Ilyushin Il-10

Il-10
Ilyushin Il-10M in Soviet Air Force markings preserved at the Monino museum near Moscow
General information
TypeGround attack aircraft
ManufacturerIlyushin, Avia
Primary usersSoviet Air Force
Number built6,166 (4,966 Il-10 + 1,200 B-33)[1]
History
Manufactured19441954[1]
Introduction date1944
First flight18 April 1944[2]
Retired1972 (People's Republic of China)
Developed fromIlyushin Il-2
Developed intoIlyushin Il-16

The Ilyushin Il-10 (Cyrillic Илью́шин Ил-10, NATO reporting name: "Beast"[3]) is a Soviet ground attack aircraft developed at the end of World War II by the Ilyushin construction bureau. It was also license-built in Czechoslovakia by Avia as the Avia B-33.

  1. ^ a b Michulec 1999, p. 27.
  2. ^ Michulec 1999, p. 24.
  3. ^ Gunston 1995, p.108.