Ilyushin Il-28

Also known as Type 30, Beagle bomber, Type 27, Mascot, Beagle, IL28, Ilyushin Il-28 Beagle, Beagle aircraft

1948 bomber aircraft family

Key facts

Type: Medium bomber
National origin: Soviet Union
Manufacturer: Ilyushin , Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation (H-5)
Status: In service with the Korean People's Air Force
Primary users: Soviet Air Force People's Liberation Army Air Force , Czechoslovak Air Force , Polish Air Force
Number built: over 6,635
First flight: 8 July 1948
Retired: 1980s (Soviet Union)
Developed into: Ilyushin Il-30

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Image: Il-28 RB1.jpg

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The Ilyushin Il-28 (Russian: Илью́шин Ил-28; NATO reporting name: Beagle) is a medium-range jet bomber, originally manufactured for the Soviet Air Forces, in service since 1950. It was the Soviet Union's first such aircraft to enter large-scale production. Total production in the USSR was 6,316 aircraft.

The Harbin H-5 was a variant built in the People's Republic of China (without license). Over 319 were built, as well as 187 HJ-5 training variants. The Korean People's Army Air Force is the only remaining operator, with approximately 80 aircraft, believed to be a mix of Soviet and Chinese models.