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Old 01-02-2011, 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Letum View Post
I had always thought that had completely switched from metal to wooden extremities by late '43 due to aluminum shortages...
Even the description in the game's encyclopedia states that Il2s of type 3 got their metal wings and fuselage parts back.


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Originally Posted by IceFire View Post
I didn't know that such a plan existed. I thought the Type 3 was sort of the end of development while the IL-8 and 10 were developed with the 10 ultimately seeing production.
Yep, one such example of a full metal Il2-type 3 of late 1944 production can be even seen in Kbely air museum in Prague:

http://home.arcor.de/f111raven/011_10c.jpg
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