USSR
Voyenno-Vozdushnye Sily
USSR Aircraft Index
A comprehensive, alphabetical guide to the primary aircraft that defined the USSR in World War II.
Arkhangelsk "Ar-2", Bomber
The aircraft had several variant names: "N" PK, PK, SB-RK - the final version was Ar-2 (Arkhangelsk - the second)
Beriev "KOR-1 (Be-2)", Reconnaissance aircraft
The KOR-1 naval reconnaissance aircraft was built in a small series, did not have outstanding characteristics, and nevertheless became the first Soviet serial seaplane, specially designed for placement on a ship and for launch from a ship catapult.
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The first monoplane fighter to enter service with the US Navy, the Brewster F2A Buffalo, was born from a 1936 requirement for a new generation of carrier-based fighters.
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