• A fleet of sleek IL-2 ground attack aircraft prepare to take off from a grassy airfield, their propellers spinning.
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    A fleet of Shturmoviks waits to take off from a grass airfield. During the war, the Soviets manufactured more than 36,000 Il-2s.

  • A fleet of sleek IL-2 ground attack aircraft prepare to take off from a grassy airfield, their propellers spinning.

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