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The Il-54 was a transonic bomber developed in the USSR in the 1950s. Only two examples were built before the project was abandoned. The Council of Ministers issued a directive to OKB-115 for a transonic bomber prototype to be submitted for State Acceptance Trials in July 1954. The design of this bomber went through several stages before settling on the final configuration. The Il-54 as built had a very thin 45 degree swept wing with anhedral which was shoulder mounted on the fuselage.