Soviet transonic bomber
Il-54
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Three-quarter view of the second Il-54 prototype
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Role
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Bomber Type of aircraft
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National origin
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Soviet Union
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Manufacturer
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Ilyushin
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First flight
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3 April 1955
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Number built
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2
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The Il-54 was a transonic bomber developed in the USSR in the 1950s. Only two examples were built before the project was abandoned.