a 1944 Air Ministry requirement for a successor to the wartime de Havill ...
, , UK , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1949 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II , , US , , , , Attack , , 1972 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Fairey Albacore The Fairey Albacore is a single-engine biplane torpedo bomber designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Fairey Aviation. It was primarily operated by the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm (FAA) and was heavily used during the Second W ...
, , UK , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1938 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Fairey Barracuda , , UK , , , , Torpedo/dive bomber , , 1940 , , Operationals , , , , , - , , Fairey Battle , , UK , , , , Medium bomber , , 1936 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Fairey Campania , , UK , , , , Maritime patrol , , 1917 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Fairey Fawn , , UK , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1923 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Fairey Ferret , , UK , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1925 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Fairey Fox , , UK , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1925 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Fairey G.4/31 , , UK , , , , Bomber , , 1934 , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
Fairey Gannet The Fairey Gannet is a carrier-borne aircraft that was designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer the Fairey Aviation Company. It was developed for the Royal Navy, being the first fixed-wing aircraft to combine both the search ...
, , UK , , , , Maritime patrol , , 1949 , , Operational 1978 , , , , , - , , Fairey Gordon , , UK , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1931 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Fairey Hendon The Fairey Hendon was a British monoplane, heavy bomber of the Royal Air Force, designed by Fairey Aviation in the late 1920s. The aircraft served in small numbers with one squadron of the RAF between 1936 and 1939. It was the first all-metal ...
, , UK , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1930 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Fairey III , , UK , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1917 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Fairey P.4/34 , , UK , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1937 , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
Fairey Seal The Fairey Seal was a British carrier-borne spotter-reconnaissance aircraft, operated in the 1930s. The Seal was derived – like the Gordon – from the IIIF. To enable the Fairey Seal to be launched by catapult from warships, it could be ...
, , UK , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1930 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Fairey Swordfish The Fairey Swordfish is a biplane torpedo bomber, designed by the Fairey Aviation Company. Originating in the early 1930s, the Swordfish, nicknamed "Stringbag", was principally operated by the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy. It was also use ...
, , UK , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1934 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Farman F.140 Super Goliath , , France , , , , Night bomber , , 1924 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Farman F.150 , , France , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1926 , , Prototype , , + , , , - , , Farman F.160 , , France , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1928 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Farman F.220 , , France , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1932 , , Operational , , ca. , , , - , , Farman F.50 , , France , , , , Night bomber , , 1918 , , Operational , , + , , , - , , Farman F.60 Goliath , , France , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1919 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Felixstowe F.2 , , UK , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat , , 1917 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Felixstowe F.3 , , UK , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat , , 1917 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Felixstowe F.5 , , UK , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat , , 1918 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Felixstowe Fury , , UK , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat , , 1918 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Fiat Br.20 , , Italy , , , , Medium bomber , , 1936 , , Operational , , + , , , - , , Fiat BR , , Italy , , , , Bomber , , 1919 , , Operational , , + , , , - , , Fiat BRG , , Italy , , , , Bomber , , 1931 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Fiat G.91 , , Italy , , , , Attack , , 1956 , , Operational 1995 , , , , , - , , Fiat G.91Y , , Italy , , , , Attack , , 1966 , , Operational 1998 , , , , , - , , Fiat RS.14 , , Italy , , , , Maritime patrol , , 1939 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Fieseler Fi 167 The Fieseler Fi 167 was a 1930s German biplane torpedo and reconnaissance bomber designed for use from the Graf Zeppelin class aircraft carriers under construction from 1936 to 1942. Development In early 1937, the ''Reichsluftfahrtministerium ...
, , Germany , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1937 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Fieseler Fi 98 The Fieseler Fi 98 was a prototype ground-attack aircraft produced by German aircraft manufacturer Fieseler as a rival to the Henschel Hs 123. Design and development Fieseler developed the model in response to the Reich Air Ministry specification ...
, , Germany , , , , Dive bomber , , 1935 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , FMA AeMB.2 , , Argentina , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1935 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
FMA IA 58 Pucará The FMA IA 58 Pucará ( qu, Fortress) is an Argentine ground-attack and counter-insurgency (COIN) aircraft manufactured by the Fábrica Militar de Aviones. It is a low-wing twin- turboprop all-metal monoplane with retractable landing gear, ca ...
, , Argentina , , , , Attack , , 1969 , , Operational , , + , , , - , , Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor , , Germany , , , , Maritime patrol/transport , , 1937 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Focke-Wulf Fw 300 , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1941 , , Project , , , , , - , , Focke-Wulf Fw 42 , , Germany , , , , Medium bomber , , n/a , , Project , , , , , - , , Focke-Wulf Ta 400 , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1943 , , Project , , , , , - , , Fokker C.V , , Netherlands , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1924 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Fokker C.X , , Netherlands , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1934 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Fokker F-27 maritime , , Netherlands , , , , Maritime patrol , , 1955 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Fokker K.I , , Germany , , , , Bomber , , 1915 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Fokker T.IV , , Netherlands , , , , Maritime patrol torpedo bomber , , 1927 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Fokker T.V , , Netherlands , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1937 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Fokker T.VIII , , Netherlands , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1938 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Fokker XB-8 , , US , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1929 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Fouga CM.170 Magister , , France , , , , trainer/attack , , 1952 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Friedrichshafen FF.41 , , Germany , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1917 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Friedrichshafen G.I , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1915 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Friedrichshafen G.II , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1916 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Friedrichshafen G.III , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1917 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Friedrichshafen G.IV , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1918 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Friedrichshafen G.V , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1918 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , General Dynamics F-111 , , US , , , , Bomber , , 1967 , , Operational 2010 , , , , , - , , Gloster Goral , , UK , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1927 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Gloster TSR.38 , , UK , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1932 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Gotha G.I , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1915 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Gotha G.II , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1916 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Gotha G.III , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1916 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Gotha G.IV , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1916 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Gotha G.IX , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1918 , , Operational , , ca. , , , - , , Gotha G.V , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1917 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Gotha G.VI , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1918 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Gotha GL.VII , , Germany , , , , Medium bomber , , 1918 , , Operational , , ca. , , , - , , Gotha G.VIII , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1918 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Gotha G.X , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1918 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Grahame-White Ganymede , , UK , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1919 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Great Lakes BG , , US , , , , Dive bomber , , 1933 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Grigorovich TB-5 , , USSR , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1931 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Grumman A-6 Intruder , , US , , , , Attack , , 1960 , , Operational 1997 , , , , , - , , Grumman AF Guardian , , US , , , , Maritime patrol , , 1945 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Grumman F9F Panther The Grumman F9F Panther is one of the United States Navy's first successful carrier-based jet fighters, as well as Grumman’s first jet fighter. A single-engined, straight-winged day fighter, it was armed with four cannons and could carry a ...
, , US , , , , Fighter bomber , , 1947 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Grumman OV-1 Mohawk , , US , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1959 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Grumman S-2 Tracker The Grumman S-2 Tracker (S2F prior to 1962) was the first purpose-built, single airframe anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft to enter service with the United States Navy. Designed and initially built by Grumman, the Tracker was of conventiona ...
, , US , , , , Maritime patrol , , 1952 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Grumman TBF Avenger , , US , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1941 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Grumman XTB2F , , US , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1944 , , Project , , , , , - , , HAL HF-24 Marut , , India , , , , Fighter bomber , , 1961 , , Operational , , , , , - , , HAL HJT-16 Kiran , , India , , , , trainer/attack , , 1964 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Hall XPTBH , , US , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1937 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Handley Page H.P.19 Hanley , , UK , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1922 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Handley Page H.P.24 Hyderabad , , UK , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1925 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Handley Page H.P.25 Hendon , , UK , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1924 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Handley Page H.P.28 Handcross , , UK , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1924 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Handley Page H.P.31 Harrow , , UK , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1926 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Handley Page H.P.33 Hinaidi , , UK , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1927 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Handley Page H.P.34 Hare , , UK , , , , Bomber , , 1928 , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
Handley Page H.P.43 The Handley Page H.P.43 was a three-engined biplane bomber-transport built to an Air Ministry specification. It did not fly well and the biplane configuration was out-dated at completion; the only one constructed was later turned into a monop ...
, , UK , , , , Bomber/transport , , 1932 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Handley Page H.P.46 , , UK , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1932 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Handley Page H.P.47 , , UK , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1934 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Handley Page H.P.50 Heyford , , UK , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1930 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Handley Page H.P.51 , , UK , , , , Bomber/transport , , 1935 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Handley Page Harrow , , UK , , , , Bomber/transport , , 1936 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Handley Page Halifax , , UK , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1939 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Handley Page Hampden/Hereford , , UK , , , , Medium bomber , , 1936 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Handley Page Type O The Handley Page Type O was a biplane bomber used by Britain during the First World War. When built, the Type O was the largest aircraft that had been built in the UK and one of the largest in the world. There were two main variants, the Hand ...
, , UK , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1915 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Handley Page V/1500 The Handley Page V/1500 was a British night-flying heavy bomber built by Handley Page towards the end of the First World War. It was a large four-engined biplane, which resembled a larger version of Handley Page's earlier O/100 and O/400 bomber ...
, , UK , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1918 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Handley Page Victor , , UK , , Jet , , Heavy bomber , , 1952 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Harbin H-5 , , USSR/China , , , , Medium bomber , , 1948 , , Operational , , + , , , - , , Harbin H-7 , , China , , , , Medium bomber , , 1965 , , Project , , , , , - , ,
Harbin SH-5 The Harbin SH-5 (, where "水轰" is short for ) is a Chinese maritime patrol amphibious aircraft intended for a wide range of duties, including aerial firefighting, anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and air-sea rescue (ASR). One prototype and six pr ...
, , China , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat , , 1976 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Hawker Audax The Hawker Hart is a British two-seater biplane light bomber aircraft that saw service with the Royal Air Force (RAF). It was designed during the 1920s by Sydney Camm and manufactured by Hawker Aircraft. The Hart was a prominent British airc ...
, , UK , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1931 , , Operational , , + , , , - , , Hawker Dantorp , , UK , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1932 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Hawker Hardy , , UK , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1934 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Hawker Hart The Hawker Hart is a British two-seater biplane light bomber aircraft that saw service with the Royal Air Force (RAF). It was designed during the 1920s by Sydney Camm and manufactured by Hawker Aircraft. The Hart was a prominent British airc ...
, , UK , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1928 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Hawker Hector , , UK , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1936 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Hawker Henley The Hawker Henley was a British two-seat target tug derived from the Hawker Hurricane that was operated by the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Design and development In 1934 Air Ministry Specification P.4/34 was issued which ca ...
, , UK , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1937 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Hawker Hind , , UK , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1934 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Hawker Horsley The Hawker Horsley was a British single-engined biplane bomber of the 1920s. It was the last all-wooden aircraft built by Hawker Aircraft, and served as a medium day bomber and torpedo bomber with Britain's Royal Air Force between 1926 and 193 ...
, , UK , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1925 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Hawker Hunter The Hawker Hunter is a transonic British jet-powered fighter aircraft that was developed by Hawker Aircraft for the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the late 1940s and early 1950s. It was designed to take advantage of the newly developed Rolls- ...
, , UK , , , , Fighter bomber , , 1951 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Hawker Siddeley Harrier , , UK , , , , Attack , , 1974 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Hawker Typhoon The Hawker Typhoon is a British single-seat fighter-bomber, produced by Hawker Aircraft. It was intended to be a medium-high altitude interceptor, as a replacement for the Hawker Hurricane, but several design problems were encountered and i ...
, , UK , , , , Fighter bomber , , 1940 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Hawker-Siddeley Hawk , , UK , , , , Attack , , 1974 , , Operational , , + , , , - , , Hawker-Siddeley Nimrod , , UK , , , , Maritime patrol , , 1967 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Heinkel He 111 , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1935 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Heinkel He 115 The Heinkel He 115 was a three-seat World War II '' Luftwaffe'' seaplane. It was used as a torpedo bomber and performed general seaplane duties, such as reconnaissance and minelaying. The aircraft was powered by two 960 PS (947 hp, 720 ...
, , Germany , , , , Maritime patrol , , 1937 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Heinkel He 177 The Heinkel He 177 ''Greif'' (Griffin) was a long-range heavy bomber flown by the '' Luftwaffe'' during World War II. The introduction of the He 177 to combat operations was significantly delayed, by both problems with the development of its ...
, , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1939 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Heinkel He 274 , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1945 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Heinkel He 277 , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1943 , , Project , , , , , - , , Heinkel He 45 , , Germany , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1931 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Heinkel He 50 The Heinkel He 50 was a German World War II-era dive bomber, originally designed for the Imperial Japanese Navy. Serving in '' Luftwaffe'' prewar dive-bombing units, the He 50 served until almost the end of World War II as a night harassment b ...
, , Germany , , , , Dive bomber , , 1931 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Heinkel He 59 , , Germany , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1931 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Heinkel He 70 , , Germany , , , , Medium bomber , , 1932 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Henschel Hs 123 , , Germany , , , , Dive bomber , , 1935 , , Operational , , ca. , , , - , , Henschel Hs 129 , , Germany , , , , Attack , , 1939 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Hiro G2H , , Japan , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1933 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Hiro H1H , , Japan , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat , , 1927 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Hiro H2H The Hiro H2H, or "Navy Type 89 Flying boat" ( ja, "八九式飛行艇"), was a Japanese patrol flying boat of the 1930s. Designed and built by the Hiro Naval Arsenal, it was a twin-engined biplane that was operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy ...
, , Japan , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat , , 1930 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Hiro H4H , , Japan , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat , , 1931 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Hispano HA-200 , , Spain , , , , Attack , , 1955 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Huff-Daland XB-1 , , US , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1927 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , I.Ae. 24 Calquin , , Argentina , , , , Bomber , , 1946 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Ilyushin DB-3 The Ilyushin DB-3, where "DB" stands for ''Dalniy Bombardirovschik'' (Russian: Дальний бомбардировщик) meaning "long-range bomber", was a Soviet bomber aircraft of World War II. It was a twin-engined, low-wing monoplane that f ...
, , USSR , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1935 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Ilyushin Il-10 & Avia B-33 , , USSR , , , , Attack , , 1944 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Ilyushin Il-102 The Ilyushin Il-102 was a Soviet experimental jet-powered ground-attack aircraft designed by Ilyushin. Once described as the "most gorgeously ugly combat jet ever," this aircraft was never chosen for production, being surpassed by the Su-25. On ...
, , USSR , , , , Attack , , 1982 , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
Ilyushin Il-2 The Ilyushin Il-2 (Russian: Илью́шин Ил-2) is a ground-attack plane that was produced by the Soviet Union in large numbers during the Second World War. The word ''shturmovík'' (Cyrillic: штурмовик), the generic Russian term ...
, , USSR , , , , Attack , , 1939 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Ilyushin Il-28 The Ilyushin Il-28 (russian: Илью́шин Ил-28; NATO reporting name: Beagle) is a jet bomber of the immediate postwar period that was originally manufactured for the Soviet Air Forces. It was the Soviet Union's first such aircraft to en ...
, , USSR , , , , Medium bomber , , 1948 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Ilyushin Il-38 , , USSR , , , , Maritime patrol , , 1967 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Ilyushin Il-4 The Ilyushin Il-4 (DB-3F) (russian: Ильюшин Ил-4 (ДБ-3Ф)) was a Soviet twin-engined long-range bomber and torpedo bomber, widely used by the Soviet Air Force and Soviet Naval Aviation during World War II. Design and development In ...
, , USSR , , , , Medium bomber , , 1936 , , Operational ca. , , , , , - , , Ilyushin Il-40 , , USSR , , , , Attack , , 1953 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Ilyushin Il-54 , , USSR , , , , Medium bomber , , 1955 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Ilyushin Il-6 , , USSR , , , , Bomber , , 1943 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Ilyushin Il-8 , , USSR , , , , Attack , , 1943 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Junkers A 35 , , Germany , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1926 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Junkers R 42/JuG-1 , , Germany , , , , Bomber/transport , , 1924 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Junkers Ju 188 , , Germany , , , , Medium bomber , , 1940 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Junkers Ju 287 , , Germany , , , , Bomber , , 1944 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Junkers Ju 288 , , Germany , , , , Bomber , , 1940 , , Prototypes , , , , , - , , Junkers Ju 290 , , Germany , , , , Maritime patrol/heavy bomber , , 1942 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Junkers Ju 388 , , Germany , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1943 , , Operational , , ca. , , , - , , Junkers Ju 390 , , Germany , , , , Maritime patrol/transport , , 1943 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Junkers Ju 488 , , Germany , , , , Bomber , , n/a , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
Junkers Ju 52 The Junkers Ju 52/3m (nicknamed ''Tante Ju'' ("Aunt Ju") and ''Iron Annie'') is a transport aircraft that was designed and manufactured by German aviation company Junkers. Development of the Ju 52 commenced during 1930, headed by German aero ...
, , Germany , , , , Bomber/transport , , 1930 , , Operational 1982 , , , , , - , , Junkers Ju 86 , , Germany , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1934 , , Operational , , ca. , , , - , , Junkers Ju 87 , , Germany , , , , Dive bomber , , 1935 , , Operational , , ca. , , , - , ,
Junkers Ju 88 The Junkers Ju 88 is a German World War II '' Luftwaffe'' twin-engined multirole combat aircraft. Junkers Aircraft and Motor Works (JFM) designed the plane in the mid-1930s as a so-called ''Schnellbomber'' ("fast bomber") that would be too fast ...
, , Germany , , , , Medium bomber , , 1936 , , Operational , , ca. , , , - , , Junkers Ju 89 , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1937 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Junkers K 37 , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1927 , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
Junkers K 43 The Junkers W 34 was a German-built, single-engine, passenger and transport aircraft. Developed in the 1920s, it was taken into service in 1926. The passenger version could take a pilot and five passengers. The aircraft was developed from the J ...
, , Germany , , , , Bomber/transport , , 1926 , , Prototype , , + , , Production figure includes aircraft used as transports , - , ,
Junkers K 47 The Junkers K 47 was a two-seater fighter aircraft developed in Sweden by the Swedish subsidiary of the German firm Junkers during the late 1920s, a civil development of which was designated the A 48. Design and development Designed to meet a ...
, , Germany , , , , Dive bomber , , 1929 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Kaiser-Fleetwings XBTK , , US , , , , Torpedo/dive bomber , , 1945 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Kalinin K-7 , , USSR , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1933 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Kawanishi E7K , , Japan , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1933 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Kawanishi H6K The Kawanishi H6K was an Imperial Japanese Navy flying boat produced by the Kawanishi Aircraft Company and used during World War II for maritime patrol duties. The Allied reporting name for the type was Mavis; the Navy designation was . Design ...
, , Japan , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat , , 1936 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Kawanishi H8K , , Japan , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat , , 1941 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Dornier Do N , , Germany , , , , Bomber , , 1928 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Kawasaki Ki-102 , , Japan , , , , Attack , , 1944 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Kawasaki Ki-3 , , Japan , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1933 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Kawasaki Ki-32 , , Japan , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1937 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Kawasaki Ki-48 The Kawasaki Ki-48 ( ja, 九九式雙發輕爆擊機, shiki-souhatu-keibaku, shortened to 'Sokei', Army Type 99 Twin-engined Light Bomber), was a Japanese twin-engine light bomber that was used during World War II. Its Allied reporting name was ...
, , Japan , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1939 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Kawasaki P-1 The Kawasaki P-1 (previously P-X, XP-1) is a Japanese maritime patrol aircraft developed and manufactured by Kawasaki Aerospace Company. Unlike many maritime patrol aircraft, which are typically conversions of civilian designs, the P-1 is a pur ...
, , Japan , , , , Maritime patrol , , 2007 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Kennedy Giant , , UK , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1917 , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
Keystone B-3 The Keystone B-3A was a bomber aircraft developed for the United States Army Air Corps by Keystone Aircraft in the late 1920s. Design and development The B-3 was originally ordered as the LB-10A (a single-tail modification of the Keystone LB ...
, , US , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1929 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Keystone B-4 The Keystone B-4 was a biplane bomber A bomber is a military combat aircraft designed to attack ground and naval targets by dropping air-to-ground weaponry (such as bombs), launching torpedoes, or deploying air-launched cruise missiles. The ...
, , US , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1930 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Keystone B-5 The Keystone B-5 is a light bomber made by the Keystone Aircraft company for the United States Army Air Corps in the early 1930s. The B-5A was a Keystone B-3A with Wright Cyclone rather than Pratt & Whitney engines. Design and development Thre ...
, , US , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1929 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Keystone B-6 The Keystone B-6 was a biplane bomber developed by the Keystone Aircraft company for the United States Army Air Corps. Design and development In 1931, the United States Army Air Corps received five working models (Y1B-6s) of the B-6 bomber. ...
, , US , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1931 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Kharkov KhAI-5 , , USSR , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1936 , , Operational , , + , , , - , , Kyushu Q1W , , Japan , , , , Maritime patrol , , 1943 , , Operational , , , , , - , , LACAB GR.8 , , Belgium , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1936 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Latécoère 290 , , France , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1931 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Latécoère 298 The Latécoère 298 (sometimes abridged to Laté 298) was a French seaplane that served during World War II. It was designed primarily as a torpedo bomber, but served also as a dive bomber against land and naval targets, and as a maritime reconnaiss ...
, , France , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1936 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Latécoère 302 , , France , , , , Torpedo bomber flying boat , , 1931 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Latécoère 381 , , France , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat , , 1930 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Latécoère 521 & 523 , , France , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat , , 1935 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Latécoère 550 , , France , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1933 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Latécoère 570 , , France , , , , Medium bomber , , 1939 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Latécoère 582 , , France , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1935 , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
Latécoère 611 The Latécoère 611 was a French four-engined maritime reconnaissance flying boat of the Second World War. Although only a single prototype was completed, this served throughout the war, being used by both the Vichy French and Free French navies ...
, , France , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat , , 1939 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Letov Š-16 , , Czechoslovakia , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1926 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Letov Š-28, 128, 228, 328, 428 & 528 , , Czechoslovakia , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1929 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Letov Š-33 , , Czechoslovakia , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1930 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Letov Š-6 , , Czechoslovakia , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1923 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Levasseur PL.107 , , France , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1937 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Levasseur PL.14 , , France , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1929 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Levasseur PL.15 , , France , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1932 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Levasseur PL.2 , , France , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1922 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Levasseur PL.7 , , France , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1928 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Linke-Hofmann R.I , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1917 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Linke-Hofmann R.II , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1919 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Lioré et Olivier LeO 20 , , France , , , , Night bomber , , 1927 , , Operational , , ca. , , , - , , Lioré et Olivier LeO 25 , , France , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1928 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Lioré et Olivier LeO 45 , , France , , , , Medium bomber , , 1937 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Lioré et Olivier LeO H-13 , , France , , , , Night bomber , , 1922 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk , , US , , , , Bomber (stealth) , , 1981 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Lockheed Hudson , , US , , , , Maritime patrol , , 1938 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Lockheed P-3 Orion/CP-140 Aurora/Arcturus , , US , , , , Maritime patrol , , 1959 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Lockheed P2V Neptune , , US , , , , Maritime patrol , , 1945 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Lockheed S-3 Viking The Lockheed S-3 Viking is a four-crew, twin-engine turbofan-powered jet aircraft designed and produced by the American aerospace manufacturer Lockheed Corporation. Because of its characteristic sound, it was nicknamed the "War Hoover" after t ...
, , US , , , , Maritime patrol , , 1972 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Lockheed Ventura/Harpoon , , US , , , , Maritime patrol , , 1941 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Lockheed XB-30 , , US , , , , Heavy bomber - project , , n/a , , Project , , , , , - , , Loire 70 , , France , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat , , 1933 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
LTV A-7 Corsair II The LTV A-7 Corsair II is an American carrier-capable subsonic light attack aircraft designed and manufactured by Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV). The A-7 was developed during the early 1960s as replacement for the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk. Its design was ...
, , US , , , , Attack , , 1965 , , Operational , , , , , - , , LWS-6 Zubr , , Poland , , , , Medium bomber , , 1936 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Macchi M.C.99 , , Italy , , , , Maritime patrol , , 1937 , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
Martin AM Mauler The Martin AM Mauler (originally XBTM) was a single-seat carrier-based attack aircraft built for the United States Navy. Designed during World War II, the Mauler encountered development delays and did not enter service until 1948 in small numb ...
, , US , , , , Attack , , 1944 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Martin B-10 & related , , US , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1932 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Martin B-26 Marauder The Martin B-26 Marauder is an American twin-engined medium bomber that saw extensive service during World War II. The B-26 was built at two locations: Baltimore, Maryland, and Omaha, Nebraska, by the Glenn L. Martin Company. First used in ...
, , US , , , , Medium bomber , , 1940 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Martin B-57 Canberra The Martin B-57 Canberra is an American-built, twin-engined tactical bomber and reconnaissance aircraft that entered service with the United States Air Force (USAF) in 1953. The B-57 is a license-built version of the British English Electri ...
, , US , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1953 , , Operational , , , , Production figure includes reconnaissance variants , - , ,
Martin Baltimore The Martin 187 Baltimore was a twin-engined light attack bomber built by the Glenn L. Martin Company in the United States as the A-30. The model was originally ordered by the French in May 1940 as a follow-up to the earlier Martin Maryland, the ...
, , US , , , , Medium bomber , , 1941 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Martin Maryland , , US , , , , Medium bomber , , 1939 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Martin MBT/MT , , US , , , , Bomber , , 1918 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Martin NBS-1 , , US , , , , Night bomber , , 1920 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Martin P4M Mercator The Martin P4M Mercator was a maritime reconnaissance aircraft built by the Glenn L. Martin Company. The Mercator was an unsuccessful contender for a United States Navy requirement for a long-range maritime patrol bomber, with the Lockheed P2V ...
, , US , , , , Maritime patrol , , 1946 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Martin P5M Marlin The Martin P5M Marlin (P-5 Marlin after 1962), built by the Glenn L. Martin Company of Middle River, Maryland, was a twin piston-engined flying boat that entered service in 1951, and served into the late 1960s with the United States Navy perfo ...
, , US , , , , Maritime patrol , , 1948 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Martin P6M SeaMaster , , US , , Jet , , Heavy bomber , , 1955 , , Operational , , , , Flying boat. , - , ,
Martin PBM Mariner The Martin PBM Mariner was an American patrol bomber flying boat of World War II and the early Cold War era. It was designed to complement the Consolidated PBY Catalina and PB2Y Coronado in service. A total of 1,366 PBMs were built, with the f ...
, , US , , , , Maritime patrol , , 1939 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Martin T3M , , US , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1926 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Martin T4M Martin may refer to: Places * Martin City (disambiguation) * Martin County (disambiguation) * Martin Township (disambiguation) Antarctica * Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land * Port Martin, Adelie Land * Point Martin, South Orkney Islands Aust ...
, , US , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1927 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Martin XB-27 , , US , , , , Heavy bomber , , n/a , , Project , , , , , - , , Martin XB-33 Super Marauder , , US , , , , Heavy bomber , , n/a , , Project , , , , , - , ,
Martin XB-48 The Martin XB-48 was an American medium jet bomber developed in the mid-1940s. It competed with the Boeing B-47 Stratojet, which proved to be a superior design, and was largely considered as a backup plan in case the B-47 ran into development p ...
, , US , , , , Medium bomber , , 1947 , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
Martin XB-51 The Martin XB-51 was an American trijet ground-attack aircraft. It was designed in 1945 and made its maiden flight in 1949. It was originally designed as a bomber for the United States Army Air Forces under specification V-8237-1 and was desi ...
, , US , , , , Attack , , 1949 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Martinsyde G.100 and 102 Elephant , , UK , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1915 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
McDonnell Douglas A-12 Avenger II The McDonnell Douglas/General Dynamics A-12 Avenger II was a proposed American attack aircraft from McDonnell Douglas and General Dynamics. It was to be an all-weather, carrier-based stealth bomber replacement for the Grumman A-6 Intruder in ...
, , US , , , , Attack , , 1983 , , Project , , , , , - , ,
McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) AV-8B Harrier II is a single-engine ground-attack aircraft that constitutes the second generation of the Harrier family, capable of vertical or short takeoff and landing (V/STOL). The aircraft is primaril ...
, , US , , , , Attack , , 1978 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is an American tandem two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor and fighter-bomber originally developed by McDonnell Aircraft for the United States Navy.Swanborough and Bow ...
, , US , , , , Fighter bomber , , 1958 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet is an all-weather, twin-engine, supersonic, carrier-capable, multirole combat aircraft, designed as both a fighter and attack aircraft (hence the F/A designation). Designed by McDonnell Douglas (now pa ...
, , US , , , , Fighter bomber , , 1978 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Messerschmitt Me 262 The Messerschmitt Me 262, nicknamed ''Schwalbe'' (German: "Swallow") in fighter versions, or ''Sturmvogel'' (German: "Storm Bird") in fighter-bomber versions, is a fighter aircraft and fighter-bomber that was designed and produced by the German ...
, , Germany , , , , Fighter bomber , , 1942 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Messerschmitt Me 264 The Messerschmitt Me 264 was a long-range strategic bomber developed during World War II for the German ''Luftwaffe'' as its main strategic bomber. The design was later selected as Messerschmitt's competitor in the ''Reichsluftfahrtministerium ...
, , Germany , , , , Maritime patrol/heavy bomber , , 1942 , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
Mikoyan MiG-27 The Mikoyan MiG-27 (russian: Микоян МиГ-27; NATO reporting name: Flogger-D/J) is a variable-sweep ground-attack aircraft, originally built by the Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau in the Soviet Union and later licence-produced in India ...
, , USSR , , , , Attack , , 1970 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Mitsubishi 1MT The Mitsubishi 1MT was a Japanese single-seat triplane torpedo bomber built by Mitsubishi for the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service. Designed by the former Sopwith designer Herbert Smith it was intended for use aboard the Japanese aircraft ca ...
, , Japan , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1922 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Mitsubishi 2MB1 , , Japan , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1926 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Mitsubishi 3MT5 , , Japan , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1932 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Mitsubishi B1M , , Japan , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1923 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Mitsubishi B2M The Mitsubishi B2M was a Japanese carrier-based torpedo bomber of the 1920s and 1930s. It was built by Mitsubishi to a design by Blackburn Aircraft of Britain and was operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy. Design and development In 1927, the ...
, , Japan , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1929 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Mitsubishi B5M , , Japan , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1937 , , Operational , , ca. , , , - , , Mitsubishi G1M , , Japan , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1934 , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
Mitsubishi G3M The was a Japanese bomber and transport aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (IJNAS) during World War II. The Yokosuka L3Y (Allied reporting name "Tina"), was a transport variant of the aircraft manufactured by the Yokosu ...
, , Japan , , , , Attack , , 1935 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Mitsubishi G4M The Mitsubishi G4M was a twin-engine, land-based medium bomber formerly manufactured by the Mitsubishi Aircraft Company, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1940 to 1945. Its official designati ...
, , Japan , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1939 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Mitsubishi Ki-1 The Mitsubishi Ki-1, also known as Mitsubishi Army Type 93 Heavy Bomber, was a bomber built by Mitsubishi for the Imperial Japanese Army in the 1930s. The Ki-1 design was heavily based on the Junkers K 37 and a mockup was ready in August 1932, wit ...
, , Japan , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1932 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Mitsubishi Ki-2 The was a light bomber built by Mitsubishi for the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service (IJAAS) in the 1930s. Its Allied nickname was "Louise". Despite its antiquated appearance, the Ki-2 was successfully used in Manchukuo and in North China dur ...
, , Japan , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1933 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Mitsubishi Ki-20 The Mitsubishi Ki-20 is a Japanese bomber variant of the Junkers G.38 airliner. Mitsubishi manufactured six aircraft under license from Junkers. These aircraft, designated Army Type 92 Heavy Bomber, served through the 1930s. During World War II, t ...
, , Japan , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1932 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Mitsubishi Ki-21 The ( Allied reporting name: "Sally" /"Gwen") was a Japanese heavy bomber during World War II. It began operations during the Second Sino-Japanese War participating in the Nomonhan Incident, and in the first stages of the Pacific War, includi ...
, , Japan , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1936 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Mitsubishi Ki-30 , , Japan , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1937 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Mitsubishi Ki-51 The Mitsubishi Ki-51 (Army designation "Type 99 Assault Plane"; Allied nickname "Sonia") was a light bomber/dive bomber in service with the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. It first flew in mid-1939. Initially deployed against Chines ...
, , Japan , , , , Dive bomber , , 1939 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Mitsubishi Ki-67 The Mitsubishi Ki-67 ''Hiryū'' (飛龍, "Flying Dragon"; Allied reporting name "Peggy") was a twin-engine heavy bomber produced by Mitsubishi Aircraft Company and used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service and Imperial Japanese Navy Air Servi ...
, , Japan , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1941 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Morane-Saulnier Epervier , , France , , , , Attack , , 1958 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Morane-Saulnier S , , France , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1915 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Morane-Saulnier T , , France , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1916 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Morane-Saulnier TRK , , France , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1916 , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
Myasishchev M-4 The Myasishchev M-4 ''Molot'' (russian: Молот (Hammer), USAF/DoD reporting name "Type 37", ASCC reporting name Bison) was a four-engined strategic bomber designed by Vladimir Mikhailovich Myasishchev and manufactured by the Soviet Union in ...
, , USSR , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1953 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Myasishchev M-50 The Myasishchev M-50 (russian: Мясищев М-50; NATO reporting name Bounder) is a Soviet prototype four-jet engine supersonic strategic bomber which never attained service. Only one flightworthy prototype was built, which was first flown i ...
, , USSR , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1959 , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
Nakajima B5N The Nakajima B5N ( ja, 中島 B5N, Allied reporting name "Kate") was the standard carrier-based torpedo bomber of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) for much of World War II. Although the B5N was substantially faster and more capable than its A ...
, , Japan , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1937 , , Operational , , ca. , , , - , ,
Nakajima B6N The Nakajima B6N ''Tenzan'' ( ja, 中島 B6N 天山, "Heavenly Mountain", Allied reporting name: "Jill") was the Imperial Japanese Navy's standard carrier-borne torpedo bomber during the final years of World War II and the successor to the B5 ...
, , Japan , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1941 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Nakajima E4N The Nakajima E4N was a Japanese shipboard reconnaissance aircraft of the 1930s. It was a two-seat, single-engine, equal-span biplane seaplane used primarily by the Imperial Japanese Navy. Development The first prototype of the Type 90-2 Reconna ...
, , Japan , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1930 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Nakajima E8N The Nakajima E8N was a Japanese ship-borne, catapult-launched, reconnaissance seaplane of the Second Sino-Japanese War. It was a single-engine, two-seat biplane with a central main-float and underwing outriggers. During the Pacific War, it wa ...
, , Japan , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1934 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Nakajima G10N , , Japan , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1943 , , Project , , , , , - , ,
Nakajima G5N The Nakajima G5N ''Shinzan'' (, "Deep Mountain") was a four-engined long-range heavy bomber designed and built for the Imperial Japanese Navy prior to World War II. The Navy designation was "Experimental 13-Shi Attack Bomber"; the Allied code name ...
, , Japan , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1941 , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
Nakajima G8N The Nakajima G8N ''Renzan'' (連山, "Mountain Range") was a four-engine long-range bomber designed for use by the Imperial Japanese Navy. The Navy designation was "Type 18 land-based attack aircraft" (十八試陸上攻撃機); the Allied code n ...
, , Japan , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1944 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Nakajima Ki-19 , , Japan , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1937 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Nakajima Ki-4 , , Japan , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1933 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Nakajima Ki-49 The Nakajima Ki-49 ''Donryu'' (呑龍, "Storm Dragon")Francillon, 1970, p.223 was a twin-engine Japanese World War II heavy bomber. It was designed to carry out daylight bombing missions, without the protection of escort fighters. Consequently, ...
, , Japan , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1939 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Nakajima LB-2 The Nakajima LB-2 was a long-range, land-based bomber developed in Japan for use by the Imperial Japanese Navy. When rejected for military service, the sole prototype was converted into an airliner and, known as the ''Akatsuki-go'' (暁号 – " ...
, , Japan , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1936 , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
Nanchang Q-5 The Nanchang Q-5 (; NATO reporting name: Fantan), also known as the A-5 in its export versions, is a Chinese-built single-seat, twin jet engine ground-attack aircraft based on the Shenyang J-6. The aircraft is primarily used for close air supp ...
, , China , , , , Attack , , 1965 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Nanchang Q-6 , , China , , , , Attack , , 1979 , , Project , , , , , - , ,
Naval Aircraft Factory SBN The Naval Aircraft Factory SBN was a United States three-seat mid-wing monoplane scout bomber/torpedo aircraft designed by the Brewster Aeronautical Corporation and built under license by the Naval Aircraft Factory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ...
, , US , , , , Dive bomber , , 1936 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Nieuport 15 , , France , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1916 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Nieuport 18 and 19 , , France , , , , Heavy bomber , , n/a , , cancelled project , , , , , - , , Nieuport London , , UK , , , , Night bomber , , 1920 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Nieuport-Delage NiD 30B , , France , , , , Heavy bomber , , n/a , , Project , , , , , - , , Norman Thompson N.T.4 , , UK , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat , , 1916 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
North American A-27 The North American Aviation A-27 is an attack version of the North American T-6 Texan. Ten aircraft were ordered by Thailand as NA-69 light attack aircraft. Instead of being delivered to Thailand, the aircraft were taken over in October 1940 by ...
, , US , , , , Attack , , 1940 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
North American A-5 Vigilante The North American A-5 Vigilante was an American carrier-based supersonic bomber designed and built by North American Aviation (NAA) for the United States Navy. Prior to 1962 unification of Navy and Air Force designations, it was designated t ...
, , US , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1958 , , Operational , , , , , - , , North American AJ/A-2 Savage , , US , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1948 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
North American B-25 Mitchell The North American B-25 Mitchell is an American medium bomber that was introduced in 1941 and named in honor of Major General William "Billy" Mitchell, a pioneer of U.S. military aviation. Used by many Allied air forces, the B-25 served in ...
, , US , , , , Medium bomber , , 1940 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
North American B-45 Tornado The North American B-45 Tornado was an early American jet bomber designed and manufactured by aircraft company North American Aviation. It has the distinction of being the first operational jet bomber to enter service with the United States Ai ...
, , US , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1947 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco The North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco is an American twin- turboprop light attack and observation aircraft. It was developed in the 1960s as a special aircraft for counter-insurgency (COIN) combat, and one of its primary missions was as a for ...
, , US , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1965 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
North American T-28 Trojan The North American Aviation T-28 Trojan is a radial-engine military trainer aircraft manufactured by North American Aviation and used by the United States Air Force and United States Navy beginning in the 1950s. Besides its use as a trainer, ...
, , US , , , , trainer/attack , , 1949 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
North American T-6 Texan The North American Aviation T-6 Texan is an American single-engined advanced trainer aircraft used to train pilots of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), United States Navy, Royal Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force and other air forces ...
, , US , , , , Attack , , 1940 , , Operational , , , , , - , , North American XA2J Super Savage , , US , , , , Bomber , , 1952 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , North American XB-21 , , US , , , , Medium bomber , , 1936 , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
North American XB-28 The North American XB-28 Dragon (NA-63) was an aircraft proposed by North American Aviation to fill a strong need in the United States Army Air Corps for a high-altitude medium bomber. It never entered production, with only two prototypes being ...
, , US , , , , Medium bomber , , 1942 , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
North American XB-70 Valkyrie The North American Aviation XB-70 Valkyrie was the prototype version of the planned B-70 nuclear-armed, deep-penetration supersonic strategic bomber for the United States Air Force Strategic Air Command. Designed in the late 1950s by North Am ...
, , US , , Jet , , Heavy bomber , , 1964 , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
Northrop A-17 The Northrop A-17, a development of the Northrop Gamma 2F model, was a two-seat, single-engine, monoplane, attack bomber built in 1935 by the Northrop Corporation for the United States Army Air Corps. When in British Commonwealth service during ...
, , US , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1935 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Northrop BT , , US , , , , Dive bomber , , 1935 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit The Northrop (later Northrop Grumman) B-2 Spirit, also known as the Stealth Bomber, is an American heavy strategic bomber, featuring low-observable stealth technology designed to penetrate dense anti-aircraft defenses. A subsonic flying ...
, , US , , Jet , , Bomber (stealth) , , 1989 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Northrop N-3PB The Northrop N-3PB Nomad was a single-engined American floatplane of the 1940s. Northrop developed the N-3PB as an export model based on the earlier Northrop A-17 design. A total of 24 were purchased by Norway, but were not delivered until af ...
, , US , , , , Maritime patrol bomber , , 1940 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Northrop YA-9 The Northrop YA-9 was a prototype attack aircraft developed for the United States Air Force A-X program. The YA-9 was passed over in preference for the Fairchild Republic YA-10 that entered production as the A-10 Thunderbolt II. Design and de ...
, , US , , , , Attack , , 1972 , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
Northrop YB-35 The Northrop YB-35, Northrop designation N-9 or NS-9, were experimental heavy bomber aircraft developed by the Northrop Corporation for the United States Army Air Forces during and shortly after World War II. The airplane used the radical and ...
, , US , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1946 , , Prototype , , , , Flying wing. , - , ,
Northrop YB-49 The Northrop YB-49 was an American prototype jet-powered heavy bomber developed by Northrop Corporation shortly after World War II for service with the United States Air Force. The YB-49 featured a flying wing design and was a turbojet-powered ...
, , US , , Jet , , Heavy bomber , , 1947 , , Prototype , , , , Flying wing. , - , , OKB-1 140 , , USSR , , , , Bomber , , 1948 , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
OKB-1 EF 131 The OKB-1/Junkers EF 131 was a jet bomber produced in Germany and the USSR from 1944. Development The EF-131 was developed based on fragments of project documentation for the Ju 287 after the Red Army captured the Junkers factory in Dessau. ...
, , USSR , , , , Bomber , , 1947 , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
PAK DA The Tupolev PAK DA or PAK DA (russian: ПАК ДА, russian: label=short for, Перспективный авиационный комплекс дальней авиации, Perspektivnyi aviatsionnyi kompleks dal'ney aviatsii, 'Prospective avi ...
, , Russia , , , , Attack , , n/a , , project , , , , , - , ,
Panavia Tornado The Panavia Tornado is a family of twin-engine, variable-sweep wing multirole combat aircraft, jointly developed and manufactured by Italy, the United Kingdom and West Germany. There are three primary Tornado variants: the Tornado IDS (inter ...
, , Germany/Italy/UK , , Jet , , Fighter bomber , , 1974 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Parnall G.4/31 , , UK , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1935 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Parnall Pike , , UK , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1927 , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
Parnall Possum The Parnall Possum was an experimental triplane, with a single, central engine driving wing-mounted propellers via shafts and gears. Two of these British aircraft were built in the mid-1920s. Design and development The Parnall Possum was one ...
, , UK , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1923 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Paul Schmitt PS.6 , , France , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1914 , , Operational , , ca. , , , - , , Paul Schmitt PS.7 , , France , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1915 , , Operational , , ca. , , , - , ,
Percival Provost The Percival P.56 Provost is a basic trainer aircraft that was designed and manufactured by British aviation company Percival. During the 1950s, the Provost was developed for the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a replacement for the Percival Prentice ...
, , UK , , , , trainer/attack , , 1950 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Petlyakov Pe-2 The Petlyakov Pe-2 (russian: Петляков Пе-2) was a Soviet twin-engine dive bomber used during World War II. One of the outstanding tactical attack aircraft of the war,Ethell 1996, p. 152. it also proved successful as a heavy fighter, as ...
, , USSR , , , , Dive bomber , , 1939 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Petlyakov Pe-8 The Petlyakov Pe-8 (russian: Петляков Пе-8) was a Soviet heavy bomber designed before World War II, and the only four-engine bomber the USSR built during the war. Produced in limited numbers, it was used to bomb Berlin in August 1941 ...
, , USSR , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1936 , , Operationals , , , , , - , ,
Piaggio P.108 The Piaggio P.108 ''Bombardiere'' was an Italian four-engine heavy bomber that saw service with the Regia Aeronautica during World War II.Matricardi 2006, p. 257. The prototype first flew on 24 November 1939 and it entered service in 1941. ...
, , Italy , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1939 , , Operational , , ca. , , , - , , Piaggio P.133 , , Italy , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1943 , , Project , , , , , - , ,
Piper PA-48 Enforcer The Piper PA-48 Enforcer is an American turboprop-powered light close air support aircraft built by Piper in the 1970s. It is a development of the World War II-era North American P-51 Mustang fighter. The Enforcer concept was originally cr ...
, , US , , , , Attack , , 1971 , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
Polikarpov R-5 The Polikarpov R-5 (russian: Р-5) was a Soviet reconnaissance bomber aircraft of the 1930s. It was the standard light bomber and reconnaissance aircraft of the Soviet Air Force for much of the 1930s, while also being used heavily as a civilian l ...
, , USSR , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1928 , , Operational , , + , , , - , ,
Polikarpov R-Z The Polikarpov R-Z was a Soviet reconnaissance bomber aircraft of the 1930s. It was a revised version of the Polikarpov R-5 which was built in large numbers between 1935 and 1937. It was used in combat during the Spanish Civil War as well as the ...
, , USSR , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1935 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Polikarpov TB-2 , , USSR , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1930 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Potez 15 , , France , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1921 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Potez 25 Potez 25 (also written as Potez XXV) was a French twin-seat, single-engine biplane designed during the 1920s. A multi-purpose fighter-bomber, it was designed as a line aircraft and used in a variety of roles, including fighter and escort mission ...
, , France , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1924 , , Operational , , ca. , , , - , ,
Potez 540 The Potez 540 was a French multi-role aircraft of the 1930s. Designed and built by Potez, it served with the French Air Force as a reconnaissance bomber, also serving with the Spanish Republican Air Force during the Spanish Civil War. Although ob ...
, , France , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1933 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Potez 633 , , France , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1937 , , Operational , , ca. , , , - , ,
PZL I-22 Iryda The PZL I-22 Iryda, otherwise known as the PZL M93 Iryda and PZL M96 Iryda, was a twin-engine, two-seat military jet trainer aircraft developed and produced by Polish aviation company PZL Mielec. Work started on what would become the Iryda in 19 ...
, , Poland , , , , trainer/attack , , 1985 , , Operational , , , , , - , , PZL.23 Karaś , , Poland , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1936 , , Operational , , , , , - , , PZL.37 Los , , Poland , , , , Medium bomber , , 1936 , , Operational , , + , , , - , , PZL.43 Karaś , , Poland , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1937 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Republic AP-100 , , US , , , , Strike fighter , , (1957) , , Project , , , , , - , ,
Republic F-105 Thunderchief The Republic F-105 Thunderchief is an American supersonic fighter-bomber that served with the United States Air Force from 1958 to 1984. Capable of Mach 2, it conducted the majority of strike bombing missions during the early years of the Vi ...
, , US , , , , Fighter bomber , , 1955 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Republic F-84 Thunderjet The Republic F-84 Thunderjet was an American turbojet fighter-bomber aircraft. Originating as a 1944 United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) proposal for a "day fighter", the F-84 first flew in 1946. Although it entered service in 1947, the Thun ...
, , US , , , , Fighter bomber , , 1946 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Republic F-84F Thunderstreak The Republic F-84F Thunderstreak was an American swept-wing turbojet fighter-bomber. While an evolutionary development of the straight-wing F-84 Thunderjet, the F-84F was a new design. The RF-84F Thunderflash was a photo reconnaissance version. ...
, , US , , , , Fighter bomber , , 1954 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Republic P-47 , , US , , , , Fighter bomber , , 1941 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Rockwell B-1 Lancer The Rockwell B-1 Lancer is a supersonic variable-sweep wing, heavy bomber used by the United States Air Force. It is commonly called the "Bone" (from "B-One"). It is one of three strategic bombers serving in the U.S. Air Force fleet along with ...
, , US , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1974 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 The Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 was a British single-engine tractor two-seat biplane designed and developed at the Royal Aircraft Factory. Most of the roughly 3,500 built were constructed under contract by private companies, including establish ...
, , UK , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1912 , , Operational , , ca. , , , - , ,
Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2 Between 1911 and 1914, the Royal Aircraft Factory used the F.E.2 (Farman Experimental 2) designation for three quite different aircraft that shared only a common "Farman" pusher biplane layout. The third "F.E.2" type was operated as a day and n ...
, , UK , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1914 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.5 , , UK , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1914 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.7 , , UK , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1915 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 The Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 was a British two-seat biplane reconnaissance and bomber aircraft of the First World War designed and produced at the Royal Aircraft Factory. It was also built under contract by Austin Motors, Daimler, Standard ...
, , UK , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1916 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Rumpler G.I, II & III , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1915 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Rumpler Taube The Etrich ''Taube'', also known by the names of the various later manufacturers who built versions of the type, such as the Rumpler ''Taube'', was a pre-World War I monoplane aircraft. It was the first military aeroplane to be mass-produced in ...
, , Germany , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1910 , , Operational , , + , , , - , ,
Saab 105 The Saab 105 is a Swedish high-wing, twinjet trainer aircraft developed in the early 1960s as a private venture by Saab AB. The Swedish Air Force, which had opted to procure the type for various roles, issued the aircraft with the designation Sk ...
, , Sweden , , , , trainer/attack , , 1963 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Saab 17 The Saab 17 is a Swedish single-engine monoplane reconnaissance dive-bomber aircraft of the 1940s originally developed by ASJA prior to its merger into Saab. It was the first all-metal stressed skin aircraft developed in Sweden. Design and de ...
, , Sweden , , , , Dive bomber , , 1940 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Saab 18 The Saab 18 was a twin-engine bomber and reconnaissance aircraft, designed and built by Svenska Aeroplan AB (SAAB) for use by the Swedish Air Force in response to a 1938 design competition. Due to delays, it did not enter service until 1944, bu ...
, , Sweden , , , , Medium bomber , , 1942 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Saab Safari Saab MFI-15 Safari, also known as the Saab MFI-17 Supporter, is a propeller-powered basic trainer aircraft used by several air forces. Development and design On 11 July 1969 Saab flew the prototype (SE-301) of a two/three-seat civil/military tra ...
, , Sweden , , , , trainer/attack , , 1969 , , Operational , , ca. , , , - , , SAB AB-20 , , France , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1932 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , SAB AB-80 , , France , , , , Bomber , , 1934 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Sablatnig N.I , , Germany , , , , Night bomber , , 1918 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Saro A.33 , , UK , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat , , 1938 , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
Saro Lerwick The Saunders-Roe A.36 Lerwick was a British flying boat built by Saunders-Roe Limited (Saro). It was intended to be used with the Short Sunderland in Royal Air Force Coastal Command but it was a flawed design and only a small number were bui ...
, , UK , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat , , 1938 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Saro London The Saunders Roe A.27 London was a British military biplane flying boat built by the Saunders Roe company. Only 31 were built, entering service with the Royal Air Force (RAF) in 1936. Although due for replacement by the outbreak of World War ...
, , UK , , , , Maritime patrol , , 1934 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Saunders Severn , , UK , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat , , 1930 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Saunders Valkyrie , , UK , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat , , 1926 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Savoia-Marchetti S.55 , , Italy , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat , , 1924 , , Operational , , + , , , - , , Savoia-Marchetti S.59 , , Italy , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat , , 1925 , , Operational , , + , , , - , , Savoia-Marchetti SM.78 , , Italy , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat , , 1932 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 , , Italy , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1934 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Savoia-Marchetti SM.81 , , Italy , , , , Bomber/transport , , 1934 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Savoia-Marchetti SM.82 , , Italy , , , , Bomber/transport , , 1939 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Savoia-Marchetti SM.84 , , Italy , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1940 , , Operational , , + , , , - , ,
SEPECAT Jaguar The SEPECAT Jaguar is an Anglo-French jet attack aircraft originally used by the British Royal Air Force and the French Air Force in the close air support and nuclear strike role. It is still in service with the Indian Air Force. Originally ...
, , UK/France , , , , Attack , , 1968 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Shin Meiwa PS-1 , , Japan , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat , , 1967 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Short Type 166 , , UK , , , , Maritime patrol , , 1916 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Short Type 81 , , UK , , , , Maritime patrol , , 1913 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Short Bomber The Short Bomber was a British two-seat long-range reconnaissance, bombing and torpedo-carrying aircraft designed by Short Brothers as a land-based development of the very successful Short Type 184 (of which more than 900 were built and many exp ...
, , UK , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1915 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Short Empire The Short Empire was a medium-range four-engined monoplane flying boat, designed and developed by Short Brothers during the 1930s to meet the requirements of the growing commercial airline sector, with a particular emphasis upon its usefulness ...
, , UK , , , , Maritime patrol/transport flying boat , , 1936 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Short Knuckleduster , , UK , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat , , 1933 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Short N.2B , , UK , , , , Bomber , , 1917 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Short Rangoon , , UK , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat , , 1930 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Short Sarafand The Short S.14 Sarafand was a British biplane flying boat built by Short Brothers. It was planned as a general reconnaissance aircraft for military service. When it was built in 1932 it was the largest aeroplane in the United Kingdom. The Saraf ...
, , UK , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat , , 1932 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Short Seaford , , UK , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat , , 1944 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Short Seamew , , UK , , , , Maritime patrol , , 1953 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Short Shetland , , UK , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat , , 1944 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Short Shirl , , UK , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1918 , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
Short Singapore The Short Singapore was a British multi-engined biplane flying boat built after the First World War. The design was developed into two four-engined versions: the prototype Singapore II and production Singapore III. The latter became the Royal ...
, , UK , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat , , 1926 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Short Sperrin The Short SA.4 Sperrin (named after the Sperrin Mountains) was a British jet bomber design of the early 1950s, built by Short Brothers and Harland of Belfast. It first flew in 1951. From the onset, the design had been viewed as a fall-back opt ...
, , UK , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1951 , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
Short Stirling The Short Stirling was a British four-engined heavy bomber of the Second World War. It has the distinction of being the first four-engined bomber to be introduced into service with the Royal Air Force (RAF). The Stirling was designed during ...
, , UK , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1939 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Short Sturgeon The Short Sturgeon was a planned British carrier-borne reconnaissance bomber whose development began during Second World War with the S.6/43 requirement for a high-performance torpedo bomber, which was later refined into the S.11/43 requireme ...
, , UK , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1946 , , Prototypes , , , , , - , ,
Short Sunderland The Short S.25 Sunderland is a British flying boat patrol bomber, developed and constructed by Short Brothers for the Royal Air Force (RAF). The aircraft took its service name from the town (latterly, city) and port of Sunderland in North Eas ...
, , UK , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat , , 1937 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Short Type 184 The Short Admiralty Type 184, often called the Short 225 after the power rating of the engine first fitted, was a British two-seat reconnaissance, bombing and torpedo carrying folding-wing seaplane designed by Horace Short of Short Brothers. I ...
, , UK , , , , Maritime patrol , , 1915 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Short Type 320 The Short Type 320, also known as the Short Admiralty Type 320, was a British two-seat reconnaissance, bombing and torpedo-carrying "folder" seaplane of the First World War. Design and development The Short Type 320 was designed to meet an off ...
, , UK , , , , Maritime patrol , , 1916 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Short Type 827 & 830 , , UK , , , , Maritime patrol , , 1914 , , Operational , , , , , - , , SIAI S.16 , , Italy , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat , , 1919 , , Operational , , ca. , , , - , , Siddeley-Deasy Siniai , , UK , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1921 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Siemens-Schuckert R.I , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1915 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Siemens-Schuckert R.II , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1915 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Siemens-Schuckert R.III , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1915 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Siemens-Schuckert R.IV , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1916 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Siemens-Schuckert R.IX , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , n/a , , cancelled project , , , , , - , , Siemens-Schuckert R.V , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1916 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Siemens-Schuckert R.VI , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1916 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Siemens-Schuckert R.VII , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1917 , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
Siemens-Schuckert R.VIII The Siemens-Schuckert R.VIII was a bomber aircraft designed and built in Germany from 1916. Design and development Having built the ''Steffen'' R series, Siemens-Schuckert planned to produce a six-engined ''Riesenflugzeug'' (giant aeroplane) fo ...
, , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , n/a , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
Sikorsky Ilya Muromets The Sikorsky ''Ilya Muromets'' (russian: Сикорский Илья Муромец) (Sikorsky S-22, S-23, S-24, S-25, S-26 and S-27) were a class of Russian pre- World War I large four-engine commercial airliners and military heavy bombers use ...
, , Russia , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1913 , , Operational , , + , , , - , , SNCASE Baroudeur , , France , , , , Fighter bomber , , 1953 , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
Soko G-4 Super Galeb The Soko G-4 Super Galeb ( en, Super Seagull), also referred to as N-62, is a Yugoslav single-engine, advanced jet trainer and light ground-attack aircraft designed by the Aeronautical Technical Institute at Žarkovo and manufactured by the SOK ...
, , Yugoslavia , , , , Attack , , 1978 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Soko J-22 Orao & IAR-93 , , Yugoslavia/Romania , , , , Attack , , 1974 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Sopwith 1½ Strutter The Sopwith Strutter was a British single- or two-seat multi-role biplane aircraft of the First World War.Lake 2002, p. 40. It was the first British two-seat tractor fighter and the first British aircraft to enter service with a synchronised ...
, , UK , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1915 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Sopwith B.1 , , UK , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1917 , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
Sopwith Cuckoo The Sopwith T.1 Cuckoo was a British biplane torpedo bomber used by the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS), and its successor organization, the Royal Air Force (RAF). The T.1 was the first landplane specifically designed for carrier operations, but ...
, , UK , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1918 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Sopwith Rhino , , UK , , , , Attack , , 1918 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Sopwith Special torpedo seaplane Type C , , UK , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1914 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Sopwith Type 860 , , UK , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1914 , , Operational , , , , , - , , SPCA 30 , , France , , , , Light bomber , , 1931 , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
Sud Aviation Vautour The Sud-Ouest Aviation (SNCASO) S.O. 4050 Vautour II (French for ''vulture'') was a French jet-powered bomber, interceptor, and attack aircraft developed and manufactured by aircraft company Sud Aviation. The Vautour was operated by France's ' ...
, , France , , , , Medium bomber , , 1958 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Sukhoi Su-17 The Sukhoi Su-17 (''izdeliye'' S-32) is a variable-sweep wing fighter-bomber developed for the Soviet military. Its NATO reporting name is "Fitter". Developed from the Sukhoi Su-7, the Su-17 was the first variable-sweep wing aircraft to ente ...
, , USSR , , , , Fighter bomber , , 1966 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Sukhoi Su-2 The Sukhoi Su-2 (russian: Сухой Су-2) was a Soviet reconnaissance and light bomber aircraft used in the early stages of World War II. It was the first airplane designed by Pavel Sukhoi. The basic design received an engine and armament upg ...
, , USSR , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1937 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Sukhoi Su-24 The Sukhoi Su-24 (NATO reporting name: Fencer) is a supersonic, all-weather attack aircraft developed in the Soviet Union. The aircraft has a variable-sweep wing, twin-engines and a side-by-side seating arrangement for its crew of two. It was ...
, , USSR , , , , Attack , , 1967 , , Operational , , ca. , , , - , ,
Sukhoi Su-25 The Sukhoi Su-25 ''Grach'' (russian: Грач ('' rook''); NATO reporting name: Frogfoot) is a subsonic, single-seat, twin-engine jet aircraft developed in the Soviet Union by Sukhoi. It was designed to provide close air support for Soviet Gr ...
, , USSR , , , , Attack , , 1975 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Sukhoi Su-34 The Sukhoi Su-34 (russian: Сухой Су-34; NATO reporting name: Fullback) is a Soviet Union, Soviet-origin Russian twinjet, twin-engine, twin-seat, all-weather supersonic medium-range fighter-bomber/strike aircraft. It first flew in 1990, ...
, , USSR , , , , Fighter bomber , , 1990 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Sukhoi Su-6 The Sukhoi Su-6 was a Soviet ground-attack aircraft developed during World War II. The mixed-power (rocket and piston engines) high-altitude interceptor Su-7 was based on the single-seat Su-6 prototype. Design and development Development of th ...
, , USSR , , , , Attack , , 1941 , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
Sukhoi Su-7 The Sukhoi Su-7 ( NATO designation name: Fitter-A) is a swept wing, supersonic fighter aircraft developed by the Soviet Union in 1955. Originally, it was designed as a tactical, low-level dogfighter, but was not successful in this role. On the ...
, , USSR , , , , Fighter bomber , , 1955 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Sukhoi Su-8 , , USSR , , , , Attack , , 1944 , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
Sukhoi T-4 The Sukhoi T-4, or "Aircraft 100", or "Project 100", or "Sotka" was a Soviet high-speed reconnaissance, anti-ship and strategic bomber aircraft that did not proceed beyond the prototype stage. It is sometimes called the Su-100. Design and devel ...
, , USSR , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1972 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Supermarine B.12/36 , , UK , , , , Heavy bomber , , n/a , , prototype destroyed , , , , , - , , Supermarine Nanok , , UK , , , , Torpedo bomber flying boat , , 1927 , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
Supermarine Scapa The Supermarine Scapa was a British general reconnaissance flying boat built by Supermarine that was used by the Royal Air Force between 1935 and 1939. It was developed from the Southampton and formed the basis of the later Stranraer flying boat ...
, , UK , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat , , 1932 , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
Supermarine Southampton The Supermarine Southampton was a flying boat of the interwar period designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Supermarine. It was one of the most successful flying boats of the era. The Southampton was derived from the experime ...
, , UK , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat , , 1925 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Supermarine Stranraer , , UK , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat , , 1934 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Supermarine Type 322 The Supermarine Type 322 was a prototype British carrier-borne torpedo, dive bomber and reconnaissance aircraft of the Second World War. A single-engined monoplane, it was unsuccessful, with only two examples being built. The Fairey Barracuda, b ...
, , UK , , , , Torpedo/dive bomber , , 1943 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Tachikawa Ki-36 , , Japan , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1938 , , Operationals , , , , , - , , Tachikawa Ki-74 , , Japan , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1944 , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
Tarrant Tabor The Tarrant Tabor was a British triplane bomber designed towards the end of the First World War and was briefly the world's largest aircraft. It crashed, with fatalities, on its first flight. Development The Tabor was the first and only aircraft ...
, , UK , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1919 , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
Tupolev SB The Tupolev ANT-40, also known by its service name Tupolev SB (russian: Скоростной бомбардировщик – ''Skorostnoi Bombardirovschik'' – high speed bomber) and development co-name TsAGI-40, was a high speed twin-engined ...
, , USSR , , , , Medium bomber , , 1934 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Tupolev TB-1 The Tupolev TB-1 (development name ANT-4) was a Soviet bomber aircraft, an angular monoplane that served as the backbone of the Soviet bomber force for many years, and was the first large all-metal aircraft built in the Soviet Union. Design and ...
, , USSR , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1925 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Tupolev TB-3 The Tupolev TB-3 (russian: Тяжёлый Бомбардировщик, Tyazhyolyy Bombardirovshchik, Heavy Bomber, civilian designation ANT-6) was a monoplane heavy bomber deployed by the Soviet Air Force in the 1930s and used during the early ...
, , USSR , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1930 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Tupolev TB-4 , , USSR , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1933 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Tupolev TB-6 , , USSR , , , , Heavy bomber , , n/a , , Project , , , , , - , ,
Tupolev Tu-14 The Tupolev Tu-14 (NATO reporting name: Bosun) (USAF/ DOD reporting name: Type 35), was a Soviet twinjet light bomber derived from the Tupolev Tu-73, the failed competitor to the Ilyushin Il-28 'Beagle'. It was used as a torpedo bomber by the ...
, , USSR , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1949 , , Operational , , ca. , , , - , ,
Tupolev Tu-142 The Tupolev Tu-142 (russian: Туполев Ту-142; NATO reporting name: Bear F/J) is a Soviet/Russian maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft derived from the Tu-95 turboprop strategic bomber. A specialised commun ...
, , USSR , , , , Maritime patrol , , 1968 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Tupolev Tu-16 The Tupolev Tu-16 (NATO reporting name: Badger) is a twin-engined jet strategic heavy bomber used by the Soviet Union. It has been flown for almost 70 years, and the Chinese license-built Xian H-6 remains in service with the People's Liberatio ...
, , USSR , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1952 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Tupolev Tu-160 The Tupolev Tu-160 (russian: Туполев Ту-160 Белый лебедь, translit=Belyj Lebeď, translation= White Swan; NATO reporting name: Blackjack) is a supersonic, variable-sweep wing heavy strategic bomber designed by the Tupolev Des ...
, , USSR , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1981 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Tupolev Tu-2 The Tupolev Tu-2 (development names ANT-58 and 103; NATO reporting name Bat) was a twin-engine Soviet high-speed daylight and frontline (SDB and FB) bomber aircraft of World War II vintage. The Tu-2 was tailored to meet a requirement for a hig ...
, , USSR , , , , Medium bomber , , 1941 , , Operationals , , , , , - , ,
Tupolev Tu-22 The Tupolev Tu-22 (NATO reporting name: Blinder) was the first supersonic bomber to enter production in the Soviet Union. Manufactured by Tupolev, the Tu-22 entered service with the Soviet military in the 1960s. The aircraft was a disappointm ...
, , USSR , , , , Medium bomber , , 1962 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Tupolev Tu-22M , , USSR , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1969 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Tupolev Tu-4 The Tupolev Tu-4 (russian: Туполев Ту-4; NATO reporting name: Bull) is a piston-engined Soviet strategic bomber that served the Soviet Air Force from the late 1940s to mid-1960s. It was reverse-engineered from the American Boeing B-29 ...
, , USSR , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1947 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Tupolev Tu-85 The Tupolev Tu-85 (russian: Туполев Ту-85; USAF/ DoD reporting name: "Type 31", NATO reporting name: Barge) was a Soviet prototype strategic bomber based on the Tu-4, an unlicensed, reverse engineered copy of the Boeing B-29 Superfor ...
, , USSR , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1951 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Tupolev Tu-95 , , USSR , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1952 , , Operational , , + , , , - , ,
Vickers Valiant The Vickers Valiant was a British high-altitude jet bomber designed to carry nuclear weapons, and in the 1950s and 1960s was part of the Royal Air Force's "V bomber" strategic deterrent force. It was developed by Vickers-Armstrongs in response ...
, , UK , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1927 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Vickers Type 207 , , UK , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1933 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Vickers Type 253 , , UK , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1934 , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
Vickers Valentia The Vickers Valentia was a 1920s British flying boat designed during the First World War. History Three Valentia prototypes were built by the Vickers Company at their Barrow works ( Walney Island perhaps), having been ordered in May 1918 as ...
, , UK , , , , Bomber/transport , , 1934 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Vickers Valiant The Vickers Valiant was a British high-altitude jet bomber designed to carry nuclear weapons, and in the 1950s and 1960s was part of the Royal Air Force's "V bomber" strategic deterrent force. It was developed by Vickers-Armstrongs in response ...
, , UK , , Jet , , Heavy bomber , , 1951 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Vickers Valparaiso The Vickers Valparaiso was a British light bomber biplane of the 1920s. It was designed by Vickers as a development of its Vixen for export, being sold to Portugal and Chile. Development and design The Vickers Valparaiso was a derivative of ...
, , UK , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1923 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Vickers Vanox The Vickers Vanox was a British biplane bomber design intended as a successor to the Virginia for the Royal Air Force. Although it underwent extensive development, it was not successful, only a single aircraft being built. Design and developmen ...
, , UK , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1929 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Vickers Vincent and Vildebeest , , UK , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1928 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Vickers Vimy The Vickers Vimy was a British heavy bomber aircraft developed and manufactured by Vickers Limited. Developed during the latter stages of the First World War to equip the Royal Flying Corps (RFC), the Vimy was designed by Reginald Kirshaw "Rex" ...
, , UK , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1917 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Vickers Virginia The Vickers Virginia was a biplane heavy bomber of the British Royal Air Force, developed from the Vickers Vimy. Design and development Work on the Virginia was started in 1920, as a replacement for the Vimy. Two prototypes were ordered on 13 ...
, , UK , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1922 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Vickers Vixen The Vickers Vixen was a British general-purpose biplane of the 1920s. Designed and developed by Vickers in a number of variants, with 18 Vixen Mark V sold to Chile. A prototype of a version with metal wings was built as the Vickers Vivid. The Vi ...
, , UK , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1923 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Vickers Warwick The Vickers Warwick was a multi-purpose twin-engined British aircraft developed and operated during the Second World War. In line with the naming convention followed by other RAF heavy bombers of the era, it was named after a British city or ...
, , UK , , , , Maritime patrol , , 1939 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Vickers Wellesley The Vickers Wellesley was a medium bomber that was designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Vickers-Armstrongs at Brooklands near Weybridge, Surrey. It was one of two aircraft to be named after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of W ...
, , UK , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1935 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Vickers Wellington The Vickers Wellington was a British twin-engined, long-range medium bomber. It was designed during the mid-1930s at Brooklands in Weybridge, Surrey. Led by Vickers-Armstrongs' chief designer Rex Pierson; a key feature of the aircraft is its g ...
, , UK , , , , Medium bomber , , 1936 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Vickers Windsor , , UK , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1943 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Vickers Victory Bomber , , UK , , , , Heavy bomber , , n/a , , cancelled 1941 project , , , , , - , ,
Voisin III The Voisin III was a French World War I two-seat pusher biplane multi-purpose aircraft developed by Voisin in 1914 as a more powerful version of the 1912 Voisin I. It is notable for being the aircraft used for the first successful shooting down ...
, , France , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1914 , , Operational , , + , , , - , , Voisin V , , France , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1915 , , Operational , , ca. , , , - , , Voisin VIII , , France , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1916 , , Operational , , ca. , , , - , , Voisin X , , France , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1917 , , Operational , , ca. , , , - , , Voisin XI , , France , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1918 , , Operational , , ca. , , , - , , Voisin XII , , France , , , , Night bomber , , 1918 , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
Vought F4U Corsair The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft which saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. Designed and initially manufactured by Chance Vought, the Corsair was soon in great demand; additional production contract ...
, , US , , , , Fighter bomber , , 1940 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Vought SB2U Vindicator/Chesapeake , , US , , , , Dive bomber , , 1936 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Vultee Vengeance The Vultee A-31 Vengeance was an American dive bomber of World War II, built by Vultee Aircraft. A modified version was designated A-35. The Vengeance was not used operationally by the United States, but was operated as a front-line aircraft by ...
, , US , , , , Dive bomber , , 1941 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Vultee V-11 The Vultee V-11 and V-12 were American stressed-skin monocoque monoplane attack aircraft of the 1930s. Developed from the Vultee V-1 single-engined airliner, the V-11 and V-12 were purchased by several nations for their armed forces, including ...
, , US , , , , Attack , , 1935 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Weiss WM-21 Sólyom , , Hungary , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1937 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Westland Lysander The Westland Lysander is a British army co-operation and liaison aircraft produced by Westland Aircraft that was used immediately before and during the Second World War. After becoming obsolete in the army co-operation role, the aircraft's ...
, , UK , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1936 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Westland PV-3 , , UK , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1931 , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
Westland Wallace The Westland Wallace was a British two-seat, general-purpose biplane of the Royal Air Force, developed by Westland as a follow-on to their successful Wapiti. As the last of the interwar general purpose biplanes, it was used by a number of front ...
, , UK , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1931 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Westland Wapiti The Westland Wapiti was a British two-seat general-purpose military single-engined biplane of the 1920s. It was designed and built by Westland Aircraft Works to replace the Airco DH.9A in Royal Air Force service. First flying in 1927, the Wap ...
, , UK , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1927 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Westland Witch , , UK , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1928 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Wight Seaplane , , UK , , , , Maritime patrol , , 1915 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Witteman-Lewis XNBL-1 (Barling Bomber) , , US , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1923 , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
Xian H-6 The Xian H-6 () is a twin-engine jet bomber of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). The H-6 is a license-built version of the Soviet Tupolev Tu-16 and remains the primary bomber aircraft of the People's Republic of China. Del ...
, , China , , , , Medium bomber , , 1959 , , Operational , , + , , , - , , Xian H-8 , , China , , , , Bomber , , 1978 , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
Xian JH-7 The Xi'an JH-7 ( – fighter-bomber; NATO reporting name Flounder), also known as the FBC-1 (Fighter/Bomber China-1) Flying Leopard, is a tandem two-seat, twin-engine fighter-bomber in service with the People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force ...
, , China , , , , Fighter bomber , , 1988 , , Operational , , + , , , - , , Yakovlev Yak-26 , , USSR , , , , tactical bomber , , 1956 , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
Yakovlev Yak-28 The Yakovlev Yak-28 (russian: Яковлев Як-28) is a swept wing, turbojet-powered combat aircraft used by the Soviet Union. Produced initially as a tactical bomber, it was also manufactured in reconnaissance, electronic warfare, intercept ...
, , USSR , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1958 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Yermolayev Yer-2 The Yermolayev Yer-2 (russian: Ермолаев Ер-2) was a long-range Soviet medium bomber used during World War II. It was developed from the Bartini Stal-7 prototype airliner before the war. It was used to bomb Berlin from airbases in Eston ...
, , USSR , , , , Medium bomber , , 1940 , , Operational , , ca. , , , - , , Yokosuka B3Y , , Japan , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1933 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Yokosuka B4Y The Yokosuka B4Y, (Navy Type 96 Carrier Attack Bomber), carrier-borne torpedo bomber was used by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service from 1936 to 1943. The B4Y replaced the Mitsubishi B2M2 and was the last biplane bomber used operationally ...
, , Japan , , , , Torpedo bomber , , 1935 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Yokosuka D4Y The is a two-seat carrier-based dive bomber developed by the Yokosuka Naval Air Technical Arsenal and operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1942 to 1945 during World War II. Development of the aircraft began in 1938. The first D4Y1 was com ...
, , Japan , , , , Dive bomber , , 1940 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Yokosuka E1Y The Yokosuka E1Y was a Japanese floatplane of the 1920s. A single-engined biplane that was designed and developed by the Yokosuka Naval Air Technical Arsenal as a reconnaissance aircraft for the Imperial Japanese Navy, 320 were built as the Type ...
, , Japan , , , , Reconnaissance bomber , , 1923 , , Operational , , , , , - , ,
Yokosuka P1Y The Yokosuka P1Y ''Ginga'' (銀河, "Galaxy") was a twin-engine, land-based bomber developed for the Japanese Imperial Navy in World War II. It was the successor to the Mitsubishi G4M and given the Allied reporting name "Frances". Design and d ...
, , Japan , , , , Bomber , , 1943 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.I , , Germany , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat , , n/a , , prototype destroyed , , , , , - , , Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.II , , Germany , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat , , 1916 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.III , , Germany , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat , , 1917 , , Prototype , , , , , - , ,
Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.IV The Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.IV (known incorrectly postwar as the Dornier Rs.IV) was a ''Riesenflugzeug'' (Giant aircraft) monoplane all metal flying boat with a stressed skin hull and fuselage developed for the Imperial German Navy to perform long ran ...
, , Germany , , , , Maritime patrol flying boat , , 1918 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Zeppelin-Staaken R.IV , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1915 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Zeppelin-Staaken R.V , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1917 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Zeppelin-Staaken R.VI , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1916 , , Operational , , , , , - , , Zeppelin-Staaken R.VII , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1917 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Zeppelin-Staaken R.XIV , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1919 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Zeppelin-Staaken R.XV , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1918 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Zeppelin-Staaken R.XVI , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1918 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Zeppelin-Staaken Riesenflugzeuge, Zeppelin-Staaken VGO.I , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1915 , , crashed 1915 , , , , , - , , Zeppelin-Staaken Riesenflugzeuge, Zeppelin-Staaken VGO.II , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1915 , , Prototype , , , , , - , , Zeppelin-Staaken Riesenflugzeuge, Zeppelin-Staaken VGO.III/R.III , , Germany , , , , Heavy bomber , , 1915 , , Prototype , , , ,


See also

* List of fighter aircraft * List of aircraft of the RAF * List of Chinese aircraft * List of military aircraft of France * List of military aircraft of Germany * List of military aircraft of the Soviet Union and the CIS * List of military aircraft of the United States


References

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