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369:Length:
196:) in a
113:Retired
92:History
69:Retired
1540:ANT-43
1460:ANT-14
1374:PAK DA
1359:Tu-444
1354:Tu-336
1349:Tu-414
1344:Tu-404
1339:Tu-360
1334:Tu-344
1329:Tu-338
1324:Tu-334
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1314:Tu-324
1309:Tu-304
1304:Tu-300
1299:Tu-244
1294:Tu-230
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1284:Tu-206
1279:Tu-194
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1254:Tu-138
1249:Tu-135
1244:Tu-127
1239:Tu-125
1234:Tu-119
1229:Tu-118
1224:Tu-117
1219:Tu-115
1159:ANT-53
1149:ANT-28
1139:ANT-18
1116:Tu-206
1111:Tu-155
1106:Tu-110
1101:Tu-107
1096:Tu-105
990:Tu-300
985:Tu-243
980:Tu-143
975:Tu-141
965:Tu-130
960:Tu-139
955:Tu-123
934:Tu-160
929:Tu-142
924:Tu-126
858:Tu-354
853:Tu-334
848:Tu-214
843:Tu-204
838:Tu-164
833:Tu-154
828:Tu-144
823:Tu-134
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182:Tu-116
180:and a
119:(USSR)
66:Status
33:Tu-126
22:Tu-126
1400:ANT-2
1395:ANT-1
1379:Voron
1214:'102'
1209:'101'
1091:Tu-98
1086:Tu-96
1076:Tu-94
1071:Tu-91
1066:Tu-85
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1036:Tu-72
1031:Tu-70
1026:Tu-18
1021:Tu-12
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904:Tu-22
894:Tu-16
889:Tu-14
884:Tu-10
522:Notes
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322:India
300:Egypt
214:Shmel
190:Liana
178:Tu-95
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736:ISBN
719:ISBN
704:ISBN
689:ISBN
413:4 ×
230:A-4E
173:1958
145:Moss
135:The
117:1984
100:1965
44:Type
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