bomber

There are only three Lancasters in the world that are not stationary in a museum: The BBMF Mk.III PA474, the Canadian Mk.X FM213, and NX611 "Just Jane", the Lancaster shown here. This virtual tour has been created for the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre in East Kirkby. There are...

Has anyone got any evidence to support the often repeated contention that it was Goering that ordered the Bf 109s of the various Jagdgeschwader on the Channel front to fly close escort for the bombers during what we Brits call the BoB? I can find evidence that he was concerned about mounting...

Tamiya 1/48th Avro Lancaster Bomber Lovely Lou made by Ian Collis ''Lovely Lou'' - XH-L. ME545. Service: 218 Squadron. Fate: Scrapped on 25th April 1950. Kit has the full interior PE detail set, resin guns and correct ''Lovely Lou'' decals. and theres a lot of pictures :)...

Hello, I was wanting the forums opinion on the most promising Amerika Bomber design. Which aircraft do you think would've been the "best" if properly developed? Here are some pictures of the contenders: Me 264 Ju 390 He 277 Fw 238 Ta 400 Fw 300 Here's a small table...

Hello, I am quite confused as to why the He 177 failed. I originally thought that it was due to the "welded together engines", but reading through a couple threads, I actually heard that the coupled engines actually worked fine and quite reliably, but the issue was that Heinkel failed to produce...

What if Walter Wever lives and as a result Ernst Udet is not able to rise to any position of prominence in the Luftwaffe, with guys like Richthofen and Wilhelm Wimmer remaining in charge of technical developments, while Erhard Milch stays in control of production and the aircraft industry in...

If the Stirling is not selected (it's not relevant what is), how many more Flying boats Sunderlands etc., can Shorts build before they are co-opted to build the new (selected) bomber? I have posted something similar elsewhere, just curious what comments I get here.

I can't find much about the Me410's role as a bomber, other than some night bombing of Britain, as most seemed to have been used as bomber destroyers. How effective was it or would it have been as a daylight light bomber/ground attack aircraft?

Not including jets and rockets like the Messerschmitt 262 and 163, what German and Japanese (and any other Axis) interceptors did American bomber crews hate to see the most?

What bombs did they drop??

What was the greatest altitude where combat between fighters took place. I know the RAF intercepted Ju86 PR planes at 40,000ft+ but that was a specially lightened Spitfire against a converted bomber. I am asking how high did regular combat take place between standard service models of...

What was the british bomber lost in end of april/ beginning of may 1943 off Leba, Pommern, Baltic Sea? The plane was involved in mining operation on Baltic Sea.After shut down by Germans, they try to salvage the bomber, but one of the the mine that was still inside the plane exploded and sank...

A companion thread to Tomo's fighter thread. Which 3 bombers were the best available (in production and service/combat) for the Allies in 1941. They could be light, medium, heavy, strategic, tactical, torpedo or dive bomber. Or any other category of bomber I have missed.

We get into a lot of arguments as to what a "Strategic Bomber" is. Since few, if any, Air forces actually published a definition of a "Strategic Bomber" by listing characteristics we are left guessing what was thought to be a "Strategic Bomber" by looking at the various specifications for...

I was wondering if there was a specific use of nylon in two-seater bomber planes in WW2 specifically protecting the pilots or if anything in the cockpit utilizes nylon. Not looking for anything related to flak jackets, ropes, ties, helmets, more so the plane. Thank you

I have just finished watching the old TV series The World at War, narrated by Laurence Olivier. In the episode about the strategic bombing campaign there was a song playing in the background as the early RAF bombing efforts were discussed. It was called "Bring Back my Bomber and Me". I found it...

What would the effect on the air war in Europe have been if the Luftwaffe had the R4M rocket by 1939? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R4M I mean the air-to-air, air-to-ground anti-armor, and air-to-ground anti-personnel versions. What does it mean for ground support/interdiction and bomber...

In May 1937 George Volkert, then chief designer at Handley Page, wrote a memorandum about the design of future bomber aircraft and the influence that bombing policy would have on design. In the introduction, he states: He continues: From this we can see that the high speed unarmed bomber...