Soviet Union
Polikarpov I-153 Chaika with Skis
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Plastic model kit |
This boxed set contains:
- 1 x Polikarpov I-153 Chaika with Skis 1/32 scale sesquiplane fighter aircraft
Soviet Air Forces
Finnish Air Force
WWII Soviet Fighter
The last and most perfect in N. N. Polikarpov design bureau series biplane fighters family was the I-153. It had gull-shaped upper wing, retractable chassis and more powerful armament with four ShKAS machine guns. Serial planes had M-62 radial engines, late series – more powerful M-63.
The maiden flight was in August 1938. All in all in 1939-1941 it were made 3437 planes. In summer 1941 I-153 “Chaika” (the “Gull”) was the basis of the Soviet Fighter Aviation with I-16 fighters. I-153 were used in combat until mid 1943. Some of them were used on winter ski chassis.
This boxed set contains:
-
1*Polikarpov I-153 Chaika with Skis 1/32 scale sesquiplane fighter aircraft
WWII Soviet Fighter
The last and most perfect in N. N. Polikarpov design bureau series biplane fighters family was the I-153. It had gull-shaped upper wing, retractable chassis and more powerful armament with four ShKAS machine guns. Serial planes had M-62 radial engines, late series – more powerful M-63.
The maiden flight was in August 1938. All in all in 1939-1941 it were made 3437 planes. In summer 1941 I-153 “Chaika” (the “Gull”) was the basis of the Soviet Fighter Aviation with I-16 fighters. I-153 were used in combat until mid 1943. Some of them were used on winter ski chassis.
