Bombers Often Don't Work - 5 Worst Ever
The very best aircraft have been those that could not only conduct their primary mission effectively, but that were also sufficiently flexible to perform other tasks that might be asked of them.
Here's What You Need To Remember: Many bombers have limited roles, but fill them excellently. The Ju-88 Stuka, for instance, had virtually no capacity for fighting - but it was still one of the most feared aircraft of the Second World War. Others, such as the B-52, are more versatile.
Bombers are the essence of strategic airpower. While fighters have often been important to air forces, it was the promise of the heavy bomber than won and kept independence for the United States Air Force and the Royal Air Force. At different points in time, air forces in the United States, United Kingdom, Soviet Union, and Italy have treated bomber design and construction as a virtually all-consuming obsession, setting fighter and attack aviation aside.