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Sergey Ilyushin


Sergey Vladimirovich Ilyushin (Russian: Серге́й Владимирович Илю́шин; March 30, 1894February 9, 1977) was a Russian aircraft designer who founded the Ilyushin aircraft design bureau.

Born in Dilialevo, Russia , he became interested in aviation in 1910 and was qualified as a pilot in World War I. After obtaining a degree in engineering from the Air Force Academy in 1926, he started designing aircraft. His Ilyushin Il-2 fighter and Ilyushin Il-4 bomber were used extensively in World War II. After the war, his commercial airliners, such as the Ilyushin Il-18 and Ilyushin Il-62, saw extensive use.

On his passing in 1977, he was interred in Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow.