Yakovlev Yak-28

The Yakovlev Yak-28 is a swept-wing turbojet-powered combat aircraft used by the Soviet Union, produced initially as a tactical medium bomber and also built in reconnaissance, electronic warfare, interceptor and trainer versions that NATO called Brewer, Brewer-E, Firebar and Maestro. It was based on the Yak-129 prototype, first flown on 5 March 1958, and began to enter service in 1964. The West first saw it at the Tushino air show in 1961 and at first took it for a fighter. It has a large mid-mounted wing swept at 45 degrees and two Tumansky R-11 afterburning turbojets. The Yak-28P interceptor was withdrawn in the early 1980s, while trainer and other versions stayed in service until after the fall of the Soviet Union, flying until at least 1992.