Fiddler
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Fiddler is the NATO reporting name for the Soviet Tu-128, a long-range interceptor aircraft developed during the Cold War to defend against strategic bombers.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | NATO reporting name ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory |
interceptor aircraft
ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration |
twin-engine
ⓘ
twin-seat ⓘ |
| aircraftFamily | Tu-128 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aircraftManufacturer | Tupolev Design Bureau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aircraftRole | long-range interceptor ⓘ |
| aircraftType | jet aircraft ⓘ |
| conflict | Cold War ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| designedFor |
long-range patrols
ⓘ
operations over Soviet northern frontiers ⓘ |
| designedToCounter | strategic bombers ⓘ |
| era |
1960s military aircraft
ⓘ
Cold War military aircraft ⓘ |
| hasCrew | 2 ⓘ |
| introducedAsNATOReportingName | 1960s ⓘ |
| namedAfter | musical performer (fiddler) ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Soviet air defense network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
air defense
ⓘ
interception of high-altitude targets ⓘ |
| refersTo | Tupolev Tu-128 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | MiG-31 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Soviet Air Defence Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| usedBy | Warsaw Pact air defense (primarily Soviet) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedWith | long-range air-to-air missiles ⓘ |
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