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Cold War Soviet Bombers


Military Aviation | Soviet Union

The Soviet Cold War bomber program was jump-started by re-engineering (to the final bolt) the American Boeing B-29 confiscated during World War 2.

There are a total of [ 40 ] Cold War Soviet Bombers entries in the Military Factory. Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order (1-to-Z). Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily the primary operator. This listing also includes prototype, conceptual and experimental types.




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1942
Picture of the Avro Lancaster
Avro Lancaster
Four-Engined Heavy Bomber / Reconnaissance Aircraft
2/40
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1961
Picture of the Beriev Be-10 (Mallow)
Beriev Be-10 (Mallow)
Maritime Bomber Flying Boat Aircraft
3/40
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1937
Picture of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Four-Engined Heavy Bomber Aircraft
4/40
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1941
Picture of the Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Four-Engined Strategic Heavy Bomber Aircraft
5/40
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1942
Picture of the de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito
Multirole Heavy Fighter / Fighter-Bomber Aircraft
6/40
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1937
Picture of the Fieseler Fi 156 Storch (Stork)
Fieseler Fi 156 Storch (Stork)
Reconnaissance / Army Co-operation Multi-Purpose Aircraft
7/40
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1935
Picture of the Heinkel He 111
Heinkel He 111
Medium Bomber Aircraft
8/40
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1941
Picture of the Ilyushin IL-2 Shturmovik (Bark)
Ilyushin IL-2 Shturmovik (Bark)
Ground Attack / Close Air Support Aircraft
9/40
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1948
Picture of the Ilyushin Il-20
Ilyushin Il-20
Ground-Attack Prototype Aircraft
10/40
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1949
Picture of the Ilyushin IL-28 (Beagle)
Ilyushin IL-28 (Beagle)
Tactical Strike Medium Bomber Aircraft
11/40
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1932
Picture of the Junkers Ju 52
Junkers Ju 52
Tri-Motor Transport / Medium Bomber Aircraft
12/40
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1939
Picture of the Junkers Ju 88
Junkers Ju 88
Medium Bomber / Multi-Role Aircraft
13/40
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1955
Picture of the Myasishchev M-4 / 3M (Bison)
Myasishchev M-4 / 3M (Bison)
Strategic Heavy Bomber
14/40
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1959
Picture of the Myasishchev M-50 / M-52 (Bounder)
Myasishchev M-50 / M-52 (Bounder)
Strategic Bomber Prototype
15/40
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1941
Picture of the North American B-25 Mitchell
North American B-25 Mitchell
Twin-Engine Medium Bomber Aircraft
16/40
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1947
Picture of the OKB-1 EF-131
OKB-1 EF-131
Jet-Powered Tactical Bomber Prototype
17/40
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1948
Picture of the OKB-1 EF-140
OKB-1 EF-140
Jet-Powered Tactical Fast Reconnaissance / Bomber Prototype
18/40
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1952
Picture of the OKB-1 EF-150
OKB-1 EF-150
Jet Bomber Prototype
19/40
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1941
Picture of the Petlyakov Pe-2 (Pawn)
Petlyakov Pe-2 (Pawn)
Dive Bomber / Light Bomber Aircraft
20/40
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1940
Picture of the Petlyakov Pe-8 (TB-7)
Petlyakov Pe-8 (TB-7)
Long-Range Strategic Heavy Bomber Aircraft
21/40
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1929
Picture of the Polikarpov Po-2 (Mule)
Polikarpov Po-2 (Mule)
Single-Engine, Twin-Seat Multirole Biplane / Basic Trainer Aircraft
22/40
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1930
Picture of the Polikarpov R-5
Polikarpov R-5
Reconnaissance / Light Bomber Biplane
23/40
National flag icon
1974
Picture of the Sukhoi Su-24 (Fencer)
Sukhoi Su-24 (Fencer)
Long-Range Strike / Attack Aircraft
24/40
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1981
Picture of the Sukhoi Su-25 Grach (Frogfoot)
Sukhoi Su-25 Grach (Frogfoot)
Close-Air Support (CAS) / Ground Attack Aircraft
25/40
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1972
Picture of the Sukhoi T-4 (Sotka)
Sukhoi T-4 (Sotka)
Prototype Supersonic Strategic Bomber / High-Speed Reconnaissance Aircraft
26/40
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1947
Picture of the Tupolev Tu-12 (Tu-77)
Tupolev Tu-12 (Tu-77)
Experimental Jet-Powered Medium Bomber
27/40
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1972
Picture of the Tupolev Tu-142 (Bear)
Tupolev Tu-142 (Bear)
Long-Range Anti-Submarine Warfare Bomber
28/40
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1954
Picture of the Tupolev Tu-16 (Badger)
Tupolev Tu-16 (Badger)
Multirole Twin-Engined, Jet-Powered Fast Bomber
29/40
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1989
Picture of the Tupolev Tu-160 (Blackjack)
Tupolev Tu-160 (Blackjack)
Strategic Long-Range Heavy Supersonic Bomber Aircraft
30/40
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1942
Picture of the Tupolev Tu-2 (Bat)
Tupolev Tu-2 (Bat)
Twin-Engine Fast Bomber / Multirole Aircraft
31/40
National flag icon
1962
Picture of the Tupolev Tu-22 (Blinder)
Tupolev Tu-22 (Blinder)
Medium Bomber / Reconnaissance Aircraft
32/40
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1972
Picture of the Tupolev Tu-22M (Backfire)
Tupolev Tu-22M (Backfire)
Swing-Wing Supersonic Strategic / Maritime Bomber
33/40
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1949
Picture of the Tupolev Tu-4 (Bull)
Tupolev Tu-4 (Bull)
Strategic Heavy Bomber Aircraft
34/40
National flag icon
1949
Picture of the Tupolev Tu-80
Tupolev Tu-80
Heavy Bomber Prototype Aircraft
35/40
National flag icon
1951
Picture of the Tupolev Tu-85
Tupolev Tu-85
Heavy Bomber Prototype Aircraft
36/40
National flag icon
1956
Picture of the Tupolev Tu-95 (Bear)
Tupolev Tu-95 (Bear)
Strategic Reconnaissance / Heavy Bomber Aircraft
37/40
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1956
Picture of the Tupolev Tu-98 (Backfin)
Tupolev Tu-98 (Backfin)
Swept-Wing, Supersonic Strategic Bomber Prototype Aircraft
38/40
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1960
Picture of the Yakovlev Yak-28 (Brewer / Firebar)
Yakovlev Yak-28 (Brewer / Firebar)
Twin-Seat Multirole Aircraft
39/40
National flag icon
1979
Picture of the Yakovlev Yak-52
Yakovlev Yak-52
Primary Trainer / Light Ground Attack Aircraft
40/40
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1941
Picture of the Yermolayev Yer-2
Yermolayev Yer-2
Medium Bomber Aircraft
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