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On Friday the 16th of June, an Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik made its maiden flight in Novossibirsk, Russia. Only two Il-2 are currently airworthy, the first one being part of Paul Allen’s Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum.

This aircraft was shot down in November 1943 and landed on a frozen lake near Murmansk, from which it was recovered in 2015.

More information on Warbirds News.

]]> https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2017/06/20/another-ilyushin-il-2-shturmovik-flies-in-russia/feed/ 1 Video: First flight of the IL-2M3 Shturmovik in the US https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2012/08/10/video-first-flight-of-the-il-2m3-shturmovik-in-the-us/ https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2012/08/10/video-first-flight-of-the-il-2m3-shturmovik-in-the-us/#comments Fri, 10 Aug 2012 07:11:34 +0000 http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/?p=1561 The sole airworthy IL-2 Shturmovik in the world, which is part of Paul Allen’s Flying Heritage Collection, made its maiden flight since its arrival in the United States. The pilot for the flight was Steve Hinton.

Video by Jason R. Fortenbacher.

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A Soviet Air Force Il-2M Sturmovik. (Source: Wikipedia)

An Il-2 Shturmovik was raised from a lake in Russia recently. The aircraft made an emergency landing on the frozen lake on November 25, 1943. The crew of two was able to leave the aircraft but it subsequently fell through the ice and sank to the bottom of the lake.

According to this article from English Russia, the airframe should be sent to Novosibirsk for restoration.

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Continue reading]]> Updated Oct 12, 2011 After a little-known restoration program by Aviarestoration, an Il-2 Shturmovik recently took to the skies in Russia. While over 35,000 Il-2 were built, there are few survivors, and until recently, no flying example of this legendary attack aircraft.

The aircraft was found in a marsh near Pskov and its restoration required 6 years of work. It was very damaged and shell remains were found inside the fuselage. The entire tail had to be rebuilt, as it was initially made of wood and had rotten away. Some of the bullet holes on the fuselage have been preserved and can still be seen on the restored aircraft.

The first flight was made by Vladimir Barsukov and appears to have been successful. The Il-2 rose into the air after a 200 m take-off run. At the time of its crash, it belonged to the 298th Air Division.

It would seem the aircraft was restored for an American collector, though no clues as to his identity has been given.

More information will be given as it becomes available.

Another video in Russian shows the Il-2 during its restoration:

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