Ilyushin Il-2M3

£7.00

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The Ilyushin Il-2 was a ground-attack plane that was produced by the Soviet Union in large numbers during the Second World War. The word Shturmovík, the generic Russian term for a ground-attack aircraft, became synonymous with the Il-2.

During the war, 36,183 units of the Il-2 were produced, and in combination with its successor, the Ilyushin Il-10, a total of 42,330 were built, making it the single most produced military aircraft design in aviation history.

The Il-2 played a crucial role on the Eastern Front. When factories fell behind on deliveries, Joseph Stalin told the factory managers that the Il-2s were "as essential to the Red Army as air and bread."

Individually boxed, high quality slate coaster (100mm square).

Supplied with a stand for display purposes.