This plane was issued into the SK airforce in 1941, This was the first bomber that could fly from Sketchtopia to Germany and back (Made by the country itself, Bomber planes from the UK, France and USA were capable of it before this was produced) it also because the first succesful bomber for the airforce and was used up until 1954 after the MK2 took it's place, However during lend lease to the Soviets the Russians disliked the plane due to the bomb placement and most were converted into reconnaissance. Battles that this plane witnessed were very few, only being used in the North african campaing and saw very little use in the liberation of France