Tu-22M3 Backfire

Combat aircraft, Soviet Union. In service since 1983

How to recognise it

Swing-wing bomber with two engines buried in the rear fuselage, huge rectangular intakes beside the cockpit and a tall fin.

Also known as

Tu-22M3, Backfire

Used by

Russia

Other jets

• A-10 Thunderbolt II
• AV-8B Harrier II
• B-1B Lancer
• B-2 Spirit
• B-52 Stratofortress
• Chengdu J-10
• Chengdu J-20
• Eurofighter Typhoon
• F-4 Phantom II
• F-15 Eagle
• F-16AM
• F-16C Fighting Falcon

All 33 jets

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• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev Tu-22M