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[[Suicide bomber]]s detonated each of the truck bombs. In the attack on the American Marines ...ks Lebanon 1983 Map.jpg|thumb|Sketch map of the route taken by the suicide bomber on the morning of 23 October 1983. [From the Long Commission Report].]]

...arded the [[Navy Cross]] for distinguished service in intercepting enemy [[bomber]]s attacking his [[aircraft carrier|carrier]] 20 February 1942, and was [[p

...an]] planes and just before midnight 11 April it was attacked by [[torpedo bomber]]s. ''Holder'' and the other escorts immediately opened fire and began maki

...coast of the U.S.]], was attacked by 30 [[Nazi Germany|German]] [[torpedo bomber]]s. After shooting down one of the planes, ''Menges'' rescued 137 survivors

...mber first came under enemy air attack. A wave of [[torpedo]] and medium [[bomber]]s damaged three ships in her convoy but were driven off by the escort's [[

...f these, on 20 April 1944 her convoy came under attack by German [[torpedo bomber]]s in the western Mediterranean, but none of the enemy planes came within r

...er 1944 ''Farquhar'' rescued 10 aviators from liferafts after their patrol bomber splashed, and while in [[Florida]] waters as plane guard for carriers condu

...y {{convert|15|ft|m}} from the ship. At 2355 the gunners splashed an enemy bomber which passed over the fantail at a height of {{convert|50|ft|m}}. At 0004 o

...ng the strikes. Her guns splashed one [[Ju-88]] and damaged another German bomber during the first strike.

...embers of the [[Royal Air Force|RAF]] whose [[Handley Page Halifax|Halifax bomber]] had been ditched in the ocean. The task group arrived at Bermuda on 30 Ju

...period: On 13 November 1943, while serving as a target ship for [[torpedo bomber]]s, ''Absecon'' observed a small freighter, SS ''Franklin Baker'', flying d

...BM Mariner]] [[flying boat]]s. She tended six Martin PBM-3Ds from [[Patrol bomber|Patrol Bombing]] [[Squadron#Aviation|Squadron]] 25 (VPB-25) from October 14 ...in a vain effort to sink it, ''Bering Strait'' rammed and sank the hardy [[bomber]].

...invasion of [[Iwo Jima]]. ''Cook Inlet'' rescued 27 survivors of downed [[bomber]]s. She was still on duty at Iwo Jima when hostilities with [[Japan]] ended

...ring the [[bay]], fired on three twin-motored [[Mitsubishi G4M]] "Betty" [[bomber]]s, claiming two kills as one "Betty" crashed into the sea and a second, tr

...lowing day, ''Yakutat'' serviced the first plane of [[Patrol bomber|Patrol Bomber]] [[Squadron#Aviation|Squadron]] 216 (VPB-216), furnishing [[aviation fuel] ''Yakutat'' tended planes of Patrol Bomber Squadron 16 (VPB-16) and Patrol Bomber Squadron 17 (VPB-17) at Saipan through mid-January 1945. She departed Tanap

...945, ''Unimak'' transported the men and materiel of [[Patrol bomber|Patrol Bomber]] [[Squadron#Aviation|Squadron]] 103 (VPB-103) and Patrol Bonber Squadron 1

...y 1945 anchored off [[Leyte]] in the [[San Juanico Strait]] tending Patrol Bomber Squadron (VPB) 25, consisting of 15 Martin [[PBM Mariner|PBM-3D Mariner]] [ ...e she anchored shortly after [[noon]]. As the [[patrol bomber]]s of Patrol Bomber Squadron (VPB) 17 arrived that afternoon, one plane sank after a rough land

...]] from [[Coventry Ordnance Works]].The gun was originally intended as a [[bomber]] defensive weapon and was tested as such in a [[Gun turret|turret]] fitted ...[[RP3|60 pdr RPs]] (rocket projectiles) fired by [[Strike fighter|fighter-bomber]]s was only 5% against tank-sized targets.

...to utilise the Becker were large aircraft - the [[Friedrichshafen G.III]] bomber and [[AEG G.IV|AEG G.IVk]] ground-attack machine. Tests in smaller, single-

...effectiveness, given the ever-increasing speeds of low-altitude [[fighter-bomber]]s and attack aircraft. The Army in particular felt the proper solution was

...Air Force. A new 23mm cannon was needed for the defensive turrets of this bomber, which was supposed to be more compact and faster firing than the NR-23. Th ...e others were mounted in pairs inside the defensive turrets. The [[Tu-95]] bomber was in most versions equipped with a total of six AM-23 cannon located in t

...r ''Bordkanone'' models, and on the [[Messerschmitt Me 410|Me 410 A-1/U4]] bomber destroyer version of the ''Hornisse'' heavy fighter. 300 examples of the BK

...ounted on [[World War II]] [[Luftwaffe]] aircraft such as the anti-tank or bomber-destroyer versions of the [[Junkers Ju 87]]D-3 and G-2, [[Henschel Hs 129]]

...trically-fired version was created for the turrets of the [[Tupolev Tu-4]] bomber until the [[Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23]] cannon became available. The B-20 was

...nd [[IAR 93]], and the tail turrets of the [[Tupolev Tu-22M]] 'Backfire' [[bomber]] and some late-model [[Tu-95]]s. In that application, it had the unusual a

...orld War II. It was a [[Type 97 20 mm anti-tank rifle]] adopted for use in bomber turrets.

...was used only as the nose gun of the [[Ki-45]] KAI heavy fighter, the anti-bomber workhorse of the Imperial Japanese Army.

...rmament in the Ki-46-III and as nose armament in several experimental anti-bomber aircraft.

...or aircraft ranging from the [[P-47 Thunderbolt]] to the [[B-25 Mitchell]] bomber. ...e used later in the war in such aircraft as the [[Avro Lancaster|Lancaster bomber]].

...quently adopted as standard armament of the [[F-86 Sabre|F-86H]] [[fighter-bomber]], [[F-100 Super Sabre]], [[F-101|F-101A and F-101C Voodoo]], and the [[F-5

...erceptor aircraft|interceptor]]s with a weapon that could shoot down any [[bomber]] with as little as one hit. It was a compact design with a relatively low

...r B-58 Hustler]] and [[B-52 Stratofortress|Boeing B-52H Stratofortress]] [[bomber]]s. [[Japan]]'s [[Mitsubishi F-1]] carried one internally mounted JM61A1 V

...hits to down a B-17, while 18-20 hits were required to down other 4-engine bomber types, and only four hits were required to down a single-engine fighter. Wh

...rage just four hits with high-explosive ammunition to bring down a [[heavy bomber]] such as a [[B-17 Flying Fortress]] or [[B-24 Liberator]] and a single hit ...al service in late autumn 1943 with the [[Messerschmitt Bf 110|Bf 110G-2]] bomber destroyers and in the [[Messerschmitt Bf 109|Bf 109G-6/U4]].

|caption= NR-23 cannons in tail barbette of the [[Ilyushin Il-28|Il-28]] bomber. ...higher firing rate. The AM-23 was used in [[turret]]ed installations for [[bomber]]s. It was a gas-operated weapon, weighed 43 kg (95 lb) and was capable of

...ound targets (including armoured ones) and planes (ability to shoot down a bomber with a single hit).

...of [[ammunition]], but a single shell was often sufficient to destroy a [[bomber]].

...problems, the British relied almost entirely on the [[Royal Air Force]]'s bomber fleet as a deterrent force, ignoring the defence almost entirely.

...ngagement.<ref>Hodges, Tribal Class Destroyers, p32: Diagram of High Level Bomber Attack: A 240mph target, at 12 thousand feet altitude could expect to be un

In the late 1940's and the early 1950's tests with defensive bomber turret cannons resulted in problems caused by the air flow affecting the we ...ret of the “A”, “B”, “K” and “R” versions of the [[Tu-22]] bomber only. The hydraulically elevated and traversed DK-20 turret uses the radar

A variant was experimentally fitted to a [[Mitsubishi Ki-67|Ki-109]] [[bomber]] in an attempt to reach the B-29 Superfortress bombers. Another variant of

...completed work. This [[Nakajima G8N|G8N]] or the 18th trial model 4-engine bomber was called "Type 18 prototype land-based attack aircraft". ...ots would surely turn hard to maneuver around. It is mandatory for torpedo-bomber pilot ''attacking'', or running into the target as close as possible.

...Zero''. A flexible version, initially developed for the [[Mitsubishi G3M]] bomber, was inverted to put the ammunition drum below the line of sight of the gun

...training aircraft to be specifically used by aircrews destined to serve on bomber aircraft. As the RAF was in the process of migrating from [[biplane]]s to [ ...d (nicknamed the 'Ox-box') was used to prepare complete aircrews for [[RAF Bomber Command]] and could simultaneously train pilots, navigators, bomb aimers, g

...mber aircraft in World War II, reducing weight and increasing range of the bomber. After the War, the Armorlite Lens Company in California is credited with

[[Image:USAF B-2 Spirit.jpg|right|thumb|200px|[[B-2 Spirit]] stealth bomber of the [[United States Air Force|U.S Air Force]].]] ...ore mundane products like [[fishing rod]]s and [[bicycle]]s. The [[stealth bomber]] was the first all-composite aircraft, but many passenger aircraft like th

...nds in [[Theresienwiese]], [[Munich]], [[Germany]] kills 12, including the bomber [[Gundolf Kohler]], a member of the neo-Nazi Military Sport Group Hoffman, ...d Norfolk Hotel in [[Nairobi]], [[Kenya]]. The Kenyan government said the bomber was a member of the [[Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine]].[http

...the [[Radical Party (Italy)|Radical Party]] <ref>[[Anne Hanley]], "Bologna bomber slips back into society," ''[[The Independent]]'', 16 April 1998 [http://fi ...by the Court of Cassation in April 2007.<ref>{{cite news | title = Bologna bomber's 30-year jail term confirmed | publisher = Associated Press | date = 11 Ap

The identity of the bomber (or bombers) has never been determined, but has been attributed by several ...iences. Perhaps it was thought that the film might help to "flush out" the bomber. The Hearst-Pathe film of the bombing scene was filmed after most of the bo

...rt Rudolph''' (born September 19, 1966), also known as the '''Olympic Park Bomber''', is an [[United States|American]] responsible for a series of [[bombing] ...R. Scott. [http://www.gazette.com/display.php?id=1310494&secid=1 "Olympic bomber Rudolph calls Supermax home."] ''[[The Gazette (Colorado Springs)|Colorado

...ed a {{convert|5|ft|m|sing=on}} hole in the reinforced concrete floor. The bomber, [[Sam Melville]], was convicted of this and seven other 1969 Manhattan bom

|title=Clinton pledges thorough effort to find Olympic park bomber

* Exhibit 65-067: A suicide bomber labeled "Hamas" walking into a McDonald's restaurant. Another drawing of th

...." McNamara died of cancer in San Quentin on March 9, 1941.<ref>"M'Namara, Bomber, Dies In San Quentin," ''The New York Times,'' March 9, 1941.</ref> Despite *"M'Namara, Bomber, Dies In San Quentin." ''The New York Times''. March 9, 1941.

...n May 22, 1942), also known as the '''Unabomber''' (University and Airline Bomber), is an [[United States|American]] [[mathematician]] and [[social criticism ...al Inspectors, who initially had the case, called the suspect the Junkyard Bomber because of the material used to make the mail bombs. In 1979, an FBI-led ta

| alias = Mad Bomber ...sky''' (November 2, 1903 &ndash; May 23, 1994), better known as the '''Mad Bomber''', terrorized [[New York City]] for 16 years in the 1940s and 1950s with e

...ime/2009/08/05/2009-08-05_hes_the_bomb_on_a_piano.html |title=Airport fake bomber Scott McGann is 'no terrorist,' says store employees | location=New York |

...perhaps a Saudi or Egyptian faction. Saddam said that he did not trust the bomber Yasin, who was in Iraqi custody, because his testimony was too "organized."

...te=2010-06-21| author=Deborah Ziff |tital= Dwight Armstrong, Sterling Hall Bomber, dies at 58}}</ref><ref name=Dwight_NYTObit>{{cite web|author= Margalit Fox ....40.year.manhunt/index.html?hpt=C2 40 years later, FBI still hunts alleged bomber]". Accessed 24 August 2010.</ref> though at that time there were new leads

...?pagewanted=1|title=THREATS AND RESPONSES: THE BOMB PLOT; Unrepentant Shoe Bomber Is Given a Life Sentence For Trying to Blow Up Jet|last=Belluck|first=Pam|d

...athetic Islamic scholar could issue a [[fatwa]] proclaiming that a suicide bomber would not be polluted by the swine products. |format=PDF}}</ref> Of course, if the assassination is done by a suicide bomber, exfiltration becomes moot.

...ty concerns branches of the jamaat were related to [[Al-Qaeda]]. Yet "shoe-bomber" [[Richard Colvin Reid|Richard Reid]] apparently did not remain with the gr In the [[United Kingdom]], [[Shehzad Tanweer]], a suicide bomber involved with the [[7 July 2005 London bombings]], had been an attendee of

...i/scotland/south_of_scotland/8197370.stm | work=BBC News | title=Lockerbie bomber freed from jail | date=August 20, 2009 | accessdate=May 4, 2010}}</ref>

...minor shock.<ref>[http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1P1-5990814.html Suicide bomber explodes donkey cart near Khan Yunis, 3 soldiers hurt], Jerusalem Post 26-0

...Florida|Miami]] on December 22, 2001, helped prevent [[Richard Reid (shoe bomber)|Richard Reid]] from igniting explosives hidden in his shoe. Flight attenda

...stani Taliban claimed responsibility for a 3 September 2010 deadly suicide bomber attack against a pro-Palestine rally in Pakistan.<ref>[http://edition.cnn.c ...30 soldiers. An additional 4 were killed in southwestern Pakistan by a car bomber who targeted NATO supply trucks.<ref name="NYTimes">{{

...y collaborate with the Shahab group, actively recruit children for suicide-bomber training and export young people to participate in military actions against

...support.<ref name="BBCWho" /><ref>{{cite news|title=Gunfight in philippine bomber hunt |publisher=CNN |date=2003-08-10 |url=http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/asi ...oners, including [[1993 World Trade Center bombing|1993 World Trade Centre bomber]] [[Ramzi Yousef]] and $2.4 million. In July, a Filipino television evangel

* [http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/10/iraq.main/index.html Teen female bomber tricks, kills Iraqi CLC sheik]

| [[Richard Reid (shoe bomber)|Richard C. Reid]] || ...the visit to UCL by Begg.[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/6907793/Detroit-bomber-wanted-Muslims-to-rule-the-whole-world.html] Begg, however, has said that

*'''December 30, 2009''': A suicide bomber killed at least six CIA officers and seriously injured six others at [[Camp

...er engaged in a suicide bombing. Bilgin possibly is the Elalanutus suicide bomber. ...t of Defense]]'', page 81</ref> Bilgin confirms that he was not a suicide bomber, that he didn't know any suicide bombers, or anyone with any connection to

...may have met [[Richard Reid (shoe bomber)|Richard Reid]], the future shoe bomber.<ref name=bbc>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/1731568.st [[Ahmed Ressam]], the captured [[al-Qaeda]] Millennium Bomber, was at the time sharing information with the U.S. authorities, in an effor

...indict_him_already/ Interview with Donna Newman, Counsel for Alleged Dirty Bomber Jose Padilla in Guernica Magazine (guernicamag.com)]

|title = A Bomber's Tale: Decades of Intrigue ...uela.<ref> [http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/posada/posada7-12-98.htm A Bomber's Tale]. The New York Times. July 12, 1998/</ref> Declassified [[FBI]] and

...nt passengers aboard a transatlantic flight prevented [[Richard Reid (shoe bomber)|Richard Reid]], in 2001, and [[Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab]], in 2009, from

...Electromagnetic_Pulse_Test_Apparatus.jpg|thumb|A Boeing [[B-52]] strategic bomber being prepared for EMP testing at TRESTLE in 1982.]] '''ATLAS-I''' (Air For ...- Kirtland Air Force Base - 1989.jpeg|thumb| A Rockwell [[B-1B]] strategic bomber is readied for testing at TRESTLE in 1989. Note the elevated Marx generator

...ssigned to Coastal Command and the other 16 were with [[RAF Bomber Command|Bomber Command]].<ref name="50th p262-3">March 1985, pp. 262–263.</ref> ...ining in the frontline aircraft type, crews would advance to the frontline bomber squadrons with those aircraft types ([[Fairey Battle]], [[Bristol Blenheim]

...nd even some aircraft that had been outfitted to function as armed [[light bomber]]s. ...t forward. 350 Tiger Moths were fitted with bomb racks to serve as [[light bomber]]s as a part of [[Operation Banquet]]. A more radical conversion involved t

...on for the RAF and Fleet Air Arm. The prototype was tested as an emergency bomber during 1940 but this idea was abandoned as the invasion threat receded. Al :One aircraft converted to a light-bomber to carry 16 20lb bombs under the wings.

...vogue at the time for training.<ref name=Swanborough/> An alternate light bomber configuration was also proposed with a pilot and radio operator/navigator i