Types of bombers
The bombers you're most likely to see today are the B-52 Stratofortress, the B-1B Lancer and the B-2 Spirit: at airshows, on stadium flyovers and near the bases they fly from.
A handful of World War II bombers, like the B-17, B-25 and B-29, are still kept flying by museums and collectors, and some tour the country every summer.
How to tell them apart
Eight engines in four pairs under a long, drooping wing
A B-52.
Swept wings, a long pointed body, four engines in two pods underneath
A B-1B Lancer.
No tail at all, just a dark flying wing
A B-2 Spirit.
Four piston engines, one big tail fin
A B-17 or B-29. Two tail fins instead: a B-24 or Lancaster.
Every one Bogey can identify
Boeing B-52 StratofortressThe BUFF
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North American B-25 MitchellThe Doolittle Raider
Douglas A-26 InvaderThe Invader
English Electric CanberraThe Canberra
Grumman TBF/TBM AvengerThe Avenger
Avro LancasterThe Dambuster
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