.jpg "Il-2M3 Heavy attack aircraft. First flight: - © Konstantinos Panitsidis")
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One of the most famous fighter planes of WWII, the IL-2M3 was designed and produced in the USSR form 1941. The last IL-2 was produced in the late 1940's and by then some 36,000 aircraft of this type had been built.
The first versions were replaced in 1942 by the IL-2M3 which had a 2 man crew and larger engines and thicker armor.
The IL-2M3 served in arming 4 Polish Air Force Regiments which attack units fought on the Eastern Front during the spring of 1945. A total of 158 IL-2M3 were in service in the Polish Air Force. Beginning with 1949 the IL-2M3 began to be withdrawn from the Polish Air Force and they were replaced with the newer IL-10 attack aircraft.
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| The aircraft on exhibit was in service with the 3rd Attack Regiment of the Air Force. |
Technical specifications
| DESIGNER | ΟΚΒ Ilyushin |
| COUNTRY | Russia |
| TYPE |
Heavy attack aircraft
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| CREW | 2 |
| POWER-PLANT | One piston engine Mikulin AΜ-37F |
| Power, h.p. | 1x1.750 |
| DIMENSIONS | |
| Length, m | 11,60 |
| Height, m | 4,17 |
| Wing span, m | 14,60 |
| Wing area, m2 | 38,50 |
| WEIGHT | |
| Maximum take-off, kg | 5.873 |
| Normal take-off, kg | - |
| Empty aircraft, kg | 4.360 |
| Internal fuel, kg | - |
| Warload, kg | up to 600 |
| PERFORMANCE | |
| Maximum speed, km/h | 410 |
| Max speed in low height, km/h | - |
| Cruising speed, km/h | - |
| Range, km | 765 |
| Combat range, km | - |
| Service ceiling, m | 6.900 |
| Rate of climb, m/min | - |
| Maximum overload, g | - |
| ARMAMENT | Two 23 mm cannons Vya-23, two 7,62 mm machine-gun ShKAS wit 2x750 rounds, one 12,7 mm cannons UBT with 150 rounds and 4x rockets RO-132. |
Photos Il-2M3
