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Tupolev Tu-160

Tupolev Tu-160 «05 Red» Aleksandr Golovanov. A. Golovanov was commander of Soviet Long-Range Aviation during 1942-1944, and 1946-1948. The bomber was named on 7 August 1999

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Tupolev Tu-160

Tupolev Tu-160 «04 Red» Ivan Yarygin. I. Yarygin was sportsman-wrestler who took Olympic Gold in 1972 and 1976. He was proclaimed in the USSR as the strongest man in the world

Tupolev Tu-160 side view


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Tupolev Tu-160

Tupolev Tu-160 «02 Red» Vasiliy Reshetnikov. The aircraft was named V. Reshetnikov, who was a commander of Soviet Long-Range Aviation on 1969-1980

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Tupolev Tu-160

Tupolev Tu-160 «01 Red» Mikhail Gromov. M. Gromov was a famous pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union. The aircraft was named on 22 February 1999. This Tu-160 was lost in accident on 19 September 2003

Tupolev SB side view


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Tupolev SB

Tupolev SB 2M-100 in Italian Regia Aeronautica-style camouflage. Tablada, August-September 1937

Tupolev SB side view


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Tupolev SB

This Tupolev SB 2M-103A carried the letter «Э». (Eh — the last-but-two letter of the Cyrillic alphabet) on the rudder in lieu of a number; it was probably the squadron commander’s aircraft, hence the Eh fpr eskadril’ya


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