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A ''' | A '''bomber''' is an aircraft designed to deploy explosive ordinance against ground targets (usually stationary objects such as buildings). Bombers vary widely in design, from "dive bombers" that are little larger than fighters to strategic bombers that can saturate an area with dozens of bombs. | ||
== Real Life Bombers == | == Real Life Bombers == | ||
*Junkers Ju 88 (Luftwaffe ([[Nazi Germany]])) | *Junkers Ju-88 (Luftwaffe ([[Nazi Germany]])) | ||
*Mitsubishi G4M "Betty" (Imperial Japanese Navy) | *Mitsubishi G4M "Betty" (Imperial Japanese Navy) | ||
*Avro Lancaster (Royal Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force) | *Avro Lancaster (Royal Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force) | ||
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*[[TIE Bomber]] | *[[TIE Bomber]] | ||
*[[Y-Wing]] | *[[Y-Wing]] | ||
[[Category:Military]] | [[Category:Military]] | ||
Revision as of 12:14, 13 February 2012
A bomber is an aircraft designed to deploy explosive ordinance against ground targets (usually stationary objects such as buildings). Bombers vary widely in design, from "dive bombers" that are little larger than fighters to strategic bombers that can saturate an area with dozens of bombs.
Real Life Bombers
- Junkers Ju-88 (Luftwaffe (Nazi Germany))
- Mitsubishi G4M "Betty" (Imperial Japanese Navy)
- Avro Lancaster (Royal Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force)
- de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito (Royal Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force)
- B-29 Superfortress (United States Air Force)
- Tupolev Tu-16 "Badger" (Soviet Air Force)
Fictional Bombers
In science fiction, spacecraft often serve the function of bombers.