The Polikarpov I-153 Chaika (Russian Чайка, "Seagull") is a late 1930s Soviet sesquiplane fighter. Developed from the I-15 with a retractable undercarriage...
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The Polikarpov I-15 (Russian: И-15) was a Soviet biplane fighter aircraft of the 1930s. Nicknamed Chaika (Russian: Чайка, "Seagull") because of its gulled...
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The Polikarpov I-16 (Russian: Поликарпов И-16) is a Soviet single-engine single-seat fighter aircraft of revolutionary design; it was the world's first...
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Polikarpov Design Bureau was a Soviet OKB (design bureau) for aircraft, led by Nikolai Nikolaevich Polikarpov. Dux Factory was acquired by the USSR and...
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redline. Antonov An-2 Antonov An-6 Lisunov Li-2 Kharkiv KhAI-5 Polikarpov I-153 Polikarpov I-16 PZL-106 Kruk (some variants) PZL-Mielec M-18 Dromader PZL...
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fighter pilot in the Soviet Air Forces in the late 1930s, flying the Polikarpov I-153 during the Winter War. He served in the air defense of Moscow during...
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aircraft were provided to China. The aircraft included Polikarpov I-15, Polikarpov I-16, and Polikarpov I-153. Sino-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact Soviet Volunteer...
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in the Union Army during the American Civil War The Russian Soviet Polikarpov I-153 Chaika ("Seagull") was a late 1930s biplane fighter which saw combat...
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Force at the Nasosnaya airfield. Two squadrons re-equipped from I-15bis to Polikarpov I-153 biplane fighters. The 82nd Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO of the...
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Nikolai Nikolaevich Polikarpov (Russian: Никола́й Никола́евич Полика́рпов; 9 June [O.S. 28 May] 1892 – 30 July 1944) was a Soviet aeronautical engineer...
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