Description
One of the first monoplane fighter aircraft with retractable landing gear was the I-16, developed in the N.N. Polikarpov Design Bureau.
The maiden flight was in December 30, 1934.
“Type 10” modification with 4 MG armament and M-25 engine was in production in 1937-1939. It were produced 934 I-16 type 10.
Those fighters took part in Khalkhin Gol conflict and Soviet-Finnish war.
In the summer of 1941 I-16 fighters were the basis of Soviet Fighter Aviation. They participated in air battles in all sectors of the Soviet-German Front.
ITEM NUMBER: 32004
SCALE: 1:32
DATE: 21.06.2019
TIME PERIOD: WW2
MARKINGS:
I-16 type 10, piloted by 1st Lt V.G. Rakhov, 70th Fighter Regiment, Khalhin-Gol, July 1939.
I-16 type 10, 70th Fighter Regiment, Khalhin-Gol, July 1939.
I-16 type 10, piloted by Sgt F.G. Kalugin, 122d Fighter Regiment, Western Front, Summer 1941.
I-16 type 10, piloted by Сpt L.A. Galchenko, 145th Fighter Regiment, Murmansk Region, Summer 1941.
MODEL SIZE (LENGTH X WIDTH): 192 x 282 mm
BOX SIZE: 410 x 260 x 55 mm
NUMBER OF DETAILS:114
