IlyushinIL-2 Sturmovik White 100
| Model manufacturer: | Panzerkampf |
| Order code: | 14629LB |
| Scale: | 1:72 |
| Material: | Combined (Metal / Plastic) |
| EAN: | 6970119419298 |
| Weight: | 0.9 kg |
| Registration number: | 100 |
| Dimensions: | 16.1×20.3×5.8 cm (L×W×H) |
| Air company: | Soviet Air Force |
| Aircraft manufacturer: | Ilyushin |
Product description
High quality IlyushinIL-2 Sturmovik White metal airplane model. The model is detailed according to the real model. The package includes a stand.
For Il-2 pilots, the plane was known as a diminutive of Ilyusha. Soldiers on the ground were called Hrbáč, Flying Tank or Flying Pawn. Its post-war NATO intelligence name was Bark.
During the war, 36,183 Il-2s were produced, and combined with its successor, the Ilyushin Il-10, a total of 42,330 were produced, making it the single most-produced military aircraft model in aviation history. one of the most produced manned aircraft in history, along with the American post-war civil aircraft Cessna 172 and the German then-current Messerschmitt Bf 109.
Il-2 played a key role on the Eastern Front. When factories fell behind in deliveries, Joseph Stalin told factory managers that Il-2s were as important to the Red Army as air and bread.
