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60 year anniversary of the first manned flight into space!

60 years ago, on April 12th, 1961 a human reached space for the first time! We present a War Thunder special event dedicated to the 60th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s historic flight!.

From April 9th 13:00 (GMT) until April 13th 07:00 (GMT), get special memorable items on the anniversary of manned space exploration beginning!


Tasks may be completed in vehicles of rank III or above with a combat activity of 60% or above.

Track your progress by clicking Nickname → Achievements → Cosmonautics Day.

[h3]“Double trail” tournaments[/h3]
To celebrate World Aviation and Space Day, take part in the 2x2 jet aircraft tournaments on the TSS portal.



Win a unique decal “60 years in space”, MiG-15bis camo “Red 23” of Yuri Gagarin, or F9F2 camo “White 116” of Neil Armstrong.

“Double trail” AB
Opens: April 12th, 17:20 GMT
Up to 64 teams
Prize fund: 12000 GE
SIGN IN

“Double trail” RB
Opens: April 11th, 15:50 GMT
Up to 64 teams
Prize fund: 12000 GE
SIGN IN

“Double trail” SB
Opens: April 12th, 17:50 GMT
Up to 64 teams
Prize fund: 12000 GE
SIGN IN
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