Bomber Aircraft

Aircraft of the Royal Air Force classified as bomber aircraft — profiled in full.

12 Aircraft Profiles
Featured Bomber Aircraft

English Electric Canberra

English Electric

Bomber Aircraft

Explore the English Electric Canberra, the RAF’s first jet bomber, which served in strike, training and reconnaissance roles for decades.

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Entered service 25th May 1951
Retired June 2006
Max speed 580 mph (933 km/h)
Ceiling 48,000 ft (14,630 m)
Range Up to 3,380 mi (5,440 km) ferry range depending on variant

Bomber Aircraft · 12 aircraft

Second World War

Armstrong Whitworth Whitley

Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft
Bomber Aircraft 1937–1945
Second World War

Avro Lancaster

A. V. Roe and Company
Bomber Aircraft 1942–1956
Second World War

Avro Manchester

A. V. Roe and Company
Bomber Aircraft 1940–1942
Cold War

Avro Vulcan

A. V. Roe and Company
Bomber Aircraft 1956–1984
Second World War

Bristol Blenheim

Bristol Aeroplane Company
Bomber Aircraft 1937–1944
Cold War

English Electric Canberra

English Electric
Bomber Aircraft 1951–2006
Second World War

Handley Page Halifax

Handley Page
Bomber Aircraft 1940–1952
Second World War

Handley Page Hampden

Handley Page Ltd.
Bomber Aircraft 1938–1943
Cold War

Handley Page Victor

Handley Page Limited
Bomber Aircraft 1958–1993
Second World War

Short Stirling

Short Brothers
Bomber Aircraft 1940–1946
Cold War

Vickers Valiant

Vickers-Armstrongs
Bomber Aircraft 1955–1965
Second World War

Vickers Wellington

Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd
Bomber Aircraft 1938–1945