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 | |
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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 | |
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 | |
Tupolev Tu-22M | Backfire | |
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 |