List of NATO reporting names for bomber aircraft
Appearance
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 |