Antonov A-40
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The Antonov A-40 Krylya Tanka was a Soviet attempt to allow a tank to glide onto a battlefield after being towed aloft by an airplane, to support airborne forces or partisans. A prototype was built an
Designer's model of the Antonov A-40
TB-3 bomber carrying a T-27 tankette, 1935
T-60 tank
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The T-60 scout tank was a light tank produced by the Soviet Union from 1941 to 1942. During this period, 6,292 units were built. The tank was designed to replace the obsolete T-38 amphibious scout tan
Antonov A-40
…ordered Oleg Antonov to design a glider for landing tanks. Antonov was more ambitious. Instead of building a glider, he added a detachable cradle to a T-60 light tank bearing large wood and fabric biplane wings and a twin tail. Such a tank could glide into the battlefield, drop its wings, and be ready to…
T-60 at the Kubinka Tank Museum
A captured T-60 pressed into German use in the Kholm Pocket.
The Romanian Mareșal's first two prototypes used the T-60 chassis