Li-2 was a reproduction of the American Douglas DC-3 aircraft, developed in the United States in 1935. License to manufacture it acquired mnogiestrany of the world, including the SOVIET UNION. Beginning in mid-1938, serial production aircraft began with oboznačeniemPS-84, and from September 1942-Lee-2 (on behalf of the Chief Engineer b. p. Lisunova) were produced. 4870 Li-2 aircraft of all versions. The aircraft has proved popular, was the economy, reliability in operation iprostotoj. Li-2 had several modifications, izmenâlis′dvigateli, details of equipment and weapons. In the years of the second world war Li-2 was used as a night bomber, transportnyji passenger aircraft. Li-2 participated in vybroskah parachute landing.