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World War II British bombers. This is a category for British bomber aircraft that were active during World War II.
The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.38 Whitley was a British medium bomber aircraft of the 1930s. It was one of three twin-engined, front line medium bomber types that were in service with the Royal Air Force (RAF) at the outbreak of the Second World War. Alongside the Vickers Wellington and the Handley Page Hampden, the Whitley was developed during ...
Bristol Blenheim (RAF) long range fighter and night fighter. Curtiss Mohawk (RAF) Curtiss Kittyhawk and Tomahawk (RAF) de Havilland Mosquito (RAF) night fighter & fighter-bomber. de Havilland Vampire (RAF) prototype jet fighter. Douglas Havoc (RAF) night fighter. Fairey Fulmar (FAA) fleet fighter. Fairey Firefly (FAA) fleet fighter.
1920s British bomber aircraft (41 P) 1930s British bomber aircraft (36 P) 1940s British bomber aircraft (2 C, 15 P) 1950s British bomber aircraft (1 C, 5 P) 1960s British bomber aircraft (1 P) Categories: Bomber aircraft. Aircraft manufactured in the United Kingdom. British military aircraft.
Strategic bombing during World War II in Europe began on 1 September 1939 when Germany invaded Poland and the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) began bombing Polish cities and the civilian population in an aerial bombardment campaign. [ 33 ] As the war continued to expand, bombing by both the Axis and the Allies increased significantly.
1943 - 1944. First flight. 23 October 1943. The Vickers Windsor was a Second World War British four-engine heavy bomber, intended for high altitude flight. The Windsor was designed by Barnes Wallis and Rex Pierson at the Vickers-Armstrongs factory at Brooklands. Three prototype aircraft were built but planned production was cancelled due to the ...
Postwar Britain. The military history of the United Kingdom in World War II covers the Second World War against the Axis powers, starting on 3 September 1939 with the declaration of war by the United Kingdom and France, followed by the UK's Dominions, Crown colonies and protectorates on Nazi Germany in response to the invasion of Poland by ...
Developed into. Avro Atlantic (proposed) Vulcans in anti-flash white in 1957. The Avro Vulcan (later Hawker Siddeley Vulcan[ 1 ] from July 1963) [ 2 ] is a jet-powered, tailless, delta-wing, high-altitude, strategic bomber, which was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) from 1956 until 1984.