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Aircraft · Soviet Union · 1939-1952

Lisunov Li-2

transport

A Soviet licence-built version of the American Douglas DC-3, the Li-2 was adapted with domestic engines, a rear gun position and a cargo door, and served as the Red Army's principal transport and paratroop aircraft, resupplying partisans and encircled units alike. It was also used as an improvised night bomber early in the war.

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crew4
top speed300 km/h
armamentdefensive machine gun (military variants)
produced~4,900

Eastern Front

Malev - Hungarian Airlines (Gold Timer Foundation) Lisunov Li-2T (reg. HA-LIX, cn 18433209) at "Oldtimer Fliegertreffen Hahnweide 2011" (EDST).
Malev - Hungarian Airlines (Gold Timer Foundation) Lisunov Li-2T (reg. HA-LIX, cn 18433209) at "Oldtimer Fliegertreffen Hahnweide 2011" (EDST).Julian Herzog (Website) · CC BY 4.0 · source
Lisunov Li-2 (Budaörs, Hungary)
Lisunov Li-2 (Budaörs, Hungary)User:VargaA · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Shvetsov AS-62IR radial piston engine, mounted on Lisunov Li-2
Shvetsov AS-62IR radial piston engine, mounted on Lisunov Li-2User:vargaA · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source