Today in the US….

Just came across this clip of the event, including an engine run by the Emil as a bit of a bonus. That DB601’s a smokey blighter…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAKDF7mO0Tc

It looks as though Mr. Hinton has added another exotic type to his logbook.

It would be interesting to know how reliable the original Klimov engine was for these aircraft.

Is there any other Il2s under restoration to fly?

There’s at least one more in Russia.

” The FHC’s Il-2 was constructed in Kuybyshev in mid-1943…. .

Thank you for the information.