| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 24 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Ilyushin Il-2 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Ilyushin Il-2 |
| Aircraft Version: | Ilyushin Il-2M |
| C/n (msn): | 5612 |
| Operator Titles: | Soviet Union - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Area: | Tucson / Pima Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Region / Country: | Arizona, United States |
| Collection: | Pima Air and Space Museum |
| Photo Date: | 25 January 2023 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 696197 |
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Built in February 1943 at Factory No. 1 in Moscow and delivered to the 7th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment of the Red Banner Baltic Fleet. On 28 January 1944 the Shturmovik was shot down while attacking German troops. The pilot landed the damaged aircraft on frozen Lake Bebro about 70 miles south of Leningrad. In 1992 the wreck was recovered and brought to the US. Wooden components accounting for nearly half of the aircraft's structure had rotted away but over recent years Pima have accomplished a painstaking full restoration, completed in 2020. This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 12 June 2024, and has since been viewed 165 times. |