Bombers

 

Avro Vulcan B.Mk.2, RAF

This bomber with its massive delta wing is on display in Duxford's IWM museum.

(picture supplied by Stef De Wit)

 

Boeing B-52H, flying by at low level during Mildenhall Air Fete 2000
Boeing B-52H, showing to advantage its huge wing, 8 engines and complicated undercarriage arrangement

 

Rockwell B-1B Lancer

This bomber, originally envisaged as the B-52 successor, has variable sweep wings and 4 engines mounted 2-by-2 in housings under the fixed wing part.

Rockwell B-1B Lancer

Undercarriage retracted, the B-1's lines show up nicely against the cloudy sky.

Rockwell B-1B Lancer

(picture supplied by Stef De Wit)

 

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