Tu-2 bortart

[TISO]

While searching on Asibiz for some german stuff i couldn't helpmyself not to check out soviet stuff as well (lots of pic's i haven't seen yet)
Tuploev Tu-2 12DBAP Air gunner Mordashov B Tikhonovich Ulla airfield Vitebsk region 2nd Aug 1944:


Tuploev Tu-2 12DBAP drawing of Ilya Muromets on horseback with mechanic SM Hetman (c) Kalinin Front 1943


Tuploev Tu-2 12DBAP with a tiger artwork

[Massimo Tessitori]

Hi, really good artworks, thank you for sharing the images. Is it possible to find other images of the planes of this unit?

[barneybolac]

Sadly so many partial images on the TU-2 very few complete.

[Psy06]

There is something I can help with, the photos contain key signs to determine the mod of aircrafts.

Planes with Lady and Knight have a late-type gunner cockpit design, like this:


And airplane with this type of cockpit looks like this (tu2VS 7ser):


or like this (tu2S):


Plane with Cat have early design:


And airplane with this type of cockpit looks like this (tu2VS 1-3ser):

[Massimo Tessitori]

Thank you, I hope tht these good photos could help to trace profiles some days. Unfortunately the lack of the bort numbers is a serious limitation.

[Massimo Tessitori]

On the latest photo, I see that the climatization device is visible on the right side of the plane too. Should it be on both sides, for what is known?

[Psy06]

On the latest photo, I see that the climatization device is visible on the right side of the plane too. Should it be on both sides, for what is known?

Yes