#db-3

The Soviet long-range bomber DB-3 of the first series in flight. The aircraft is painted in a three-color spotted camouflage.

August 7, 1941 Berlin Air Raid

15 Soviet Air Force DB-3 aircraft conducted the first air raid on Berlin.

※ The British Air Force conducted its first air raid on Berlin on August 25, 1940, and the French Air Force on June 7, 1940.

Flight commander of the 128th Bomber Aviation Regiment, Senior Lieutenant Mikhail Petrovich Mizinov, accepts congratulations from fellow soldiers on the occasion of receiving the Gold Star medal.September 1943

Mikhail Petrovich Mizinov (1918-1969) was a participant in the Great Patriotic War from its first days. During the war, he flew 273 combat sorties on DB-3 and Pe-2 bombers. On August 24, 1943, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union for his courage and heroism.

Prototype of the escort bomber TsKB-54-2 (DB-3 with M-87A engines)., 1939.

Captured Ilyushin DB-3