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Ilyushin Il-54

A swept-wing supersonic bomber prototype representing Ilyushin’s final major jet-bomber development of the period.

Archive ID: afm_0000501
Ilyushin Il-54, shown in the selected representative source image.Greg Goebel / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain — released by authorImage source

A swept-wing supersonic bomber prototype representing Ilyushin’s final major jet-bomber development of the period.

Primary roleBomber
First flight1955
OriginSoviet Union
ManufacturerIlyushin Design Bureau
Documented variants1
Crew modeCrewed
AirframeFixed Wing

Variants

DesignationTypeRoleRecorded operators
Il-54PrototypeBomberSoviet Air Forces

Sources and further reading

Structured references supporting this aircraft family, variants, specifications, and narrative sections.

  1. The Osprey Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft 1875-1995 — Osprey Aerospace · Tier 3