One of the best tactical aircraft of WW-II. The Pe-2 was not quite equivalent to the Mosquito, which was never really intended for the front-line ground-attack role. The British aircraft that performed a role more similar to that of the Pe-2 would have been the Hawker Typhoon. Perhaps the closest western equivalent to the Pe-2 was really the Douglas A-20 "Havoc", which was designed to fulfill the same role of tactical support to the front-line ground troops as was the Pe-2 even although, in actually operation, the A-20 was rarely employed in that manner.
Paul Scott, e-mail, 16.07.2016 20:11
Very similar look to the Mig-5
Mark, e-mail, 20.09.2012 17:37
Petlyakov Pe-2
Πρόκειται για Σοβιετικό βομβαρδιστικό, με μεγάλη συμμετοχή κατά τον 2ο Παγκόσμιο Πόλεμο. Κατασκευάστηκαν πάνω από 11.000 Pe-2 κατά τη διάρκεια του πολέμου. Ήταν εξαιρετικά αποτελεσματικό, ευέλικτο και ανθεκτικό και χρησιμοποιήθηκε ως βομβαρδιστικό, μαχητικό και αναγνωριστικό Σχεδιάστηκε από τον Vladimir Petlyakov το 1939 ενώ ήταν κρατούμενος σε στρατόπεδο από τους ίδιους τους Σοβιετικούς. Το πρώτο Pe-2 πέταξε στο τέλος του 1940 ενώ, συμμετείχε στις Σοβιετικές αεροπορικές δυνάμεις σε επιχειρήσεις μετά το 1941. Παραλλαγή του αποτελεί το Pe-3. Αποσύρθηκε το 1954
Gerry Starkeson, e-mail, 09.08.2012 20:36
One of the best close-support aircraft in the Soviet Air Force WWII
mike, e-mail, 15.11.2011 09:31
the initial mosquitoes did have unsuitable glues for tropical climates but that was speedily rectified and the mosquito was as reliable in hot and steamy climates as it was in northern Europe and the fact it was made of wood was a triumph of British ingenuity and certainly no weakness.
paul scott, e-mail, 23.08.2009 20:18
I've always liked this aircraft, sometimes referred to as Russia's 'Mosquito'. (Though that didn't mean it was made of wood, nor broke up in the far east!).
Leo Rudnicki, e-mail, 22.06.2009 21:37
Petlyakov designed the Pe-2 in a "designer's prison" where he and his staff were the guests of Lavrenti Beria and the NKVD. Papa Joe wasn't happy with progress on ANT42. He was pleased enough to release him upon completion, although he had to watch the first flight from prison. He got his own design bureau and the Pe-8 was re-designated in his honour. He died in the crash of a Pe-2 early 1942. Tough break. Sometimes, I know how he feels. Myasischev took over the bureau.
federico, e-mail, 22.06.2009 19:32
it's an error. Crew was of 3 man.
Alex, e-mail, 14.06.2009 13:21
If the crew consists of 2 men, who shoots from the under-paunch machine-gun?
Gerry Starkeson, e-mail, 16.01.2007 05:34
I made a paper silhouette model of the Pe2 from parts printed on the back of a cereal box (1944?). I was 3 years old. My first model.
