Tupolev Tu-14

Tu-14
NATO identification model Tu-14
General information
TypeTorpedo bomber
ManufacturerTupolev
Primary userSoviet Naval Aviation
Number builtAbout 150
History
Introduction date1952
First flight13 October 1949[1]
Retired1959
Developed fromTupolev '73'

The Tupolev Tu-14 (NATO reporting name: Bosun)[2] (USAF/DOD reporting name: Type 35),[2] was a Soviet twinjet light bomber derived from the Tupolev '73', the failed competitor to the Ilyushin Il-28 'Beagle'. It was used as a torpedo bomber by the mine-torpedo regiments of Soviet Naval Aviation between 1952–1959 and exported to the People's Republic of China.

  1. ^ Duffy & Kandalov, p. 105
  2. ^ a b "Designations of Soviet and Russian Military Aircraft and Missiles". designation-systems.net. Archived from the original on 2022-12-21. Retrieved 2022-06-03.