This is a list of NATO reporting name/ASCC names for bombers, with Soviet Union and Chinese designations. Bombers had names starting with the letter "B"; single-syllable words denoted propeller driven aircraft (piston and turboprop engines), while two syllable words were used for jets. Three syllable words are for propfans.
Aircraft | NATO reporting name | Ref | |
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Douglas A-20 Havoc | Box | ||
Ilyushin Il-2 | Bark | ||
Ilyushin Il-4 | Bob | ||
Ilyushin Il-10 | Beast | ||
Ilyushin Il-28 | Beagle | ||
Ilyushin Il-40 | Brawny | ||
Ilyushin Il-54 | Blowlamp | ||
Myasishchev M-4 | Bison | ||
Myasishchev M-50 | Bounder | [1] | |
North American B-25 Mitchell | Bank | ||
Petlyakov Pe-2 | Buck | ||
Tupolev Tu-2 | Bat | ||
Tupolev Tu-4 | Bull | ||
Tupolev Tu-14 | Bosun | ||
Tupolev Tu-16, Xian H-6 | Badger | ||
Tupolev Tu-22 | Blinder | [2] | |
Tupolev Tu-22M | Backfire | [3] | |
Tupolev Tu-82 | Butcher | ||
Tupolev Tu-85 | Barge | ||
Tupolev Tu-91 | Boot | ||
Tupolev Tu-95 | Bear A/B/C/D | ||
Tupolev Tu-98 | Backfin | ||
Tupolev Tu-160 | Blackjack | ||
Yakovlev Yak-28 | Brassard | ||
Yakovlev Yak-28B | Brewer | [4] |