Why Soviet Pilots Called It “The Booze Carrier”: The Tupolev Tu-22 Story

Watch my exclusive video on Cheating in the Soviet Army and Navy: Get Nebula using my link for *40% off an annual subscription* : Support NEW EPISODES on Patreon: The history of military aviation knows multiple examples of aircraft that appeared to be a complete failure. But nothing can beat the story of the first Soviet supersonic bomber – the Tupolev Tu-22. The troubles and the controversy of this bomber, that Tupolev himself referred to as “his most unfortunate creation”, could be seen through the variety of nicknames that the plane received during its career. Among the Russian pilots, the Tu-22 was called the “Pricker”, the “Man-eater”, as well as “Error-plane” and “Defectocraft”, but the most famous among all others was the name - “Supersonic Booze Carrier”. Chapters: 00:00 - Tupolev 02:33 - Plane 105 07:02 - Tu-22 09:40 - Man-Eater 15:46 - Shpaga 21:11 - Blinder Watch NEXT: Fighter jet that SHOT ITSELF DOWN Paper Skies - amazing stories about famous airplanes, historical events, or exceptional people that have changed the world of aviation or turned out to be unfairly forgotten. Click to Subscribe: Select imagery/video supplied by: Getty Images: AP Archive: Music: All content on Paper Skies is presented in historical context for educational purposes. #aviation #history #skies