Night bomber

Armstrong Whitworth Whitley, a British night bomber, c. 1940.
Bombing of Tokyo by Boeing B-29 Superfortresses with firebombs on the night of May 26, 1945.

A night bomber is a bomber aircraft intended specifically for carrying out bombing missions at night. The term is now mostly of historical significance. Night bombing began in World War I and was widespread during World War II. A number of modern aircraft types are designed primarily for nighttime bombing, but air forces no longer refer to them as night bombers. More common terms today include interdictor and strike fighter, and such aircraft tend to have all-weather, day-or-night capabilities.


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