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Video of Photograph showing Bombers damaged or shot down during World War 2
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B-24 over Burma taking off from base in India during World War 2
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Some other bombers:
Medium Bomber , Country : The UK Period ( 1920-1929)
1. Boulton Paul P.29 Sidestrand (Image : Wikipedia)
General characteristics
* Crew: three or four (pilot and 2-3 gunners)
* Length: 46 ft (14.02 m)
* Wingspan: 71 ft 11 in (21.92 m)
* Height: 14 ft 10 in (4.52 m)
* Wing area: 979 ft² (91 m²)
* Empty weight: 6,000 lb (2,726 kg)
* Loaded weight: 10,179 lb (4,627 kg)
* Powerplant: 2× Bristol Jupiter 9-cylinder air-cooled radial engine, 460 hp (343 kW) each
Performance
* Maximum speed: 140 mph (122 kn, 225 km/h) at 10,000 ft (3,050 m)
* Range: 500 mi (435 nmi, 805 km)
* Service ceiling: 24,000 ft (7,300 m)
* Rate of climb: 15,000 ft in 19 minutes (4,572 m)
* Wing loading: 10.4 lb/ft² (50.8 kg/m²)
* Power/mass: 0.09 hp/lb (148 W/kg)
Armament
* Guns: 3 ×; .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis guns in nose, dorsal and ventral gun positions
* Bombs: 1,050 lb (476 kg) total
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Medium Bomber , Country : The UK Period ( 1920-1929)
1. Boulton Paul P.29 Sidestrand (Image : Wikipedia)
General characteristics
* Crew: three or four (pilot and 2-3 gunners)
* Length: 46 ft (14.02 m)
* Wingspan: 71 ft 11 in (21.92 m)
* Height: 14 ft 10 in (4.52 m)
* Wing area: 979 ft² (91 m²)
* Empty weight: 6,000 lb (2,726 kg)
* Loaded weight: 10,179 lb (4,627 kg)
* Powerplant: 2× Bristol Jupiter 9-cylinder air-cooled radial engine, 460 hp (343 kW) each
Performance
* Maximum speed: 140 mph (122 kn, 225 km/h) at 10,000 ft (3,050 m)
* Range: 500 mi (435 nmi, 805 km)
* Service ceiling: 24,000 ft (7,300 m)
* Rate of climb: 15,000 ft in 19 minutes (4,572 m)
* Wing loading: 10.4 lb/ft² (50.8 kg/m²)
* Power/mass: 0.09 hp/lb (148 W/kg)
Armament
* Guns: 3 ×; .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis guns in nose, dorsal and ventral gun positions
* Bombs: 1,050 lb (476 kg) total
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2. Hawker Horsley (Image : Wikipedia)
General characteristics
* Crew: two, pilot and bombardier/gunner
* Length: 38 ft 10 in (11.83 m)
* Wingspan: 56 ft 5¾ in (17.22 m)
* Height: 13 ft 8 in (4.16 m)
* Wing area: 693 ft² (64.38 m²)
* Empty weight: 4,760 lb (2,164 kg [20])
* Loaded weight: 7,800 lb[21] (3,545 kg)
* Powerplant: 1× Rolls-Royce Condor III V-12, 650 hp (485 kW)
Performance
* Maximum speed: 125 mph at 6,000 ft (201 km/h at 1,829 m)
* Range: 900 mi [18] (783 nmi, 1,449 km)
* Service ceiling: 14,000 ft (4,267 m)
* Climb to 10,000 ft (3,045 m) : 14 minutes 20 seconds
* Endurance : approx. 10 hours
Armament
* 1 × forward-firing .303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers machine gun
* 1 × rear-mounted .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis Gun
* 1,500 lb (680 kg) bombload or 1 × torpedo
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General characteristics
* Crew: two, pilot and bombardier/gunner
* Length: 38 ft 10 in (11.83 m)
* Wingspan: 56 ft 5¾ in (17.22 m)
* Height: 13 ft 8 in (4.16 m)
* Wing area: 693 ft² (64.38 m²)
* Empty weight: 4,760 lb (2,164 kg [20])
* Loaded weight: 7,800 lb[21] (3,545 kg)
* Powerplant: 1× Rolls-Royce Condor III V-12, 650 hp (485 kW)
Performance
* Maximum speed: 125 mph at 6,000 ft (201 km/h at 1,829 m)
* Range: 900 mi [18] (783 nmi, 1,449 km)
* Service ceiling: 14,000 ft (4,267 m)
* Climb to 10,000 ft (3,045 m) : 14 minutes 20 seconds
* Endurance : approx. 10 hours
Armament
* 1 × forward-firing .303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers machine gun
* 1 × rear-mounted .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis Gun
* 1,500 lb (680 kg) bombload or 1 × torpedo
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Continuing with the evolution process of Bombers after a long gap.....................
The Cold War
After the 2nd World War over , the structural changes and the changes for the weapons and roles of them changed drastically, as such invention of anti-Sub Missile and Anti - Ship Missile made the Torpedo Bomber totally extinct and made them only available in Aero Museum of the respective countries, the capacity of the Fighter Aircraft extended and carrying capacity of massive amounts of Bombs made extinct light and medium bombers. Heavy Bomber's role extended and used as strategic bombers, and number of bombers reduced effectively, the Axis power countries which had suffered defeats , stopped producing Bombers and Fighter Aircrafts on their own research and in that scale they produced during WW-II , Germany divided, Japan changed her constitution and mostly became dependent on the USA for her arms. New nations born , British India divided and India and Pakistan gained Independence, The Honeymoon of the war period allies suddenly became nightmare within 5 years after 2nd World War , the 1950 Korean Peninsula crisis that gave birth one of the biggest conflicts after the 2nd World war and put the world in the brink of another world war , that is 1953 Korean War. Two blocks clearly emerged A. The Block led by The USA and supported by its allied countries ,(The UK, Australia, Japan, Thailand , Pakistan etc.) and B. The Soviet Block led by The USSR and supported by its allied countries ( The PRC, The North Korea, North Vietnam , Cuba , Czechoslovakia and other communist countries) besides them another group of nations those who were not aligned in any of the two blocks , regarded as NAM (Non Aligned Movement ) countries led by India, Yugoslavia etc. The sudden development of Arms Building race between mainly The USA and The USSR and threat of yet another war that loomed around the Horizon started the era of Cold War. However, the bombing raid were done mainly by Fighter Bombers and Ground Attack Air crafts those were made versatile in their roles and stress were given on them to improve capabilities and make the bombers needed only in Strategic Bombing , the stealth , Supersonic Bomber developed , to make them compete in ever changing scenarios Not only the former axis powers stopped the the production of Fighter Aircrafts and Bombers but the many allied countries reduced the production of them to a limited numbers. Apart from the Bombs they were made capable for carrying Nuclear Bombs and Missiles. The Soviet and the US aircrafts dominated the sky by not only manned by them but also by their allied countries even NAM countries used to source their military hardwares from this two countries. The bombers saw action in Korean War , Vietnam War. The Bombers were mainly propeller driven and turbojet powered . Some Bombers survived 2nd World War, and pressed in major conflicts immediately after 2nd World War. Some of the bombers in this era are :
English Electric Canberra (The UK ) Image : Wikipedia
However two of the most important :
B-52 Stratofotress ( The USA) Image : Wikipedia
Tu-16 ( The USSR) Image : Wikipedia
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The Cold War
After the 2nd World War over , the structural changes and the changes for the weapons and roles of them changed drastically, as such invention of anti-Sub Missile and Anti - Ship Missile made the Torpedo Bomber totally extinct and made them only available in Aero Museum of the respective countries, the capacity of the Fighter Aircraft extended and carrying capacity of massive amounts of Bombs made extinct light and medium bombers. Heavy Bomber's role extended and used as strategic bombers, and number of bombers reduced effectively, the Axis power countries which had suffered defeats , stopped producing Bombers and Fighter Aircrafts on their own research and in that scale they produced during WW-II , Germany divided, Japan changed her constitution and mostly became dependent on the USA for her arms. New nations born , British India divided and India and Pakistan gained Independence, The Honeymoon of the war period allies suddenly became nightmare within 5 years after 2nd World War , the 1950 Korean Peninsula crisis that gave birth one of the biggest conflicts after the 2nd World war and put the world in the brink of another world war , that is 1953 Korean War. Two blocks clearly emerged A. The Block led by The USA and supported by its allied countries ,(The UK, Australia, Japan, Thailand , Pakistan etc.) and B. The Soviet Block led by The USSR and supported by its allied countries ( The PRC, The North Korea, North Vietnam , Cuba , Czechoslovakia and other communist countries) besides them another group of nations those who were not aligned in any of the two blocks , regarded as NAM (Non Aligned Movement ) countries led by India, Yugoslavia etc. The sudden development of Arms Building race between mainly The USA and The USSR and threat of yet another war that loomed around the Horizon started the era of Cold War. However, the bombing raid were done mainly by Fighter Bombers and Ground Attack Air crafts those were made versatile in their roles and stress were given on them to improve capabilities and make the bombers needed only in Strategic Bombing , the stealth , Supersonic Bomber developed , to make them compete in ever changing scenarios Not only the former axis powers stopped the the production of Fighter Aircrafts and Bombers but the many allied countries reduced the production of them to a limited numbers. Apart from the Bombs they were made capable for carrying Nuclear Bombs and Missiles. The Soviet and the US aircrafts dominated the sky by not only manned by them but also by their allied countries even NAM countries used to source their military hardwares from this two countries. The bombers saw action in Korean War , Vietnam War. The Bombers were mainly propeller driven and turbojet powered . Some Bombers survived 2nd World War, and pressed in major conflicts immediately after 2nd World War. Some of the bombers in this era are :
English Electric Canberra (The UK ) Image : Wikipedia
However two of the most important :
B-52 Stratofotress ( The USA) Image : Wikipedia
Tu-16 ( The USSR) Image : Wikipedia
Regards
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