The Tu-2 dive bomber, also used as a light bomber and reconnaissance plane, was an exceptional Soviet aircraft of the World War II. The first airplanes entered in combat in July 1941, but mass production was delayed until the end of 1943. By the end of the war the Tu-2 had proved itself in variety of different operational roles. The aircraft was successfully used against Japanese troops in China and later by the Soviet and Chinese Air Forces during the Korean War in 1950-1953.
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