The ANT-34 Soviet Pre-War Bomber

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ANT-34 - Soviet Air Force, June 1941

 

Designed by Andrei Nikolayevich Tupolev the ANT-34 was an advanced twin-engined monoplane bomber first flown in July 1933. Development was slow however and it did not enter service until November 1937 by which time it's designer had become a victim of Stalin's purges and was arrested on false claims of sabotage, espionage and supporting the Russian Fascist Party. Production was slowed to a trickle and, with initial deliveries being sent to the Spanish Republican Air Force, only 120 ANT-34's were in front-line service at the start of the German invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941 where they became easy prey for Luftwaffe fighters.

 

 

 

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nice reuse of the DAT's B-10

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Edited September 23, 2013 by Spinners