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
Messerschmitt Bf 109
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The Messerschmitt Bf 109 is a monoplane fighter aircraft that was designed and initially produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Bayerische Flugzeugwerke. Together with the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, the
Ilyushin Il-2
…history, as well as one of the most produced piloted aircraft in history along with the American postwar civilian Cessna 172 and the German contemporary Messerschmitt Bf 109. 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…
A Bf 109G-6 of JG 27 "Afrika" in flight, 1943
Messerschmitt Bf 109 V1
A drawing of the V1 prototype
JG 53 Bf 109E-3, c. 1939/1940