dive bomber

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The aircraft collection consists of 23 warplanes, mostly from World War II, including a British Spitfire, a Japanese Zero, a German Stuka dive bomber, a Soviet Ilyushin II and a U.S.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2022

He even got to fly an A-24, a Navy dive bomber specifically used for aerial gunnery.

From Washington Times • Feb. 13, 2017

I once flew on a Caravelle in France that descended for landing like it was a dive bomber.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2012

Completing the backdrop behind him on the hangar deck was a Dassault dive bomber.

From Reuters • Oct. 6, 2011

This report says His Majesty's carrier, Staunch, has on board a new type of dive bomber which put a pocket battleship out of action and later landed upon the deck of the carrier.

From A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F. by Montgomery, Rutherford George