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The story of the , famously nicknamed the " Peshka " (Pawn), is one of the most remarkable tales of aviation history, beginning not in a high-tech lab, but inside a Soviet prison. The Prison Design Bureau
: Its handling allowed pilots to be exceptionally accurate, with some famously able to "plant a bomb down a chimney stack". The story of the , famously nicknamed the
Working under the threat of execution, Petlyakov’s team met the impossible deadline. They stripped the VI-100 of its pressurized cabin, added dive brakes, and modified the fuselage to hold a bomb bay. Stalin was so impressed with the result that he granted Petlyakov his freedom. The story of the
