Hobby Boss 1/32 Hobby Boss Il-2M3 Ground Attack Aircraft - HY83204The 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