@aviationmafia: “Ukrainian Air Force Tu-22M3 bomber lands at Hradec Kralove for the CIAF airshow held in Czechia, back in September 2000. This specific aircraft, 96 blue, can be seen today at the State Aviation Museum of Ukraine at Kiev-Zhulyany.” Caption & Clip from: @world_aviation_history The Tupolev Tu-22M (Russian: Туполев Ту-22М; NATO reporting name: #Backfire) is a supersonic, variable-sweep wing, long-range strategic and maritime strike bomber developed by the Tupolev Design Bureau in the 1960s. The bomber was reported as being designated Tu-26 by western intelligence at one time. During the Cold War, the Tu-22M was operated by the Soviet Air Forces (VVS) in a missile carrier strategic bombing role, and by the Soviet Naval Aviation (Aviatsiya Voyenno-Morskogo Flota, AVMF) in a long-range maritime anti-shipping role. As of 2021, there were 66 of the aircraft in service. - #tupolev #tu22 #Military #Airforce #tu22m3 #bomber #airshow #landing #ukraine #ukrainianairforce #soviet #sovietunion

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