The Ilyushin Il-10 is a Soviet ground attack aircraft developed at the end of World War II by the Ilyushin construction bureau. In the late 1940s, 93 Il-10 were given to North Korea. They were then used during the early phase of the Korean War against the weak anti-aircraft defense of South Korean forces, but then they suffered heavy losses in encounters against the United States Air Force fighters and were bombed on the ground themselves.
After several weeks, about 20 remained. In the summer of 1950, North Korea received more aircraft from the USSR. The North Koreans claimed that they sank a warship on 22 August 1950 with Il-10s, but it was never confirmed.
