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, while two syllable words were used for jets.
AircraftNATO reporting name
Douglas A-20 HavocBox
Ilyushin Il-2Bark
Ilyushin Il-4Bob
Ilyushin Il-10Beast
Ilyushin Il-28Beagle
Ilyushin Il-40Brawny
Ilyushin Il-54Blowlamp
Myasishchev M-4Bison
Myasishchev M-50Bounder
North American B-25 MitchellBank
Petlyakov Pe-2Buck
Tupolev Tu-2Bat
Tupolev Tu-4Bull
Tupolev Tu-14Bosun
Tupolev Tu-16, Xian H-6Badger
Tupolev Tu-22Blinder
Tupolev Tu-22MBackfire
Tupolev Tu-82Butcher
Tupolev Tu-85Barge
Tupolev Tu-91Boot
Tupolev Tu-95Bear A/B/C/D
Tupolev Tu-98Backfin
Tupolev Tu-160Blackjack
Yakovlev Yak-28Brassard
Yakovlev Yak-28BBrewer