Given Hitler's penchant for the absurd, the idea of flying tanks sounds like something he would have certainly attempted. However, it was actually the Soviets who executed this wild plan, based on ...

Discover the bizarre and ambitious story of WWII glider tanks, from Britain’s Hamilcar carrying Tetrarchs and Locusts to the Soviet A-40 flying tank and Germany’s massive Messerschmitt 321. Designed ...

The Antonov A-40 was a Soviet wartime attempt to turn a light tank into a glider so it could be towed toward the battlefield, ...

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Here’s What You Need to Remember: With the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Su-25s were passed onto the air services of all the Soviet successor states. Those that didn’t use Su-25s... Here’s What You ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Despite the early success, the A-40 only made one flight, possibly because a more powerful mothership could not be found. Probably not so terrible considering ...