#medium bomber

June 1943 Polish Wellington ground crew RAF Hemswell.

B-25

A Japanese Mitsubishi Ki-21 bomber (Type 97 Army Bomber) over China during a combat mission. The Ki-21 was codenamed "Sally" by the Allies.

A French Bloch MB.131 bomber and its pilots (not just the crew, as the plane had a crew of four). The aircraft belonged to the GR I/35 air unit. September 3, 1939.

Yermolayev Yer-2

@refueled via X

CAF SoCal PBJ -1J / B-25 on a beautifully sunny day at Mojave Air & Space Port. Thanks to the incredible crew for the tour, it’s nice to see a piece of history!

Today, June 5, is the day the Italian bomber SM.84 made its first flight.

It was an aircraft developed by Savoia-Marchetti in the late 1930s. Development began as a torpedo bomber variant of the company's bomber SM.79, but in the end, everything except the main wings and main landing gear was newly designed.

However, its performance was mediocre, its maneuverability had actually declined, and its reliability was low as well, with production totaling around 300 aircraft.