2. Lancaster (UK)
The Lancaster was the most popular night-time bomber used by the Royal Air Force for its air raids. The 4-engine bomber was introduced in March 1942 and since then was a favorite within the British High Command. It had a loading capacity of 10 tons and could house special type of bombs including the infamous dam buster bombs that broke down the Nazi energy backbone.
Lancasters weren’t that fast when it came to their cruising speed, which was limited at 322 km/h, however the ceiling of 21,400 feet and 3.7m/s speed did gave them a very great advantage. Also, they were very agile and could withstand a lot of German anti-aircraft fire.
A total of 150,000 flying missions were carried out by the Lancaster bomber, almost half of which ended up in casualties.