Ilyushin Il-38
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! Role | Transport aircraft |- ! National origin | USSR |- ! Manufacturer | Ilyushin |-
! First flight | 28 September 1961 |-
! Introduction | 17 January 1969 |-
! Status
| In service
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! Primary users
| Soviet Naval Aviation (former)
Russian Naval Aviation
Indian Naval Air Arm
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! Produced
| 1967 - 1972
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! Number built
| 65
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! Developed from
| Ilyushin Il-18
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Ilyushin Il-38 (Russian: Илью́шин Ил-38; NATO reporting name: May) is a Soviet maritime patrol aircraft and anti-submarine warfare produced by Ilyushin.
Ilyushin Il-38 Media
An IL-38 May passing low over USS Midway on 18 May 1979
Il-38 of the Indian Navy at INS Hansa in Goa in 2006, with a Tupolev Tu-142 in the foreground