Tupolev Tu-2 – World Warbird News https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com The latest in warbirds and historical aviation Sat, 31 Aug 2019 21:14:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/WWN-icon-256-150x150.png Tupolev Tu-2 – World Warbird News https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com 32 32 Tupolev Tu-2 to be restored to airworthiness in Russia https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2019/08/31/tupolev-tu-2-to-be-restored-to-airworthiness-in-russia/ https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2019/08/31/tupolev-tu-2-to-be-restored-to-airworthiness-in-russia/#respond Sat, 31 Aug 2019 21:14:09 +0000 https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/?p=3858

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Two Tupolev Tu-2S bombers were recently received by the Novosibirsk State Technical University in Russia. These aircraft served with the Chinese air force before being stored in a museum and were later purchased by John MacGuire of the War Eagles Museum in Santa Teresa, New Mexico. Staff at the University plan to restore one of the two aircraft to airworthiness, following a three-year restoration.

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