Li-2NB bomber variant
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The Li-2NB bomber variant was a militarized version of the Soviet Lisunov Li-2 transport aircraft, adapted for night bombing missions with bomb racks and defensive armament.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Lisunov Li-2 variant
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bomber aircraft variant ⓘ military aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | medium bomber (converted transport) ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration | low‑wing monoplane ⓘ |
| aircraftRole |
bomber
ⓘ
military transport (secondary) ⓘ night bomber ⓘ |
| aircraftStructure | all‑metal construction ⓘ |
| aircraftType | twin‑engine piston aircraft ⓘ |
| airframeOrigin | Douglas DC-3 license-built design NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armament |
bomb load on external racks
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machine guns for defense ⓘ |
| basedOn | Lisunov Li-2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| crew | multi‑crew ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Douglas DC-3 family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designationLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| designedBy | Lisunov design team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | night operations ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | twin‑engine ⓘ |
| eraOfDesign | 1930s–1940s ⓘ |
| feature |
bomb racks installed under fuselage and wings
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defensive gun positions ⓘ dorsal gun turret ⓘ internal bomb bay adaptation ⓘ side window gun mounts ⓘ ventral gun position or hatch gun ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | World War II era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landingGearType | taildragger (tailwheel) landing gear ⓘ |
| missionProfile |
harassment bombing
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low‑altitude night bombing ⓘ |
| modificationOf | standard Lisunov Li-2 transport ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
conversion of transport aircraft into bomber
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operated primarily at night to reduce losses ⓘ |
| operator |
Long-Range Aviation of the Soviet Union
NERFINISHED
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Soviet Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTheater | Eastern Front of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsionType | piston engine ⓘ |
| regionOfUse | Soviet Union and occupied territories ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Soviet military aviation ⓘ |
| serviceEntryEra | early 1940s ⓘ |
| usedAs | stopgap bomber solution for Soviet forces ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Soviet front‑line aviation units
ⓘ
Soviet long‑range bomber units ⓘ |
| usedFor |
bombing operations
ⓘ
night bombing missions ⓘ |
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