IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik is ...
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The Soviet pilot who turned defeat into a capture
During one of the bloodiest phases of the Eastern Front, Soviet pilot S. Kuzniecov limped home in his battered Ilyushin Il-2 ...
The Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik was one of the most feared ground attack aircraft of World War Two. Built like a flying tank, it was heavily armored and designed to survive brutal low altitude battles.
The Ilyushin Il-2 was by all accounts a formidable aircraft. With the Il-2, the Soviet Union’s Ilyushin aerospace bureau created one of the most feared ground-attack aircraft on the Eastern ...
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