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The Ilyushin Il-8 was a Soviet ground-attack aircraft developed by Ilyushin to replace the Ilyushin Il-2. The first two prototypes were significantly faster than the older aircraft but proved to be less maneuverable. It was redesigned incorporating many features of what would become the Ilyushin Il-10 but proved to be inferior to that aircraft in testing. It was not ordered into production.