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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.




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