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Contents 1 the only four-engined bomber the USSR used during the war 2 "BAP" term 3 4 vs 5 tons of bombs 4 Early history of the Pe-8 5 Soviet Air Raid on Berlin, 1941

[edit] the only four-engined bomber the USSR used during the war

didn't they also used extensively the old TB-3 which also had 4 engines?

Yes, they did. Pe-8 was the only 4-engine bomber built during the war. While TB-3 were extensively used in the early days of the war, their role reduced to cargo flights during it. --jno 11:14, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

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Data quoted from http://www.aviation.ru/Pe/#8 by the owner of aviation.ru --

I feel that the TB-3 should be mentioned somewhere in the article.

[edit] "BAP" term

Folks, I aint sure it's right to translate "BAP" as "bomber wing".

BAP is a transliteration of russian БАП which is stand for Bombardirovochny Avia Polk (бомбардировочный авиаполк). Hence, P here is for polk which is usually translated to english as regiment.

On the other hand, the term wing as couple of squadrons will match the polk in this meaning...

--jno 11:16, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] 4 vs 5 tons of bombs

I believe, "it's not a bug, it's a feature". 4 tons was the normal load. 5 tons stated for the fact of 5-tons bombs using, I think. --jno 19:55, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Early history of the Pe-8

Actually, the Pe-8 was orignally developed as the ANT-42/TB-7 by the Tupolev Design Bureau in 1934. When production rights were granted to Petlyakov, it was redesignated the Pe-8. The Pe-8 made her first flight on December 27, 1936; the second protoype first flew a year later. Therefore, add this information to this article.

Hm... Petlyakov was the leader of TB-7 project being an emploee of Tupolev, then separated to the production plant. It should be rephrased in english... --jno 12:10, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

The aircraft was known as the TB-7 until Petlyakov's death in 1942 when it was renamed in his honor. - Emt147 ^Burninate! 02:31, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Soviet Air Raid on Berlin, 1941

http://zhukov.mitsi.com/sovietbombers.htm

We should consider doing a whole Wikipedia topic on this battle. It's a fantastic read and very little known about the Soviet strategic bomber force in World War II.