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...

Soviet Air Force (VVS) used the successful ground attack aircraft Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik, powered by the Mikulin AM-38 inline engine. As the war progressed...

the air battles of the Eastern Front. It was named after the Soviet Ilyushin Il-2 ground-attack fighter, which played a prominent role in this theatre...

IL2 or IL-2 may refer to: Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik, a World War II era Soviet ground attack aircraft; IL-2 Sturmovik (series), a series of games named...

notable attack type to emerge during the late 1930s was the Soviet Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik, which became the most-produced military aircraft type in history...

by Ilyushin, a Russian aircraft manufacturer. Notable Ilyushin aircraft include: I-21 (TsKB-32) fighter, 1936. Il-1 fighter prototype, 1944. Il-2 Shturmovik...

P-38 Lightning. Light attack aircraft such as the Breda Ba.65, Ilyushin Il-2 Šturmovík, Northrop A-17, and Vultee V-11 initially differed little in armament...

career of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 'Fagot' "The Flying Tank" – Ilyushin Il-2 'Sturmovik' "The Foxbat" – Development leading up to the Mikoyan-Gurevich...

aircraft such as the Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik proved highly effective in blunting the activity of the Panzers. Joseph Stalin paid the Il-2 a great tribute in...

for low-altitude strafing runs in the Pacific War. The Russian Ilyushin IL-2 Sturmovik was one of the key Russian ground attack planes. It had heavy armour...

No. Service period NATO name Remarks Ilyushin Il-2 "Sturmovik" 29,937 1941–1950s Bark Excludes Il-10. Ilyushin Il-10 5,026 1944–1956 Beast Excludes Czech...

Twenty-two days later, Hartmann claimed his first victory, an Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik of the 7th Guards Ground Attack Aviation Regiment, but by the end...

been a base for the following aircraft: Messerschmitt Bf 109, Ilyushin Il-2 šturmovik, P-47 Thunderbolt, F-84G Thunderjet, J-20 Kraguj, vulture J-21...

were also supplied to the Soviet Air Force, which also used the Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik ground-attack aircraft in huge numbers. None of these were dive...

active until its disbandment in 1956. Its primary aircraft was the Ilyushin Il-2 'Sturmovik'. 1st Assault Aviation Corps 1st Kirovograd Assault Aviation Corps...

to the Soviets was the Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik "flying artillery" which made life very difficult for panzer crews, and the Il-2 played an important part...

is a throwback to the heavily armoured Junkers Ju 87 Stuka and Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik close air support aircraft of the Second World War. In order to...

bomb under fuselage 2 x 100 kg (220lb) bombs Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Caproni A.P.1 Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik Douglas SBD Dauntless...

large percentage of his 174 victories in the Fw 190, including 88 Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmoviks. Josef Jennewein scored 86 victories. His tally increased markedly...

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free-fall bomb load. Furthermore, the armoured protection of the Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik was copied to protect the crew from ground fire now that the Ju...

use of airborne intercept radar; the Soviet Ilyushin Il-2 was occasionally used to escort other Sturmoviks on ground attack missions; and 26 British Miles...

costly process. During the retreat, they were attacked by the Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik Ground Attack Aircraft of the 227th Assault Aviation Division of...

WWII: De Havilland Mosquito, Supermarine Spitfire Russian WWII: Ilyushin IL-2 Sturmovik American WWII: P-47D Thunderbolt, P-51D Mustang, F4U-1D Corsair...

torpedo bombers was then spotted at 21:50. Weissenberger claimed an Ilyushin Il-2 "Sturmovik" at 21:54, his 100th aerial victory. He was the 43rd Luftwaffe...

his claims 8 to 10. Three days later on 13 July he shot down 5 Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik ground attack aircraft for victories 12 to 16. All in all he claimed...

day, he claimed his 53rd aerial victory, after he shot down an Ilyushin Il-2 "Sturmovik". Brändle often claimed multiple victories per day, three victories...

an R-5 and three Hurricanes. Three days later, he shot down two Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik ground-attack aircraft and, on 10 July, four more Bostons. The...

operated by Flight for Life. 16 June At Novosibirsk in Russia, an Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik makes its first flight since 25 November 1943, when it had made...

bombers. Of his 109 claims recorded over the Eastern Front, 16 were Il-2 Sturmoviks. According to US historian David T. Zabecki, Grislawski was credited...