IL-2 (Family)
Description
The Ilyushin Il-2 was a ground-attack aircraft produced by the Soviet Union in large numbers during the Second World War.
Nicknames
IL-2 Nicknames | |
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NATO | Bark |
▂ Pilots | Ilyusha (Ильюшин) · Gorbatyi (Горбатый) (Hunchback) · Letayushchim Tankom (Летающим Танком) (Flying Tank) |
▄ Finnish | Maatalouskone (Agricultural Machine) |
▀ German | Eiserner Gustav (Iron Gustav) · Fleischwolf (Meat Grinder) · Schlächter (Butcher) |
▀ Luftwaffe | Betonflugzeug (Concrete Plane) |
▀ Wehrmacht | Schwartzer Todt (Black Death) |
Vehicles
Rank II
- IL-2 (1941)
- IL-2 (1942)
- ▀IL-2 (1942) - (German-captured)
- IL-2 M-82 - (Shvetsov M-82IR engine)
Rank III
Media
- Videos
Most produced aircraft discusses the IL-2 (Family) at 5:45 - War Thunder Official Channel
Legends: IL-2 - War Thunder Official Channel