Aircraft Photo of 4134 | Tupolev Tu-4 | China - Air Force | AirHistory.net #261221
Location
City / Area:Datangshan / China Aviation Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:China
Collection:China Aviation Museum (Datangshan)
 
Photo Date:13 September 2013
Photo by:Kas van Zonneveld
Photo ID: 261221
Photo Comment

A gift from Stalin in 1953 and refitted with turboprops between 1970 and 1973. The last PLAAF Tu-4 was retired in 1988. The red thing hanging undeneath the wing is a WZ-5 reconnaissance drone, which entered service in 1981.

This photo is copyright © Kas van Zonneveld, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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