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:114Great looking small plane with pie ty of show pieces. Especially great as a lot of cockpit details are shown.