Ilyushin Il-2 'Shturmovik' Samara

Prospekt Kirova 320, Samara
Samarskaja oblast, Russia

This Ilyushin Il-2 'Shturmovik' dive bomber was shot down in March 1943, during the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945) in the region Murmansk and was found back in 1970. It is currently in use as memorial in memory of all Ilyushin Il-2 'Shturmovik' crew members that participated in the war.

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Text by: Kaj Metz

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