List of NATO reporting names for bomber aircraft explained

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.

AircraftNATO reporting nameRef
Douglas A-20 HavocBox
Ilyushin Il-2Bark
Ilyushin Il-4Bob
Ilyushin Il-10Beast
Ilyushin Il-28Beagle
Ilyushin Il-40Brawny
Ilyushin Il-54Blowlamp
Myasishchev M-4Bison
Myasishchev M-50Bounder[1]
North American B-25 MitchellBank
Petlyakov Pe-2Buck
Tupolev Tu-2Bat
Tupolev Tu-4Bull
Tupolev Tu-14Bosun
Tupolev Tu-16, Xian H-6Badger
Tupolev Tu-22Blinder[2]
Tupolev Tu-22MBackfire[3]
Tupolev Tu-82Butcher
Tupolev Tu-85Barge
Tupolev Tu-91Boot
Tupolev Tu-95Bear A/B/C/D
Tupolev Tu-98Backfin
Tupolev Tu-160Blackjack
Yakovlev Yak-28Brassard
Yakovlev Yak-28BBrewer[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Mason . R. A. . Taylor . John W. R. . Aircraft, strategy, and operations of the Soviet Air Force . 1986 . Jane's . London . 0710603738 . 134.
  2. Book: Gunston . Bill . An illustrated guide to the modern Soviet Air Force . 1982 . ARCO . New York . 0668054964 . 125.
  3. Book: Mason . R. A. . Taylor . John W. R. . Aircraft, strategy, and operations of the Soviet Air Force . 1986 . Jane's . London . 0710603738 . 244.
  4. Book: Gunston . Bill . An illustrated guide to the modern Soviet Air Force . 1982 . ARCO . New York . 0668054964 . 145.