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re: WWII Thread: Lesser known aircraft that you like
Posted on 4/5/16 at 12:05 pm to JumpingTheShark
Posted on 4/5/16 at 12:05 pm to JumpingTheShark
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Kalinin K-7
I always found it interesting that even going back to WWI the Russians were on the forefront of heavy bomber development...
Ilya Muromets (WWI)
![](https://usercontent2.hubstatic.com/7352281_f248.jpg)
TB-3 (early 30's)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/Tupolev_TB-3.jpg)
PE-8 (Late 30's - Actually had some during WWII)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/40/PetlyakovPe-8.jpg)
But for some odd reason they never tried a real stratigic bombing campaign against the Germans. And they generally neglected their heravy bomber force throughout the war. Only when they got their hands on an interned B-29 did the Russians again produce a heavy bomber. Of course it was a direct copy of the Superfortress...
Tupolev Tu-4
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Tu4.jpg)
Posted on 4/5/16 at 12:20 pm to Darth_Vader
quote:You've heard the story about the TU-4 Aviation Day '47 fly-over?
Only when they got their hands on an interned B-29 did the Russians again produce a heavy bomber. Of course it was a direct copy of the Superfortress...
Posted on 4/8/16 at 7:59 pm to Darth_Vader
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