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Tupolev Tu-4
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Tupolev Tu-4

Strategic bomber aircraft

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Overview

The Tupolev Tu-4 is a piston-engined Soviet strategic bomber that served the Soviet Air Force from the late 1940s to the mid-1960s. The aircraft was a copy of the American Boeing B-29 Superfortress, having been reverse-engineered from seized aircraft that had made emergency landings in the USSR.

Specifications

Powerplant

Engine modelShvetsov ASh-73

Figures are compiled from public sources and may be approximate; they can vary by variant and configuration.

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