Ilyushin Il-2 'Shturmovik' (Samara)

Russia / Samara / Samara
 Second World War 1939-1945, monument, 1975_construction, object of cultural heritage of regional importance (Russia), aircraft on display
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 this beautiful memorial in memory of all Ilyushin Il-2 'Shturmovik' crew members that participated in the war.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilyushin_Il-2
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Coordinates:   53°15'3"N   50°13'21"E
This article was last modified 13 years ago