Best WWII bomber of all time

Which bomber is the best of all time in the god damn war?

Douglas A-1 Skyraider
Douglas A-26 Invader
Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle
Armstrong Whitworth Whitley
Avro 683 Lancaster
Avro Lincoln
Junkers Ju 390
Douglas A-20 Boston / Havoc
North American A-36 Apache
Beechcraft A-38 Grizzly
Dornier Do 17
Martin AM Mauler
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Douglas B-18 Bolo
Heinkel He 111
B-24 Liberator
North American B-25 Mitchell
Junkers Ju 488
Martin B-26 Marauder
Messerschmitt Me 264
Heinkel He 177/He 274/He 277
Fairey Barracuda
Boeing B-29 Superfortress
Junkers Ju 88
Curtiss SB2C Helldiver
Douglas SBD Dauntless
Focke-Wulf Fw 200
Fairey Battle
Blackurn B-37 Firebrand
Bristol Beaufort
Dornier Do 317
Junkers Ju 290
Junkers Ju 388
Junkers Ju 188
Dornier Do 217
Junkers Ju 86
Focke-Wulf Fw 191
Junkers Ju 288
Avro 679 Manchester
Other ( Japanese etc...)

 

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Anyway, as to the question. This is a tough one for a straight answer. Aviation changed greatly from 1939 to 1945. But, if forced to choose, I would say:

Superheavy bomber: B-29 Nothing else is in its class.
Heavy bomber: Avro Lancaster Reasonably armed and survivable. Totes an unmatched load.
Medium bomber: Mitchell B-25 Versitility is its name. The penultimate sign of a great medium.
Attack bomber: Ju 88 The US A 20 or Soviet Pe 2 pales in comparison.
Dive Bomber: Ju 87. It did it best in the niche it was built to fill.
Attack fighter: Vought's F4U Corsair. I would have chosen the Douglas A-1 Skyraider but it is really a postwar aircraft. The F4U outlasted virtually everything else that was contemporary in this role given it was first flying in 1940 and lasted in front line service through the mid 50's with more than one nation. That's an exceptional record.

Now, if you want of all time I'd say the B-52 takes that title. It has been flying for nearly half of all aviation history in the bomber role and performed exceptionally well at it.

 

The A-1 and A-26 were more Korean and Viet Nam era aircraft.

The rest I agree with TA on.

A class he left out would be flying boat bomber and the Japanese Emily would win that class of patrol bomber.

 

It wasn't the Manchester, that's for sure.
I'd say the Lancaster. I just wish it had an extra turret. It was great for evasive action and could almost be flown as a fighter. Also a modified version could carry the grand slam.

 

What about the bomber version of the Mosquito? Damn fast and survivable. As for German, I like the FW 200 Condor. American: has to be the Liberator. Japanese: the Mitsubishi G4M "Betty"

 

For me....

Super Heavy Bomber: I agree with T.A., The Boeing B-29 Superfortress, its war finisher!
Heavy Bomber: The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, durability is its middle name.
Medium Bomber: Again I agree with T.A., the North American B-25 Mitchell, multi-functional.
Attack Bomber: Again T.A. has it with the JU-88, deadly.
Dive Bomber: The Douglas SBD Dauntless, it set the tone of Midway and the rest of WWII in the Pacific.
Attack Fighter: Grumman F6F Hellcat, highest scoring kill ratio overall for WWII.

Best Bomber of All Time...Beoing B-29 Superfortress....it paved the way for bombers like the B-52 Stratofortress.

Regards,
MARNE