This swept-wing “Arrow” operated over the Baltic region in the Fall of 1944.  The inscription tentatively translates as, “For Znic Tuschlobov”, although Google Translate seems a little unsure of that one.  If the modeler is willing to correct issues with the fixed guns in the wings, add some detail to the cockpit, and replace the flexible defensive gun, the Hobby Boss kit can be built up into an attractive model. This turned out to be a fun build, I liked this kit more than I thought I would.

Construction here:  https://inchhighguy.wordpress.com/2026/02/20/ilyushin-il-2-stormovic-comparison-build-in-1-72-scale-part-i/