Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik
Role: LIGHT BOMBER | Period: WORLD WAR 2 | Nation: USSR
Category: Long-range fighter, Fighter-bomber
Crew: 1 / 2
Engine: One reciprocating (piston) engine
Manufacturer: Ilyushin
Number built: Approx. 36,183
First flight: 2 October 1939
Introduction: 1941
Retired: 1954 (Bulgarian Air Force, Yugoslav Air Force)
Main variants
- TsKB-55 – Two-seat prototype
- TsKB-57 – Single-seat prototype
- Il-2 – First production version (Single-seat)
- Il-2 (Two-seat) – field conversion to a two-seat version
- Il-2M – First two-seat production version
- Il-2 Type 3M – Two-seat, anti-tank production version
- Il-2M3 – Two-seat production version
Operational service
- World War 2 (1939-1945) – European Theater – Western Front
CONTENT
Gallery
Il-2 Sturmovik - Books
Il-2 Sturmovik - Model Kits
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