Like most Soviet bombers, it initially failed to meet ambitious range requirements; however, it excelled in most other respects. It first served in the conventional bombing role before assuming the ...

During World War II, Finland captured multiple Soviet Ilyushin DB-3 bombers and put them back into service. These aircraft were repaired, modified, and integrated into Finnish operations despite ...

NATO air planners looking east during the Cold War faced a vast, intimidating armada of bombers and attack aircraft. With superior numbers, the Soviet Union and the other Warsaw Pact nations ...