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Cold War U.S. Bombers


Military Aviation | United States

Throughout the Cold War decades, American bombers evolved to fly faster and higher in an effort to avoid the enemy interceptors and missiles that would meet them.

There are a total of [ 54 ] Cold War U.S. Bombers entries in the Military Factory. Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order (1-to-Z). Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily the primary operator. This listing also includes prototype, conceptual and experimental types. Also consider S.A.C. (Strategic Air Command) aircraft.




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1937
Picture of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Four-Engined Heavy Bomber Aircraft
2/54
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1943
Picture of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress
Boeing B-29 Superfortress
Strategic Long-Range, High-Altitude Heavy Bomber Aircraft
3/54
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1951
Picture of the Boeing B-47 Stratojet
Boeing B-47 Stratojet
Strategic Medium / Heavy Bomber Aircraft
4/54
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1948
Picture of the Boeing B-50 Superfortress
Boeing B-50 Superfortress
Heavy Bomber / Long-Range Reconnaissance Platform
5/54
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1955
Picture of the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
High-Altitude, Long-Range Strategic Heavy Bomber
6/54
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1947
Picture of the Boeing B-54 (Ultrafortress)
Boeing B-54 (Ultrafortress)
Four-Engine, High-Altitude, Long-Range Heavy Bomber Proposal
7/54
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1947
Picture of the Boeing XB-55
Boeing XB-55
Strategic Bomber Proposal
8/54
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1949
Picture of the Boeing XB-59
Boeing XB-59
Supersonic Medium Jet Bomber Proposal
9/54
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1940
Picture of the Bristol Beaufighter
Bristol Beaufighter
Twin-Engine Heavy Fighter / Night-Fighter Aircraft
10/54
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1939
Picture of the CAC Wirraway
CAC Wirraway
Multirole / Trainer Aircraft
11/54
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1941
Picture of the Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Four-Engined Strategic Heavy Bomber Aircraft
12/54
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1943
Picture of the Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer
Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer
Long-Range Maritime Reconnaissance Aircraft
13/54
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1949
Picture of the CONVAIR B-36 Peacemaker
CONVAIR B-36 Peacemaker
Long-Range Strategic Heavy Bomber Aircraft
14/54
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1960
Picture of the CONVAIR B-58 Hustler
CONVAIR B-58 Hustler
Supersonic Delta-Winged Jet-Powered Medium Bomber
15/54
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1966
Picture of the CONVAIR Submersible Seaplane
CONVAIR Submersible Seaplane
Anti-Ship Attack Craft
16/54
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1949
Picture of the CONVAIR XA-44 (XB-53)
CONVAIR XA-44 (XB-53)
Attack Platform / Medium Bomber Proposal
17/54
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1947
Picture of the CONVAIR XB-46
CONVAIR XB-46
Jet-Powered Medium Bomber Prototype
18/54
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1952
Picture of the CONVAIR YB-60
CONVAIR YB-60
Strategic Bomber Prototype
19/54
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1945
Picture of the Curtiss XBTC (Model 96)
Curtiss XBTC (Model 96)
Carrierborne Torpedo / Dive Bomber Prototype
20/54
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1942
Picture of the de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito
Multirole Heavy Fighter / Fighter-Bomber Aircraft
21/54
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1956
Picture of the Douglas A-3 Skywarrior
Douglas A-3 Skywarrior
Fleet Air Reconnaissance / Strategic Bomber Aircraft
22/54
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1966
Picture of the Douglas B-26K Counter Invader (A-26B)
Douglas B-26K Counter Invader (A-26B)
Tactical Support / Ground Attack Aircraft
23/54
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1956
Picture of the Douglas B-66 / RB-66 Destroyer
Douglas B-66 / RB-66 Destroyer
Tactical Light Bomber / Reconnaissance Aircraft
24/54
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1941
Picture of the Douglas XB-19 (XBLR-2)
Douglas XB-19 (XBLR-2)
Heavy Bomber Aircraft Prototype
25/54
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1944
Picture of the Douglas XB-42 Mixmaster
Douglas XB-42 Mixmaster
Experimental Pusher Bomber Aircraft
26/54
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1946
Picture of the Douglas XB-43 Jetmaster
Douglas XB-43 Jetmaster
Experimental Bomber Aircraft
27/54
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1967
Picture of the General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark
General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark
Long-Range Strategic Medium Bomber / Tactical Strike Aircraft
28/54
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1963
Picture of the Grumman A-6 Intruder
Grumman A-6 Intruder
Carrierborne All-Weather Heavy Strike Aircraft
29/54
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1942
Picture of the Grumman TBF Avenger
Grumman TBF Avenger
Carrier-Borne Torpedo Bomber Aircraft
30/54
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1935
Picture of the Heinkel He 111
Heinkel He 111
Medium Bomber Aircraft
31/54
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1932
Picture of the Junkers Ju 52
Junkers Ju 52
Tri-Motor Transport / Medium Bomber Aircraft
32/54
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1938
Picture of the Liore-et-Olivier LeO 45
Liore-et-Olivier LeO 45
Twin-Engine Medium Bomber Aircraft
33/54
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1982
Picture of the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk
Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk
Low-Observable / Stealth Strike Aircraft
34/54
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1939
Picture of the Lockheed Hudson
Lockheed Hudson
Twin-Engine Multirole Aircraft
35/54
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1942
Picture of the Lockheed Ventura / Harpoon
Lockheed Ventura / Harpoon
Patrol / Light Bomber Bomber Aircraft
36/54
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1954
Picture of the Martin B-57 Canberra
Martin B-57 Canberra
Tactical Bomber / Reconnaissance Aircraft
37/54
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1943
Picture of the Martin JRM Mars
Martin JRM Mars
Flying Boat Aircraft
38/54
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1950
Picture of the Martin P4M Mercator
Martin P4M Mercator
Maritime Patrol Bomber Aircraft
39/54
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1952
Picture of the Martin P5M Marlin
Martin P5M Marlin
Maritime Service Flying Boat Aircraft
40/54
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1947
Picture of the Martin XB-48
Martin XB-48
Jet-Powered Medium Bomber Prototype
41/54
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1949
Picture of the Martin XB-51
Martin XB-51
Jet-Powered Bomber Prototype Aircraft
42/54
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1983
Picture of the McDonnell Douglas / General Dynamics A-12 Avenger II
McDonnell Douglas / General Dynamics A-12 Avenger II
Carrier-based Strike Aircraft Proposal
43/54
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1973
Picture of the McDonnell Douglas / Hawker Siddeley AV-16 Advanced Harrier
McDonnell Douglas / Hawker Siddeley AV-16 Advanced Harrier
STOVL Fighter-Bomber / Attack Aircraft Proposal
44/54
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1941
Picture of the Mitsubishi G4M (Betty)
Mitsubishi G4M (Betty)
Navy Land-Based Medium Bomber Aircraft
45/54
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1961
Picture of the North American A-5 Vigilante
North American A-5 Vigilante
Nuclear Attack Bomber / Reconnaissance Platform
46/54
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1950
Picture of the North American AJ (A-2) Savage
North American AJ (A-2) Savage
Naval Medium Bomber Aircraft
47/54
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1941
Picture of the North American B-25 Mitchell
North American B-25 Mitchell
Twin-Engine Medium Bomber Aircraft
48/54
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1948
Picture of the North American B-45 Tornado
North American B-45 Tornado
Jet-Powered Bomber Aircraft
49/54
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1940
Picture of the North American P-64 (NA-50/NA-68)
North American P-64 (NA-50/NA-68)
Single-Seat, Single-Engine Monoplane Fighter / Trainer
50/54
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1949
Picture of the North American T-28 Trojan
North American T-28 Trojan
Two-Seat Basic Trainer Aircraft
51/54
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1964
Picture of the North American XB-70 Valkyrie
North American XB-70 Valkyrie
Prototype Supersonic Strategic Bomber
52/54
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1946
Picture of the Northrop XB-35 / YB-35
Northrop XB-35 / YB-35
Flying Wing Strategic Bomber Prototype
53/54
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1947
Picture of the Northrop YB-49
Northrop YB-49
Flying Wing Bomber Prototype
54/54
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1986
Picture of the Rockwell B-1 Lancer
Rockwell B-1 Lancer
Long-Range Strategic Heavy Bomber Aircraft
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