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262:during the
218:Development
207:Warsaw Pact
203:Soviet Army
1652:Categories
1532:ANT-13/I-8
1527:ANT-12/I-5
1517:ANT-10/R-7
1512:ANT-9/PS-9
1497:ANT-6/TB-3
1487:ANT-4/TB-1
1246:Tu-72 (II)
1047:Tu-131 SAM
736:2013-09-03
698:12 January
594:References
1567:ANT-25/RD
1492:ANT-5/I-4
1482:ANT-3/R-3
1241:Tu-72 (I)
1204:cancelled
1202:Proposed,
713:Chun 2016
532:turbojet
417:: retired
322:Operators
169:‹See Tfd›
1158:Tu-95LAL
1020:Unmanned
944:Military
873:Civilian
867:aircraft
787:17 March
588:: 39–49.
484:Slovakia
415:Bulgaria
196:unmanned
191:) was a
56:unmanned
1441:Tu-2000
1027:Tu-121C
865:Tupolev
534:TR3-117
470:Romania
395:Ukraine
341:Belarus
260:Lebanon
213:History
179:; also
173:Russian
111:History
97:Ukraine
71:Tupolev
1617:ANT-43
1537:ANT-14
1451:PAK DA
1436:Tu-444
1431:Tu-336
1426:Tu-414
1421:Tu-404
1416:Tu-360
1411:Tu-344
1406:Tu-338
1401:Tu-334
1396:Tu-330
1391:Tu-324
1386:Tu-304
1381:Tu-300
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1371:Tu-230
1366:Tu-216
1361:Tu-206
1356:Tu-194
1351:Tu-174
1346:Tu-161
1341:Tu-156
1336:Tu-148
1331:Tu-138
1326:Tu-135
1321:Tu-127
1316:Tu-125
1311:Tu-119
1306:Tu-118
1301:Tu-117
1296:Tu-115
1236:ANT-53
1226:ANT-28
1216:ANT-18
1193:Tu-206
1188:Tu-155
1183:Tu-110
1178:Tu-107
1173:Tu-105
1067:Tu-300
1062:Tu-243
1057:Tu-143
1052:Tu-141
1042:Tu-130
1037:Tu-139
1032:Tu-123
1011:Tu-160
1006:Tu-142
1001:Tu-126
935:Tu-354
930:Tu-334
925:Tu-214
920:Tu-204
915:Tu-164
910:Tu-154
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900:Tu-134
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890:Tu-116
885:Tu-114
880:Tu-104
782:Forbes
565:
530:Klimov
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367:Russia
364:
351:
338:
256:Israel
232:Tu-141
193:Soviet
93:Russia
80:Active
77:Status
30:Tu-143
18:Tu-143
1477:ANT-2
1472:ANT-1
1456:Voron
1291:'102'
1286:'101'
1168:Tu-98
1163:Tu-96
1153:Tu-94
1148:Tu-91
1143:Tu-85
1138:Tu-82
1133:Tu-80
1128:Tu-79
1123:Tu-77
1118:Tu-75
1113:Tu-72
1108:Tu-70
1103:Tu-18
1098:Tu-12
996:Tu-81
981:Tu-22
971:Tu-16
966:Tu-14
961:Tu-10
381:Syria
252:Syria
139:1970
1281:'93'
1276:'90'
1271:'86'
1266:'79'
1261:'78'
1256:'74'
1251:'73'
1093:Tu-8
1088:Tu-6
1083:Tu-1
956:Tu-4
951:Tu-2
789:2024
700:2022
670:2024
615:The
563:ISBN
258:and
236:JATO
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182:Reis
177:Рейс
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106:950
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