List of NATO reporting names for bomber aircraft

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 nameRefDouglas A-20 HavocBoxIlyushin Il-2BarkIlyushin Il-4BobIlyushin Il-10BeastIlyushin Il-28BeagleIlyushin Il-40BrawnyIlyushin Il-54BlowlampMyasishchev M-4BisonMyasishchev M-50BounderNorth American B-25 MitchellBankPetlyakov Pe-2BuckTupolev Tu-2BatTupolev Tu-4BullTupolev Tu-14BosunTupolev Tu-16, Xian H-6BadgerTupolev Tu-22BlinderTupolev Tu-22MBackfireTupolev Tu-82ButcherTupolev Tu-85BargeTupolev Tu-91BootTupolev Tu-95Bear A/B/C/DTupolev Tu-98BackfinTupolev Tu-160BlackjackYakovlev Yak-28BrassardYakovlev Yak-28BBrewer

See also NATO reporting name

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