List of United States bomber aircraft
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This is a list of United States bomber aircraft
1915–1935
Name of Bomber | Country of origin | Year of first flight | Status | Number built | Photo |
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Airco DH.4 | 1917 | 1932 | |||
Bellanca 77-140 medium bomber | ![]() | 1934 | retired 1942 | 4 | ![]() |
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber | ![]() | 1935 | retired 1959 | 12,731 | ![]() |
Consolidated P2Y patrol flying boat | ![]() | 1929 | retired 1941 | 78 | ![]() |
Consolidated PBY Catalina maritime patrol flying boat/amphibian | ![]() | 1935 | retired 1980s | 4,051 ca. | ![]() |
Curtiss A-3/A-4 Falcon attack/light bomber | ![]() | 1924 | retired 1937 | 155 | ![]() |
Curtiss A-8 attack/light bomber | ![]() | 1931 | retired 1939 | 13 | ![]() |
Curtiss A-12 Shrike attack/light bomber | ![]() | 1933 | retired 1942 | 46 | ![]() |
Curtiss XA-14 attack/light bomber | ![]() | 1935 | retired prototype | 1 | ![]() |
Curtiss A-18 Shrike attack/light bomber | ![]() | 1935 | retired 1943 | 13 | ![]() |
Curtiss B-2 Condor heavy bomber | ![]() | 1929 | retired 1934 | 13 | ![]() |
Curtiss BF2C Goshawk fighter-bomber | ![]() | 1933 | retired 1949 | 166 | ![]() |
Curtiss Model H patrol flying boat | ![]() | 1917 | retired | 478 | ![]() |
Curtiss HS patrol flying boat | ![]() | 1917 | retired | 1,178 | ![]() |
Curtiss F5L patrol flying boat | ![]() | 1918 | retired | 227 | ![]() |
Curtiss CS torpedo bomber | ![]() | 1923 | retired | 83 | ![]() |
Curtiss SBC Helldiver dive bomber | ![]() | 1935 | retired 1943 | 257 | ![]() |
Curtiss T-32 Condor II bomber/transport | ![]() | 1933 | retired | 45 | ![]() |
Douglas DT torpedo bomber | ![]() | 1921 | retired | 90 | ![]() |
Douglas B-18 Bolo medium bomber | ![]() | 1935 | retired 1946 | 350 | ![]() |
Douglas TBD Devastator torpedo bomber | ![]() | 1935 | retired 1944 | 130 | ![]() |
Douglas Y1B-7 heavy bomber | ![]() | 1931 | retired prototype | 8 | ![]() |
Fokker XB-8 heavy bomber | ![]() | 1929 | retired prototype | 7 | ![]() |
Great Lakes BG dive bomber | ![]() | 1933 | retired 1941 | 61 | ![]() |
Huff-Daland XB-1 heavy bomber | ![]() | 1927 | retired prototype | 1 | ![]() |
Keystone B-3 light bomber | ![]() | 1929 | retired 1940 | 36 | ![]() |
Keystone B-4 heavy bomber | ![]() | 1930 | retired | 30 | ![]() |
Keystone B-5 heavy bomber | ![]() | 1929 | retired | 30 | ![]() |
Keystone B-6 heavy bomber | ![]() | 1931 | retired | 44 | ![]() |
Martin B-10 & related heavy bomber | ![]() | 1932 | retired 1949 | 342 | ![]() |
Martin MBT/MT | ![]() | 1918 | retired | 20 | ![]() |
Martin NBS-1 night bomber | ![]() | 1920 | retired 1929 | 130 | ![]() |
Martin T3M torpedo bomber | ![]() | 1926 | retired 1932 | 124 | ![]() |
Martin T4M torpedo bomber | ![]() | 1927 | retired 1938 | 155 | ![]() |
Northrop A-17 attack bomber | ![]() | 1935 | retired 1944 | 411 | ![]() |
Northrop BT dive bomber | ![]() | 1935 | retired 1941 | 55 | ![]() |
1936–1945
Name | Country of origin | Year of first flight | Retired/Status | Number built | Photo |
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Beechcraft XA-38 Grizzly medium/attack bomber | ![]() | 1944 | retired prototype | 2 | ![]() |
Boeing B-29 Superfortress/Washington heavy bomber | ![]() | 1942 | retired 1960 | 3,970 | ![]() |
Boeing Model 306 heavy bomber | ![]() | n/a | abandoned 1935 project | 0 | |
Boeing XB-15 heavy bomber | ![]() | 1937 | retired prototype 1944 | 1 | ![]() |
Boeing XB-38 Flying Fortress heavy bomber | ![]() | 1943 | Lost 1943 project cancelled | 1 | ![]() |
Boeing XB-39 Superfortress heavy bomber | ![]() | 1944 | retired prototype | 1 | ![]() |
Boeing XF8B fighter bomber | ![]() | 1944 | retired prototype | 3 | ![]() |
Boeing XPBB Sea Ranger maritime patrol bomber | ![]() | 1942 | retired prototype | 1 | ![]() |
Brewster SB2A Buccaneer scout bomber | ![]() | 1941 | retired 1944 | 771 | ![]() |
Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy bomber | ![]() | 1939 | retired 1968 | 18,482[notes 1] | ![]() |
Consolidated B-32 Dominator heavy bomber | ![]() | 1942 | retired 1945 | 118 | ![]() |
Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer patrol bomber | ![]() | 1943 | retired 1962 | 739 | ![]() |
Consolidated PB2Y Coronado maritime patrol flying boat | ![]() | 1937 | retired 1945 | 217[notes 1] | ![]() |
Consolidated XP4Y Corregidor maritime patrol flying boat | ![]() | 1939 | retired prototype | 1 | ![]() |
Curtiss SB2C Helldiver/A-25 Shrike dive bomber | ![]() | 1940 | retired 1959 | 7,140 | ![]() |
Curtiss XBTC torpedo bomber | ![]() | 1945 | retired prototype | 2 | ![]() |
Curtiss XSB3C dive bomber | ![]() | n/a | abandoned 1941 project | 0 | |
Douglas A-1 Skyraider attack aircraft | ![]() | 1945 | retired 1985 | 3,180 | ![]() |
Douglas A-20 Havoc medium bomber | ![]() | 1939 | retired 1949 | 7,478[notes 2] | ![]() |
Douglas A-26 Invader medium bomber | ![]() | 1942 | retired 1980 | 2,452 | ![]() |
Douglas XB-19 heavy bomber | ![]() | 1941 | retired prototype | 1 | ![]() |
Douglas XB-22 medium bomber | ![]() | n/a | abandoned project | 0 | |
Douglas B-23 Dragon medium bomber | ![]() | 1939 | retired | 38[notes 1] | ![]() |
Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber | ![]() | 1940 | retired 1959 | 5,936 | ![]() |
Douglas BTD Destroyer torpedo bomber/dive bomber | ![]() | 1943 | retired 1945 | 30 | ![]() |
Douglas XTB2D Skypirate torpedo bomber | ![]() | 1945 | retired prototype | 2 | ![]() |
Grumman Avenger torpedo bomber | ![]() | 1941 | retired 1966 | 9,839 | |
Grumman AF Guardian anti-submarine aircraft | ![]() | 1945 | retired 1955 | 389[notes 3] | ![]() |
Grumman XTB2F torpedo bomber | ![]() | n/a | abandoned 1944 project | 0 | |
Hall XPTBH torpedo bomber | ![]() | 1937 | retired prototype | 1 | ![]() |
Kaiser-Fleetwings XBTK torpedo/dive bomber – prototype | ![]() | 1945 | project scrapped 1946 | 5 | ![]() |
Lockheed Hudson medium bomber/maritime patrol | ![]() | 1938 | retired 1948 | 2,941 | ![]() |
Lockheed P2V Neptune maritime patrol | ![]() | 1945 | retired 1984 | 1,132 | ![]() |
Lockheed Ventura/Harpoon medium bomber/maritime patrol | ![]() | 1941 | retired 1974 | 3,010 | ![]() |
Lockheed XB-30 heavy bomber – project | ![]() | n/a | abandoned project | 0 | |
Martin B-26 Marauder medium bomber | ![]() | 1940 | retired 1946 | 5,288 | ![]() |
Martin Baltimore medium bomber | ![]() | 1941 | retired 1949 | 1,575 | ![]() |
Martin PBM Mariner maritime patrol | ![]() | 1939 | retired 1964 | 1,285 | ![]() |
Martin Maryland medium bomber/reconnaissance bomber | ![]() | 1939 | retired 1945 | 450 | ![]() |
Martin AM Mauler attack aircraft | ![]() | 1944 | retired 1953 | 151 | ![]() |
Martin XB-27 heavy bomber | ![]() | n/a | abandoned project | 0 | |
Martin XB-33 Super Marauder heavy bomber | ![]() | n/a | abandoned project | 0 | |
Naval Aircraft Factory SBN dive bomber | ![]() | 1936 | retired 1942 | 31 | ![]() |
North American A-27 attack | ![]() | 1940 | retired 1941 | 10 | ![]() |
North American T-6 Texan light attack | ![]() | 1940 | retired | 15,495[notes 4] | ![]() |
North American XB-21 medium bomber | ![]() | 1936 | retired prototype | 1 | ![]() |
North American B-25 Mitchell medium bomber | ![]() | 1940 | retired 1979 | 9,984 | ![]() |
North American XB-28 medium bomber | ![]() | 1942 | retired prototype | 2 | ![]() |
Northrop N-3PB patrol bomber | ![]() | 1940 | retired 1943 | 24 | ![]() |
Republic P-47 fighter-bomber | ![]() | 1941 | retired 1966 | 15,678[notes 2] | ![]() |
Vought F4U Corsair fighter-bomber | ![]() | 1940 | retired 1979 | 12,571 | ![]() |
Vought SB2U Vindicator/Chesapeake dive bomber | ![]() | 1936 | retired 1945 | 260 | ![]() |
Vought TBU/Consolidated TBY Sea Wolf torpedo bomber | ![]() | 1941 | retired 1948 | 180 | ![]() |
Vultee Vengeance dive bomber | ![]() | 1941 | retired 1945 | 1,528 | ![]() |
1946–current
Name of Bomber | Country of origin | Year of first flight | Retired/Status | Number built | bombload (kg) | Photo |
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Boeing B-47 Stratojet strategic bomber | ![]() | 1947 | retired 1977 | 2,032 | 11,340 | ![]() |
Boeing B-50 Superfortress strategic bomber | ![]() | 1947 | retired 1965 | 370 | 12,700 | ![]() |
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress strategic bomber | ![]() | 1952 | operational | 744 | 31,500 | ![]() |
Boeing XB-54 strategic bomber | ![]() | n/a | abandoned 1948 project | 0 | 16,400 | |
Boeing XB-56 strategic bomber | ![]() | n/a | abandoned 1950 project | 0 | 11,300 | ![]() |
Boeing XB-59 strategic bomber | ![]() | n/a | abandoned 1952 project | 0 | 4,500 | ![]() |
Cessna A-37 Dragonfly light attack aircraft | ![]() | 1963 | operational | 577 | 1,860 | ![]() |
Convair B-36 Peacemaker heavy bomber | ![]() | 1946 | retired 1959 | 384 | 39,600 | ![]() |
Convair B-58 Hustler strategic bomber | ![]() | 1956 | retired 1970 | 116 | 8,820 | ![]() |
Convair XB-46 heavy bomber | ![]() | 1947 | retired prototype | 1 | 10,000 | ![]() |
Convair YB-60 heavy bomber | ![]() | 1952 | retired prototype | 2 | 33,000 | ![]() |
Douglas A2D Skyshark attack aircraft | ![]() | 1950 | retired prototype | 8 | 2,500 | ![]() |
Douglas A-3 Skywarrior strategic bomber | ![]() | 1956 | retired 1991 | 282 | 5,800 | ![]() |
Douglas A-4 Skyhawk attack aircraft | ![]() | 1954 | operational | 2,960 | 3,720 | ![]() |
Douglas B-66 Destroyer tactical bomber | ![]() | 1954 | retired 1973 | 72 | 6,800 | ![]() |
Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft | ![]() | 1972 | operational | 716 | 7,260 | ![]() |
General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark medium bomber | ![]() | 1967 | retired 1998 | 563 | 14,300 | ![]() |
Grumman A-6 Intruder attack aircraft | ![]() | 1960 | retired 1997 | 693 | 8,200 | ![]() |
Grumman F9F Panther fighter-bomber | ![]() | 1947 | retired 1969 | 1,382 | 910 | ![]() |
Grumman OV-1 Mohawk light attack | ![]() | 1959 | operational | 380 | 450 | ![]() |
Grumman S-2 Tracker anti-submarine aircraft | ![]() | 1952 | operational | 1,284 | 2,200 | ![]() |
Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk stealth attack aircraft | ![]() | 1981 | retired 2008 | 64 | 2,300 | ![]() |
Lockheed P-3 Orion/CP-140 Aurora/Arcturus maritime patrol | ![]() | 1959 | operational | 757 | 9,100 | ![]() |
Lockheed S-3 Viking anti-submarine aircraft | ![]() | 1972 | operational | 188 | 2,200 | ![]() |
Martin B-57 Canberra reconnaissance bomber | ![]() | 1953 | retired | 403[notes 5] | 3,300 | ![]() |
Martin P4M Mercator maritime patrol | ![]() | 1946 | retired 1960 | 21 | 5,400 | ![]() |
Martin P5M Marlin maritime patrol | ![]() | 1948 | retired 1967 | 285 | 7,200 | ![]() |
Martin P6M SeaMaster strategic bomber | ![]() | 1955 | retired 1959 | 12 | 14,000 | ![]() |
Martin XB-48 medium bomber | ![]() | 1947 | retired prototype | 2 | 9,000 | ![]() |
Martin XB-51 attack bomber | ![]() | 1949 | retired prototype | 2 | 4,700 | ![]() |
McDonnell Douglas A-12 Avenger II attack aircraft | ![]() | n/a | abandoned 1983 project | 0 | 2,300 | ![]() |
McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II attack aircraft | ![]() | 1978 | operational | 323 | 4,200 | ![]() |
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II fighter-bomber | ![]() | 1958 | Retired 2016 | 5,195[notes 2] | 8,500 | ![]() |
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet fighter/attack aircraft | ![]() | 1978 | operational | 1,480 | 6,200 | ![]() |
North American A-5 Vigilante reconnaissance bomber | ![]() | 1958 | retired 1980 | 156 | 6,200 | ![]() |
North American AJ/A-2 Savage nuclear attack bomber | ![]() | 1948 | retired 1964 | 143 | 5,400 | ![]() |
North American B-45 Tornado reconnaissance bomber | ![]() | 1947 | retired 1959 | 143 | 10,000 | ![]() |
North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco light attack | ![]() | 1965 | operational | 370 | 230 | ![]() |
North American T-28 Trojan light attack | ![]() | 1949 | retired 1994 | 1,948 | 540 | ![]() |
North American XA2J Super Savage bomber | ![]() | 1952 | retired prototype | 1 | 4,800 | ![]() |
North American XB-70 Valkyrie strategic bomber prototype | ![]() | 1964 | retired prototype | 2 | 22,500 | ![]() |
Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit stealth bomber | ![]() | 1989 | operational | 21 | 18,000 | ![]() |
Northrop YA-9 attack aircraft | ![]() | 1972 | retired prototype | 2 | 7,300 | ![]() |
Northrop YB-35 heavy bomber | ![]() | 1946 | retired prototype | 4 | 23,200 | ![]() |
Northrop YB-49 heavy bomber | ![]() | 1947 | retired prototype | 4 | 7,300 | ![]() |
Piper PA-48 Enforcer counter-insurgency/attack aircraft | ![]() | 1971 | retired prototype | 4 | 2,600 | ![]() |
Republic F-84 Thunderjet fighter-bomber | ![]() | 1946 | retired 1973 | 7,524 | 2,000 | ![]() |
Republic F-84F Thunderstreak fighter-bomber | ![]() | 1954 | retired 1991 | 3,428 | 2,700 | ![]() |
Republic F-105 Thunderchief fighter-bomber | ![]() | 1955 | retired 1984 | 833 | 6,400 | ![]() |
Rockwell B-1 Lancer strategic bomber | ![]() | 1974 | operational | 104 | 57,000 | ![]() |
gollark: It probably wouldn't have done me much good to have taken it seriously earlier, inasmuch as I'm not in a position to do anything about it/convince anyone else to, and the worst of the supply chain disruption everyone was hyping up was me having to have somewhat different pasta for a few days.
gollark: I think I was mostly just ignoring it and treating it as random bad background event #9372628 until march or so.
gollark: In general I mean.
gollark: > If you can see yourself needing something, and recognize the inevitability of wide scale spread, it’s preparation.I would assume that a lot of panic buyers assume they're just rationally preparing too.
gollark: > god bless australian mass surveillance and privacy invasionThe UK has that and we're not doing great! I think it's a population density thing.
References
- Production figure includes aircraft used as transports
- Production figure includes fighters or other non-bomber variants
- Production figure includes AEW variant
- Production figure includes trainers
- Production figure includes reconnaissance variants
Bibliography
- Andrade, John M. (1979). U.S. Military Aircraft Designations and Serials Since 1909. Midland Counties Publications. ISBN 978-0-904597-22-6.
- Fahey, James C. (1946). U.S. Army Aircraft 1908–1946.
- Michael J.H. Taylor, ed. (1991). Jane's American Fighting Aircraft of the 20th Century. New York, NY: Mallard Press. ISBN 978-0-7924-5627-8.
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