Sergey Ilyushin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sergey Ilyushin

Soviet aircraft engineer and designer

Date of Birth: 18-Mar-1894

Place of Birth: Diljalevo, Vologda Oblast, Russia

Date of Death: 09-Feb-1977

Profession: military personnel, engineer, politician, university teacher, aircraft pilot, aerospace engineer

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Sergey Vladimirovich Ilyushin (Russian: ?????´? ???????????? ????´???; 30 March [O.S.
18 March] 1894 – 9 February 1977) was a Soviet aircraft designer who founded the Ilyushin aircraft design bureau.
He designed the Il-2 Shturmovik, which made its maiden flight in 1939.
It is the most produced warplane, and remains the second most-produced aircraft in history, with some 36,000+ built, behind the US Cessna-172.