light bomber

noun

, Military.

1. a small airplane designed to carry light bomb loads relatively short distances, especially one having a gross loaded weight of less than 100,000 pounds (45,000 kilograms).

Example Sentences

Overhead was the same type of plan flown by Bush during the war — a blue light bomber called an Avenger.

From Seattle Times

Other planes in the flyover will include the sturdy and reliant Grumman Wildcat that played a central role in the Battle of Guadalcanal and the Douglas A-26 invader, a ground attack light bomber that helped beat back the Nazis during the Battle of the Bulge.

From Washington Times

The others include images of HMS Warspite shelling in support of the landings, British troops advancing inland, and an American light bomber providing air back-up.

From BBC

Photoreconnaissance was a classified area, and however romantic I found the idea of Ben flying out over the desert in the nose of a Blenheim light bomber, he was much more likely to have served in Interpretation.

From The Verge

As his A-20 became airborne again, according to a synopsis of his Distinguished Flying Cross citation, Kegelman flew it directly at the flak tower that had crippled his light bomber, continuously firing the cannons in the plane’s nose.

From Washington Times