It propelled the Il-10 Panther Manufacturing of this liquid cooled, piston driven, V-12 aircraft engine designed by Alexander Mikulin began in 1944. It was primarily installed on the Ilyushin Il-10 attack aircraft. The Il-10 Panther was made to replace the popular Il-2 "Strumovik" during World War II. The prototype took-off in spring 1944. After the war it was redesigned and the Hungarian Air Force received 159 Panthers from the Soviet Union. The model served in Hungary between 1949 and 1956.