Tupolev TB-3
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The Tupolev TB-3, OKB designation ANT-6, was a monoplane heavy bomber deployed by the Soviet Air Force in the 1930s and used during the early years of World War II. It was one of the world's first can
TB-3 in Zveno configuration
TB-3 after emergency landing during the Winter War in March 1940
Soviet paratroopers boarding TB-3 transport
TB-3 carrying a T-27 tankette
Tupolev TB-1
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The Tupolev TB-1 was a Soviet bomber aircraft, an angular monoplane that served as the backbone of the Soviet bomber force for many years, and was the first large all-metal aircraft built in the Sovie
Tupolev TB-3
…and either wheeled or float landing gear. Tupolev OKB started design work in 1926 with the government operational requirements finalized in 1929. The Tupolev TB-1 was taken as the basis for the design and the aircraft was initially powered by 440 kW (590 hp) Curtiss V-1570 "Conqueror" engines, with the intent of…
ANT-4 at the Ulyanovsk Aircraft Museum
Strana Sovyetov during the flight from Moscow to New York, 1929