Polikarpov R-Z

R-Z
Polikarpov R-Z "Natacha" of the Spanish Republican Air Force
Role	Reconnaissance/Light Bomber Type of aircraft
Manufacturer	Polikarpov
First flight	January 1935
Introduction	1935
Primary user	Soviet Air Force
Number built	1,031
Developed from	Polikarpov R-5

The Polikarpov R-Z was a Soviet reconnaissance bomber aircraft of the 1930s. It was a revised version of the Polikarpov R-5 which was built in large numbers between 1935 and 1937. It was used in combat during the Spanish Civil War as well as the Winter War and Battle of Khalkhin Gol.