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A rather unusual conversion from the famous Douglas DC-3 into a versatile Soviet military aircraft, the Lisunov Li-2 would serve as a transport, bomber, medical evac, paratrooper platform and everything in between in it's fascinating service life.
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Aviation and Time 1999-05. Stanislav Smirnov, Konstantin Udalov, Rostislav Maraev. Douglas Lisunova
Zeichhaus. Mikhail Maslov. Li-2 - Air cabman
Yauza. Mikhail Maslov. "Eternal" Li-2
World of Aviation 1999-04. Vladimir Kotelnikov. From DC-3 to Li-2
0:00 - 0:54 Introduction
0:55 - 2:47 Early Development and Production
2:48 - 8:59 Service Life
9:00 - 11:02 Post-War Use & Outro