Polikarpov R-5

R-5
Role	Reconnaissance/light bomber Type of aircraft
Manufacturer	Polikarpov
First flight	Autumn 1928
Introduction	1930
Retired	1944
Primary user	Soviet Air Force
Number built	~7000
Variants	Polikarpov R-Z

The Polikarpov R-5 (Russian: Р-5) was a Soviet reconnaissance bomber aircraft of the 1930s. It was the standard light bomber and reconnaissance aircraft of the Soviet Air Force for much of the 1930s, while also being used heavily as a civilian light transport, some 7,000 being built in total.