Russia's Bear: The old-fashioned plane still thriving
By A Mystery Man Writer
Description
The Tupolev Tu-95 first thundered over Soviet parades in the mid-1950s. Why does this giant, propeller-driven bomber still make headlines nearly 60 years later?
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