Tupolev Tu-4

Tu-4
General information
TypeStrategic bomber
National originSoviet Union
ManufacturerTupolev
Primary usersSoviet Air Force
Number built847
History
Manufactured1949–1952
Introduction date1949
First flight19 May 1947
Retired1988 (China)
Developed fromBoeing B-29 Superfortress
VariantsTupolev Tu-70
Tupolev Tu-75
Developed intoTupolev Tu-80
Tupolev Tu-85
SuccessorsTupolev Tu-16

The Tupolev Tu-4 (Russian: Туполев Ту-4; NATO reporting name: Bull) is a piston-engined Soviet strategic bomber that served the Soviet Air Force from the late 1940s to mid-1960s. The aircraft was a copy of the American Boeing B-29 Superfortress, having been reverse-engineered from seized aircraft that had made emergency landings in the USSR.