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Martinsyde G 100 single-seat light bomber prototypeMartinsyde G 100 single-seat long-range light bomber prototype, serial no. 4735, first flown in September 1915. Deliveries began in early 1916. Date: circa 1915-1916
Focke Wulf FW 191 -an experimental bomber design that proved too advanced for its time
Farman NC 222 - 36 of these lumbering night bombers entered service with the French Air Force in 1937 Three were lost during the Spring 1940 German offensive
De Havilland DH98 Mosquito III -the jump in performance compared with earlier bomber type required this pilot type conversion trainer
De Havilland DH98 Mosquito FB VI-one of the numerous Australian built examples Mosquitos were also built in Canada
De Havilland DH 98 Mosquito -here is the very first of this illustrious line Built mainly of wood, the Mosquito proved readily adaptable for bombing, fighting or reconnaissance
De Havilland DH 98 Mosquito B IV -powered by two Rolls-Royce Merlins, once introduced, the type remained the RAF fastest bomber for the rest of the war
Convair XB-36 -initially ordered in November 1941, the first of these giant six engined bombers did not fly until August 1946
Douglas B-18A Bolo -these of US Armys 27th Reconnaissance Squadron Used by both the US and Canadians for offshore patrols
Douglas B-26C Invader -The US Army Air Forces attempt to produce an equivalent to the DH Mosquito
Douglas A-20 Boston III -this American-built aircraft was the workhorse of the RAFs fast bomber forces until the arrival of the DH Mosquito
Dornier Do 215 -one of the main German bombers used during the Battle of Britain
Dornier Do 217E -among the most effective of the Luftwaffe bombers
Dornier Do 17P -built in smaller numbers than the He 111, some used during the Battle of Britain of 1940
Consolidated B-24D Liberator -shown amid Pacific palms Here the Liberators long range was a vital asset, the aircraft being used by both the US Army and Navy, as well as the RAF
Consdolidated B-24H Liberator -later, bigger, faster and longer ranged than Boeings B-17, the Liberator served in all theatres of operation
Caproni Ca300 Series - light bombers used by the Italians during the North African campaign
Bristol 152 Beaufort of No 217 Squadron First flown in October 1938, this anti-shipping type entered service in early 1940 and saw action in all major theatres 2, 129 built
Bristol 152 Beaufort torpedo bomber used by Coastal Command
Bristol 130 Bombay of No216 Squadron, RAF, Egypt 1941 Used as troop transport
Bristol 142M Blenheim IF-in an effort to counter the German Blitz on England of 1940-41, a number of Blenheim Is were converted to radar-carrying night fighters
Bristol 142M Blenheim I had become obsolescent by the outbreak of war and took a mauling at German hands
Breguet 690 first flown in March 1938, entered service as a close support bomber in late 1939 With still inexperienced crews, most were lost in Spring 1940 German Blitzkreig
Boeing B-17F Fortress - along with the bigger B-24, both were to become commonplace sights around wartime East Anglia
Bloch 162-The sole example of this French long ranged bomber first flew in June 1940, soon falling into German hands
Bloch 175-this French light bomber had only just entered service when the Germans struck A few later served with the Free French
Blackburn GP three-seater torpedo bomber seaplaneBlackburn GP three-seater long range patrol and torpedo bomber seaplane, of which only two were built, the first being completed in July 1916 (serial no. 1415, seen here). Date: circa 1916-1917
Blackburn Skua with arrester wire hook down landing aboard an aircraft carrier
Avro 683 Lancaster GR III-be (side view)s serving as the RAF premier heavy bomber, the Lancaster later doubled as a maritime patroller
Avro 683 Lancaster I trio of No 44 Squadron RAF, 1942
Avro 679 Manchester IA of No 207 Squadron - unloved and unwanted, the type was transformed into the famed Lancaster by fitting four Merlins
Armstrong Whitworth AW 38 Whitley V -withdrawn from front-line service in late 1942, the Whitley continued to serve as a transport, submarine hunter and paratroop trainer
Armstrong Whitworth AW 38 Whitley V -despite its slow and ponderous performance, the Whitley was the first RAF aircraft to bomb a German target
Armstrong Whitworth AW 38 Whitley V -of the total 1, 814 Whitley built, 1, 645 were Roll-Royce Merlin powered, starting with the Mk IV
Armstrong Whitworth AW 38 Whitley V -already obsolete by the outbreak of war Always confined to night operations
Armstrong Whitworth AW 38 Whitley of No 10 SquadronArmstrong Whitworth AW 38 Whitley of No 10 Sdn
Arado Ar 234B-Germanys and the Worlds first operational jet bomber Used from August 1944, it was fast enough to evade any attempt at interception
Arado Ar 196A the equivalent of the supermarine Walrus, but far more potent It even sucessfully downed British bombers in the early months of the war
Blohm u Voss BV138C being hoisted into the water Used for long ranged overwater reconnaissance Became the scourge of Allied Arctic convoys
Avro 683 Lancaster wrote its name into history with its breaching of the Ruhr dams
Avro 694 Lincoln B I clearly showing its Lancaster ancestry A longer ranged more powerful derivative, the Lincoln was too late for wartime service
WW1 - Primitive Royal Air Force Bombers and HangarsWW1 - Primitive Royal Air Force Bombers and their targets - the Zeppelin Sheds in Dusseldorf. The picture shows 1) The Zeppelin shed at Bickendorf, 2) The Zeppelin shed at Dusseldorf, 3) An air-bomb
British aircraft Giant short Stirling in WWIILong distance bomber Stirling with heavily armed and carries a tremendous bomb-load. Date: 1941
Gibraltar Airstrip with Douglas Dakota planeGibraltar Airstrip with Douglas C47 Dakota 4 in the foreground and bombers in the background, probably during the Second World War. Date: circa 1940s
With British Bombers on the Western FrontBombing along an enemy trench with the Mills grenade. The bomb throwers throw grenades across the traverse of the trench as indicated allowing the riflemen to charge ahead
How the Gotha plane aims its bombs, WW1Diagram showing how the bomber in a Gotha plane aimed its bombs over Britain during the First World War. To reduce the element of luck
Fighting planes of the powers of ItalyOne of the cheif aims in Italian aircraft development was the production of long-range bomber to dominate the Mediterranean. Date: WWII
Frederick Handley PageSir Frederick Handley Page (1885-1962), aircraft industry pioneer, known as the father of the heavy bomber. During the First World War, he developed the Handley Page O/100
