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| TB-3 (ANT-6) | |
|---|---|
| |
| Role | Heavy bomber |
| Manufacturer | Voronezh Aircraft Production Association[1] |
| Designer | Andrei Tupolev[a] |
| First flight | 22 December 1930 |
| Introduction | 1932 |
| Retired | 1945 Soviet Air Force |
| Primary users | Soviet Air Force (VVS) Aeroflot |
| Produced | 1932–1934, 1935–1937 |
| Number built | 818 |
| Developed from | Tupolev TB-1 |
| Developed into | Tupolev ANT-16 |
The Tupolev TB-3[b], OKB designation ANT-6, was a monoplane heavy bomber deployed by the Soviet Air Force in the 1930s and used during the early years of World War II. It was one of the world's first cantilever wing four-engine heavy bomber.[2][page needed] Despite obsolescence and being officially withdrawn from service in 1939, the TB-3 performed bomber and transport duties throughout much of World War II. The TB-3 also saw combat as a Zveno project fighter mothership and as a light tank transport.
- ^ "Предприятие". www.vaso.ru. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ^ Shavrov, V.B. (1985). Istoriia konstruktskii samoletov v SSSR do 1938 g. (3 izd.) [History of design aircraft in the USSR until 1938] (in Russian) (3rd ed.). Mashinostroenie. ISBN 5-217-03112-3.
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