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| Basic Type | Pe-8 |
| Construction Nr | 42511 |
| Full Type | Reg / Serial / Code | Operator / Colours | First Reported | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pe-8 | (not known) | Soviet Air Force | mfd 08jan44 | line # 11-05; with ASh-82 engines and early-type nose section; opb 1 ae 25 ap dd; damaged 08jan44 on the delivery flight from Kazan to Kratovo when all 4 engines lost power on finals in heavy snowfall and only the engines Nos. 3 and 4 kept working, the aircraft was very difficult to control and crash-landed, destroying its landing gear, all 9 crew escaped unhurt; combat-ready by may45 |
| Pe-8 | CCCP-N396 | Polyarnaya Aviats. | ph. 1950 | with ASh-82FN engines and four-blade propellers; trf in spring 1946 (in a document 10jun46, but not yet on charge by 10apr46); in all-orange c/s; assigned to the Arctic expedition "Sever-2" 26mar49; flew ice-reconnaissance missions 25apr49/05may49; used to resupply the drifting polar station SP-2 in 1950 and the Arctic expedition "Chaika" in early 1951; opb MAGON from 24jan51; struck off charge 28may52 |
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