Ilyushin DB-3
Country of origin
Soviet Union
ManufacturerAviakor, Voronezh, Moscow Aviation Plant № 39, Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association
The Ilyushin DB-3, where "DB" stands for Dalniy Bombardirovshchik (Russian: Дальний бомбардировщик) meaning "long-range bomber", is a Soviet bomber aircraft of World War II. It was a twin-engined, low-wing monoplane that first flew in 1935. 1,528 were built. The DB-3 was the precursor of the Ilyushin Il-4 (originally designated DB-3F).
