On January 29, 1941, the Tupolev Tu-2 made its first flight, introducing a fast, hard-hitting Soviet frontline bomber that ...

It was bigger than anything that had ever flown before - with twin Mi-6 rotors, an 88,000-pound lift capacity, and a mission ...

Top 10: The worst Soviet aircraft ...

Full text also available online. Shipping list no.: 2009-0036-S. Volume 1: 1945-1955 -- Foreword -- Preface -- Executive summary -- Chapter 1: American And Soviet Strategy: A Comparison -- A: Factors ...

A natural fighter ace, Ivan Kozhedub’s tactics were characterized by precision, aggression, and calculated risk. Ivan Nikitovich Kozhedub, born on June 8, 1920 in the small Ukrainian village of ...

NASM copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. Summary "The book details the routes of the aircraft deliveries to Russia, the modifications which were done in order to suit the ...

Pilot Viktor Belenko’s defection was a major embarrassment for the Soviet Union—which was subsequently shocked into establishing tighter security and coerced indoctrination programs for their military ...

Russia carried out the first flight of the Tu-160M ​​supersonic strategic bomber built entirely from scratch since the end of ...