Ilyushin Il-2 Bark (Šturmovik) dell'8° GvShap, VVS Black Sea Fleet.
E' l'Ilyushin IL-2M3 numero 24 con le scritte "Per l'onore della Guardia/ Per la MadrePatria"
Saki, Crimea, April-May 1944. This wears the patriotic inscription 'For the Guard Honour' on its fuselage and three little red stars on vertical tail flat as victories sign.
Senior Lieutenant Anna Yegorova flew over 260 missions, nearly all of them piloting the IL-2. She was decorated three times for her service, including the Gold Star ‘Hero of the Soviet Union’ medal.