C-47 vs Li-2

• Dec 20, 2016

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The Li-2, in my opinion, is one of the most interesting aircraft of WWII. It was the Soviet license-built C-47, and was equipped with UBT and ShKAS machine guns. They also used them as night bombers. Here's a brief history. Lisunov Li-2: The license-built C-47 and the unsung workhorse of the Eastern Front

 

• Dec 20, 2016

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Basically a C-47 carbon copy, except for the engines that were at about 1000 hp. Again proving that this aircraft was arguably the greatest aircraft ever built!

 

• Dec 20, 2016

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P.Kinville

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Absolutely, especially given the fact that the armaments on the Li-2 were initially field modifications and then included in the production plans. It goes to show the versatility of the C-47