Ilyushin DB-3 | |
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General information | |
Type | Medium bomber / torpedo-bomber |
Manufacturer | Ilyushin |
Primary users | Soviet Air Forces (VVS) |
Number built | 1,528 |
History | |
Manufactured | 1936–1939 |
First flight | Summer 1935 |
Variants | Ilyushin Il-4 |
The Ilyushin DB-3, where "DB" stands for Dalniy Bombardirovshchik (Russian: Дальний бомбардировщик) meaning "long-range bomber", is a Soviet bomber aircraft of World War II. It was a twin-engined, low-wing monoplane that first flew in 1935. 1,528 were built. The DB-3 was the precursor of the Ilyushin Il-4 (originally designated DB-3F).