Zveno project
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Zveno was a composite aircraft developed in the Soviet Union during the 1930s. It was the brainchild of the aviation engineer Vladimir Vakhmistrov. It consisted of a Tupolev TB-1 or a Tupolev TB-3 hea
Zveno-2: Tupolev TB-3 and three Polikarpov I-5; also visible is the ramp for loading the fighters; the centerline aircraft was hoisted on top of the fuselage by hand
TB-3 docking with a Grigorovich I-Z under the fuselage
Zveno-SPB: TB-3-4M-34FRN with two Polikarpov I-16s armed with FAB-250 bombs
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