Arktika ANT-4, flown by Anatoly Liapidevsky, played a key role in the rescue of the crew of the steamship Chelyuskin, which sank on 12 February 1934 after being trapped in ice near the Bering Strait. Liapidevsky was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. G-1s continued in use with Avia Arktika until 1948. Variants TB-1 : Twin-engined heavy bomber aircraft. Also known as the ANT-4. ANT-4bis : Third prototype. TB-1P : Twin-float torpedo-bomber seaplane. G-1 : Twin-engined transport aircraft. ANT-19 : Proposed passenger aircraft. Not built. Survivors One ANT-4, an ex-Aviaarktika Tupolev G-1, survives, being preserved at the Ulyanovsk Aircraft Museum. Operators Aeroflot Soviet Air Force Soviet Naval Aviation Specifications (TB-1) See also Notes References Duffy, Paul and Andrei Kandalov. Tupolev: The Man and His Aircraft. Shrewsbury, UK:Airlife Publishing, 1996. . Gunston, Bill. The Osprey Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft 1875–1995. London:Osprey, 1995. . External links External links Aviation.ru TB-001 1920s Soviet and Russian bomber aircraft Four-engined tractor aircraft Aircraft first flown in 1925 Four-engined piston aircraft