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A restored Tupolev Tu-2
Tupolev Tu-2
- Nation: Soviet Union
- Type: Light/Medium Bomber
- Wartime Service Dates: 1941-1945
- Range: 1,260 miles
- Airspeed: 325 mph
- Crew: 4
- Payload: 3,312 pounds (internal), 5,004 pounds (external)
- Power plant: 2× Shvetsov ASh-82 radial engines, 1,850 horsepower each
- Notes: One of the Soviet Union's most important twin-engine bombers, the Tu-2 was designed at a sharaga (scientific prison) by Andrei Tupolev.