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Aircraft built to carry bombs and, later, nuclear weapons over long distances, from the heavy bombers of the Second World War to today's strategic bombers. An entry belongs here when the cited article names a bomber, heavy bomber, medium bomber or torpedo bomber. It excludes fighters, transports and ground-attack aircraft. Entries are placed by what their own cited article says, so each one sits in the narrowest group its source supports, and the group page lists it beside the other members.

All Bombers
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Wikipedia: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
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The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is an American nuclear-capable subsonic jet-powered strategic bomber.
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Wikipedia: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
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The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is an American four-engined heavy bomber aircraft that was developed in the mid-1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC).
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Wikipedia: Avro Lancaster
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The Avro Lancaster, commonly known as the Lancaster Bomber, is a British World War II heavy bomber.
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Wikipedia: Consolidated B-24 Liberator
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The Consolidated B-24 Liberator is an American heavy bomber, designed by Consolidated Aircraft of San Diego, California.
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Wikipedia: Avro Vulcan
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The Avro Vulcan (later Hawker Siddeley Vulcan from July 1963) is a jet-powered, delta-wing, high-altitude strategic bomber, which was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) from 1956 until 1984.
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Wikipedia: Rockwell B-1 Lancer
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The Rockwell B-1 Lancer is a supersonic variable-sweep wing, heavy bomber used by the United States Air Force.
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Wikipedia: Northrop B-2 Spirit
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The Northrop B-2 Spirit is an American nuclear-capable subsonic stealth strategic bomber, often referred to as a "stealth bomber", solely operated by the United States Air Force.
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Tupolev Tu-95 - Wikipedia
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The Tupolev Tu-95 (Russian: Туполев Ту-95; NATO reporting name: "Bear") is a large Soviet nuclear-capable, four-engine turboprop strategic bomber and missile launch platform.
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Handley Page Halifax - Wikipedia
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The Handley Page Halifax is a British Royal Air Force (RAF) four-engined heavy bomber of the Second World War.
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Boeing B-29 Superfortress - Wikipedia
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The Boeing B-29 Superfortress is a retired American four-engined propeller-driven heavy bomber, designed by Boeing and flown primarily by the USAAF and USAF during World War II and the Korean War.
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North American B-25 Mitchell - Wikipedia
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The North American B-25 Mitchell is a twin-engined medium bomber designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer North American Aviation.
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Fairey Swordfish - Wikipedia
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The Fairey Swordfish is a retired biplane torpedo bomber, designed by the Fairey Aviation Company.
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Convair B-58 Hustler - Wikipedia
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The Convair B-58 Hustler is a supersonic strategic bomber, the first capable of Mach 2 flight.
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Vickers Wellington - Wikipedia
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The Vickers Wellington (nicknamed the Wimpy) is a twin-engined, long-range medium bomber designed and primarily produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Vickers-Armstrongs.
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