Ilyushin IL-2M Flying Tank Soviet fighter
1/72 WWII military aircraft fighter scale plastic model kit
TOKO 132
Decals and assembly guide is included.
Manufacturer: TOKO (Ukraine)
Scale: 1/72
Material: Plastic
Paint: Unpainted, Unassembled, Kit do not contain paints and glue.
Condition: New in Box
The Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik (Russian: Ил-2 Штурмовик) was a ground attack aircraft in the Second World War, produced by the Soviet Union in large numbers. In combination with its successor, the Ilyushin Il-10, a total of 36,163 were built, making it the single most produced military aircraft design in all of aviation history as well as the third most produced aircraft in history behind the Cessna 172 and the Polikarpov Po-2. It was a prominent aircraft for tank killing with its accuracy in dive bombing.
To Shturmovik pilots, the aircraft was simply the diminutive "Ilyusha". To the soldiers on the ground, it was the "Hunchback," the "Flying Tank" or, the greatest of compliments, the "Flying Infantryman", the postwar NATO reporting name was "Bark". The Il-2 aircraft played a crucial role on the Eastern Front, and in Soviet opinion it was the most decisive aircraft in the history of modern land warfare. Joseph Stalin paid the Il-2 a great tribute in his own inimitable manner: when a particular production factory fell behind on its deliveries, Stalin sent a cable to the factory manager, stating "They are as essential to the Red Army as air and bread."
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| A Soviet Air Force Il-2M | |
| Role | Ground attack aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Ilyushin |
| First flight | 20 December 1939 |
| Introduced | 1941 |
| Retired | 1954 (Yugoslavia and Bulgaria) |
| Primary user | Soviet Air Force |
| Produced | 1941-1945 |
| Number built | 36,183 |
| Variants | Ilyushin Il-10 |
- Stock: Out Of Stock
- Model: TOKO132
- DATE ADDED: 05/06/2009
