BEAR BOMBER

[B.C. MALLAM]

How long has the Russian Bear been flying? Anyone know?


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[John[_1_]]

On Jan 25, 9:43*am, "B.C. MALLAM" > wrote:
> How long has the Russian Bear been flying? *Anyone know?
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The first prototype flew in November 1952. It went into active
service in 1956. It is still flown by the Russians and the Indian
Navy flies the TU-142 (the maritime patrol version)

take care . . .

John

[Tiger]

John wrote:
> On Jan 25, 9:43 am, "B.C. MALLAM" > wrote:
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>>How long has the Russian Bear been flying? Anyone know?
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> The first prototype flew in November 1952. It went into active
> service in 1956. It is still flown by the Russians and the Indian
> Navy flies the TU-142 (the maritime patrol version)
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> take care . . .
>
> John

No bad for a plane built when "HI tech" was still a b/w philco tv, the
OHV v8 & cinemascope....

[John Dallman]

In article >,
(Tiger) wrote:

> No bad for a plane built when "HI tech" was still a b/w philco tv,
> the OHV v8 & cinemascope....

The XB-52A had its first flight the same year as the Bear.

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