Unique WWII Soviet fighter reassembled in Everett

Don't know if this was previously posted (I did not see a post) but this is sooooo cool.

Paul Allen just added yet another rare World War II-era airplane to his Flying Heritage Collection, at Everett's Paine Field.The collection started final reassembly Friday of a Soviet Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik that it says is the only one of its kind still flying. A team of Russian mechanics is set to bring the airplane to full flying condition over coming months, with a public debut expected this summer.
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Unique WWII Soviet fighter reassembled in Everett - seattlepi.com

 

Nice piece of work.

 

She shore is purdy. Finer than a silk purse made out of a sows ear. Yep.

 

She may not be pretty, but it wouldn't surprise me if poor Ulrich ducked his head just a bit when he first see's this out of genetic memory.

 

just a minor correction to the thread title
the Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik is a ground-attack aircraft , not a fighter.

I clicked on it thinking wow! a Shturmovik AND a fighter....but was disappointed.

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