Corgi Tupolev Tu-4 Soviet Air Force. AA31804REF:AA31804 Scale 1.144 Limited Edition Length 298mm A fantastic die-cast replica of the infamous Soviet Cold War B-29 copy, the Tupolev Tu-4. This model features a wealth of accurate detail and is produced to the high quality one would expect from the masters of die-cast modelling, Corgi. During 1944, after bombing raids on Japanese Manchuria and Japan, three American B-29s were forced (on three different occasions) to land in Soviet territory due to emergencies. The Soviets seized the bombers, and Tupolev OKB dismantled and studied them. Stalin ordered Tupolev and his design bureau to copy the interned B-29s down to their smallest details, and produce a design ready for quantity production as soon as possible. Tupolev duly copied the B-29s bolt-by-bolt where possible, reverse-engineering the design where necessary, the end result was the Tu-4.
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