Drawing by Tapani Tuomanen

UT-1 flown by Ilyin during the racing Moscow-Sevastopol-Moscow of 25 July 1937, a flight of 2816 miles with 19 concurrent planes. Ilyin placed in second position after 'red 4' of V.P. Fumes, with a time of 17h 17 min.

The plane was painted entirely in dark blue, with some white and red details.