08.12.2013 Russia. The chronicle of a diving bomber
On August 13, 2013 the Russian post plans to issue a mini
sheet of 5 values and label devoted to the 125 birth anniversary of the outstanding
Soviet aircraft designer Andrey Nikolaevich Tupolev. On stamps are represented the
bombers created by Tupolev design bureau Tu-2, TB-7, Tu-16, Tu-22М3, Tu-95. On label
is presented the aircraft designer portrait.
Design: V. Beltukhov. Size of stamps: 42х30 mm. Edition: 80 000 copies.
By Andrey Nikolaevich Tupolev is created the developmental aviation
bureau which in the course of creation of planes was guided by the most modern
achievements in the field of aviation science and equipment. The enterprise
released tens types of the skilled and serial aircraft which have risen in the
sky in the XX century, and also hundreds original, often not having analogs in
practice of domestic and world aircraft construction of the projects which have
anticipated many main directions of development of the aircraft equipment as in
Russia and abroad.