The surviving aircraft were valuable assets and soon put to use as troop-transports and bombers.
The military versions of the aircraft were used as transports and light bombers and saw action on all fronts.
The availability of large aircraft, which had been used as bombers during the second world war, made the importing of higher quality strawberries more profitable.
This began with the adaptation of the He 70 and, in particular, the He 111, to be used as bombers.
Hydrogen-lifted airships were used as observation platforms and bombers during the war.
The An-12s were also used as heavy bombers during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
The Taliban denies using children as bombers, pointing out that its battlefield code forbids any military use of pre-pubescent boys.
These were used as bombers, and despite being almost useless at the role, as fighters.
"The Air Council's finally given up on using airships as strategic bombers?"
They were actively used as bombers during the war, especially on the government's side.