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Il-2 Shturmovik: Red Avenger
Jason Nicholas Moore
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Description for Il-2 Shturmovik: Red Avenger
Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 150 black and white 75 colour. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJH; JWMV3; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 255 x 25. Weight in Grams: 982.
The Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik became the aerial representative of the Soviet response to the German invasion on the Eastern Front during the Second World War. The Il-2 was designed as a low-level close-support aircraft capable of defeating enemy armour and other ground targets. Hardly a fighter, the Il-2 was exclusively engineered to take an enormous amount of punishment and still keep the pilot, rear gunner and critical mechanical components unharmed. In the end, the Il-2 would become the most important aircraft to the Soviet Union in the defence of the homeland against advancing hordes of panzers. At its height, production ... Read more
The Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik became the aerial representative of the Soviet response to the German invasion on the Eastern Front during the Second World War. The Il-2 was designed as a low-level close-support aircraft capable of defeating enemy armour and other ground targets. Hardly a fighter, the Il-2 was exclusively engineered to take an enormous amount of punishment and still keep the pilot, rear gunner and critical mechanical components unharmed. In the end, the Il-2 would become the most important aircraft to the Soviet Union in the defence of the homeland against advancing hordes of panzers. At its height, production ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Fonthill Media LLc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
SC, United States
ISBN
9781625450425
SKU
V9781625450425
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99-12
About Jason Nicholas Moore
Jason Nicholas Moore is an avid air historian and modeller, with a particular interest in Soviet aeroplanes and has spent the last 40 years doing both historical research and constructing model aeroplanes. He has written a comprehensive history on the Il-2 Shturmovik and in addition he has written a comprehensive modelling guide to the Il-2 Shturmovik which has not been ... Read more
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