Tupolev Tu-104

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Tu-104
Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-104B at Arlanda Airport in 1972
Role Narrow-body jet airliner
Manufacturer Tupolev OKB
Designer Andrei Tupolev
First flight 17 June 1955; 68 years ago (1955-06-17)
Introduction 15 September 1956 (Aeroflot)
Retired 1981
Status Retired
Primary users Aeroflot
ČSA
Produced 1956–1960
Number built 201
Developed from Tupolev Tu-16
Variants Tupolev Tu-110
Tupolev Tu-124

Tupolev Tu-104 (Russian: Туполев Ту-104; NATO reporting name: Camel) was a Soviet twin engine turbofan airliner designed by Tupolev.