A rather unusual conversion from the famous Douglas DC3 into a versatile Soviet military aircraft, the Lisunov Li2 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 199905. Stanislav Smirnov, Konstantin Udalov, Rostislav Maraev. Douglas Lisunova
Zeichhaus. Mikhail Maslov. Li2 Air cabman
Yauza. Mikhail Maslov. "Eternal" Li2
World of Aviation 199904. Vladimir Kotelnikov. From DC3 to Li2

0:00 0:54 Introduction
0:55 2:47 Early Development and Production
2:48 8:59 Service Life
9:00 11:02 PostWar Use & Outro