Soviet Pe-8 4M 35A bomber at the airfield before the test flight

Soviet Pe-8 4M 35A bomber at the airfield before the test flight

May 5, 2019 #Red Army
Pe-8 bomber

 

The Soviet Pe-8 4M 35A heavy bomber of the Red Army Air Force at an airfield before a test flight.

Under the wings of the Pe-8 bomber are suspended two poured aviation instrument VAP-500. The VAP-500 contained in itself 500 kg of an incendiary mixture of kerosene and balls of white phosphorus.



Location: USSR
Photo date: 1942

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