On this day in aviation history, 85 years ago (January 29, 1941), the Tupolev Tu-2 flew for the first time. Referred to as the Bat by NATO, the Tu-2 was a Soviet twin-engined high-speed frontline ...
The Tupolev Tu-2 stands as one of the most remarkable aircraft of the Second World War not only for its performance, but for the extraordinary circumstances of its creation. Conceived in 1939 by ...