During World War II, the Royal Air Force and the United States Army Air Corps literally were equipped with thousands of bombers. The British built more than 7,300 Avro Lancaster bombers, while the ...

In May of 1942, a Petlyakov Pe-8 bomber took off from the Soviet Union and headed to the Atlantic. On board was diplomat V. M. Molotov, who was assigned a top-secret and critical mission. Piloted by E ...

Object Details Physical Description Commemorative Petlyakov Pe-8 (znachok) pin; bottom profile of four engine PE-8 aircraft depicted; pin divided per pale light blue left and slate blue right; red ...

Object Details Physical Description Commemorative (znachok) pin; rectangle shaped pin with lower 3/4 front port side profile of a Petlyakov Pe-8 depicted in brass; Order of the Patriotic War depicted ...