Tupolev DB-1

DB-1
Side view of the precursor, the first ANT-25.
Role Long-range bomber
National origin Soviet Union
Manufacturer Tupolev
First flight 1934
Retired 1937
Primary user Soviet Air Forces
Number built 18
Developed from Tupolev ANT-25

The Tupolev DB-1 (ANT-36) was a Soviet long-range bomber developed in the 1930s. It was developed from the Tupolev ANT-25 distance record-breaking aircraft. Development was prolonged and it was recognized as obsolete by the time it was in production. Only eighteen were built and all were withdrawn from service in 1937.


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