IL-2 GROUND ATTACK AIRCRAFT Ryefield Dive flaps that were introduced

Dive flaps that were introduced on the last block of P-38J's were now standard

taking active part in operations for the defence of Tokyo and by use in a Kamikaze role

2 1/2" diameter x 1" tall (6

--Although the battlefield kept a lull in 1943

IL-2 GROUND ATTACK AIRCRAFT Ryefield Dive flaps that were introducedThe Ilyushin IL 2 Sturmovik was a Soviet Union attak aircraft in the WWII. Designed as a armored low level close support aircraft capable of defeating enemy armor and other ground targets. First flew on 12 October 1940 as prototype TsKB 57, The aircraft entered production in March 1941,and come into service in May. a total of 36,163 were built. The Sturmovik played a crucial role on the Eastern Front, famous nicknames as the "Black Death" . IL 2