On the British side, three bomber types were mostly used on night operations against targets such as factories, invasion ports and railway centres; the Armstrong Whitworth Whitley, the Handley-Page Hampden and the Vickers Wellington were classified as heavy bombers by the RAF, although the Hampden was a medium bomber comparable to the He 111.
В Королевских ВВС тремя основными типами бомбардировщиков, в основном использовавшихся в ночных операциях по таким целям как фабрики, порты и железнодорожные узлы, были Armstrong Whitworth Whitley, Handley-Page Hampden и Vickers Wellington.