Ilyushin Il-2
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The Ilyushin Il-2 is 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 aircraf
A Soviet Air Force Ilyushin Il-2M in flight
Il-2M at MAKS air show
Il-2 in Museum of the Polish Army in Warsaw
Soviet Il-2 planes attacking a German column during the Battle of Kursk
Anna Yegorova
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Anna Alexandrovna Timofeyeva-Yegorova was a pilot in the Soviet Air Force during the Second World War. She flew a total of 277 sorties that included liaison, reconnaissance and ground-attack missions
Ilyushin Il-2
…fly low and reduce power as the enemy fighter closed in. This could make the fighter overshoot and fly into the Il-2's firing zone. Senior Lieutenant Anna Yegorova piloted 243 Il-2 missions and was decorated three times. One of these awards was the Gold Star of Hero of the Soviet Union that Yegorova had received…
A postal stationery envelope issued to commemorate the 100th birth anniversary of Anna Yegorova (Timofeeva). Post of Russia, 2016.