That Time the Russians Built a Literal Flying Tank

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When it comes to war, innovation is key and WWII saw more insane ideas and weapons of war developed than perhaps any before it. One of the more surreal was the Antonov A-40, colloquially known as the tank that could fly!

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Sources:

Flying Tanks that Shed Their Wings

http://www.antonov.com/about/oleg-antonov
http://www.kaiserslauternamerican.com/artman2/publish/Feature_10/An_air_power_look_back_flying_tanks_5001_printer.shtml
http://www.unrealaircraft.com/roadable/antonov_kt.php
http://www.anigrand.com/AA2045_A-40.htm
http://www.fiddlersgreen.net/models/aircraft/Flying-Tank-A40.html

Image Credit:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_carrier#/media/File:HMS_Ark_Royal_h85716.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AntonovA40.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/Stamp_of_Ukraine_s708.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Allies_parachute_on_to_historic_WWII_drop_zone_for_D-Day_71st_anniversary_commemoration_150605-F-UV166-008.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_A-40#/media/File:T-27_tb-3.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_TB-3#/media/File:Tupolev_TB-3.jpg
https://www.bigstockphoto.com/ru/image-207958492/stock-photo-the-concept-of-new-idea-filament-light-bulb-in-the-shape-of-the-word-idea
https://www.bigstockphoto.com/ru/image-149642543/stock-photo-cancelled-rubber-stamp-illustration-isolated-on-white-background
https://www.bigstockphoto.com/ru/image-191461186/stock-photo-red-seal-cancelled-stamped-on-a-form-and-fountain-pen-macro-shot
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