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The Ilyushin Il-2 (Russian: Илью́шин Ил-2) is a ground-attack plane that was produced by the Soviet Union in large numbers during the Second World War. The word shturmovík ( Cyrillic : штурмовик), the generic Russian term for a ground-attack aircraft, became a synecdoche for the Il-2 in English sources, where it is commonly ...
Oryginalny Ił-2 znajduje się w Muzeum Wojska Polskiego w Warszawie, jest to samolot w wersji Ił-2m3, który służył w 3 Pułku Lotnictwa Szturmowego z numerem taktycznym 21. Oryginalny Ił-2 wystawiony jest w Narodowym Muzeum Lotnictwa w Krumowie, w Bułgarii.
26 wrz 2016 · At the Museum’s Paul E. Garber Preservation, Restoration, and Storage Facility, a unique aircraft is waiting for restoration: the Soviet Ilyushin Il-2. Barely known in the West, the Il-2 Shturmovik played an essential role in defeating the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union.
11 paź 2024 · The Il-2 is generally considered the finest ground-attack aircraft produced by any nation during World War II. It was designed by Sergey Ilyushin beginning in 1938 and went into production in 1940. The Il-2 was a single-engine, low-wing monoplane 38 feet (11.6 m) long and 48 feet (14.6 m) in wingspan.
One of the most important of these new types was the Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik, a rugged single-engine ground attack aircraft. Its origins date back to the mid-1930s, when Soviet military...
Vasily Emelianenko led an Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik, or “Storm Bird,” flight in late June 1942 against a German-held airfield near Artemovsk in eastern Ukraine, flying low up a deep ravine to avoid detection.
14 kwi 2022 · Available supported armament and special-mission equipment featured in the design of the Ilyushin IL-2 Shturmovik (Bark) Ground Attack / Close Air Support Aircraft provided across 4 (also internal wing bays) hardpoints.
