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Il-28 - Ilyushin Il-28 - Ilyushin Il-28 (Russian: Ильюшин Ил-28; NATO reporting name: Beagle) - Iljuschin Il-28 (russisch Ильюшин Ил-28, NATO-Codename: Beagle) - Ил-28 (по кодификации NATO: B
Bombázó repülőgépek a második világháború után, Iljusin-repülőgépek - Ilyushin aircraft - Liste der Flugzeugtypen des Herstellers Iljuschin - Самолёты ОКБ имени Ильюшина, Chinese military aircraft, Chinese People's Liberation Army bomber designations
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Due to lack of pilots and crews qualified to fly them, only 12 out of 45 Il-28s acquired by Egypt in late 1955 and through 1956 were operational with Nos. 8 and 9 Squadrons during the Suez War. All were left in ‘natural metal overall’ - i.e. painted in similar fashion like MiG-15s and MiG-17s - and wore national markings in six positions, as well as fin flashes. Notable was that roundels applied on these 12 Il-28s used by the EAF during the Suez War 1956 were positioned below the fin, instead further towards the front, like on aircraft that became operational after that war. (Artwork by Tom Cooper)

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