~ WW2 Era Wood Model Of Ilyushin II-2 Shturmovik Fighter Plane ~
A Second World War era desktop wooden model of a Russian/Soviet Ilyushin II-2 ‘Shturmovik’ ground attack fighter plane.
The model is of wooden construction (a light wood, maybe balsa) finished in a silver colourway.
It is mounted on a curved metal armature and affixed to a mahogany plinth base.
~ Dimensions ~
The plane measures 17cm (6 ¾ inches) by 19cm (7 ½ inches).
On stand it has a height of 15cm (6 inches) and weighs 183g.
~ Condition ~
There is a little damage in parts (see images) and the piece spins on the base.
~ Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik ~
The Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik was a ground-attack aircraft produced by the Soviet Union in large numbers during the Second World War.
The Il-2 was never given an official name and ‘shturmovik’ is the generic Russian word meaning ground attack aircraft.
With 36,183 units of the Il-2 produced during the war, and in combination with its successor, the Ilyushin Il-10, a total of 42,330 were built, making it the single most produced military aircraft design in aviation history, as well as one of the most produced piloted aircraft in history.
The Il-2 aircraft played a crucial role on the Eastern Front. When factories fell behind on deliveries, Joseph Stalin told the factory managers that the Il-2s were “as essential to the Red Army as air and bread”.
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