HISTORY
Ilyushin was
established under the Soviet
Union. Its operations began
on January 13, 1933, by
order of P. I. Baranov,
People's Commissar of the
Heavy Industry and the Head
of the Main Department of
Aviation Industry.
Aviation Industries Ilyushin
is a subsidiary established
in 1992 to act as Ilyushin's
marketing and customer
service arm.
Ilyushin has developed
aircraft for widely varying
roles over the years. The
Russian government has
merged Ilyushin with
Mikoyan, Irkut, Sukhoi,
Tupolev, and Yakovlev under
a new company named United
Aircraft Corporation.
Source:
Wikipedia
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