ICM 72074 1/72 I-153 Seagull World War II Soviet Biplane Fighter

I-153 "Seagull" The I-153 was the last and most advanced in the N.N. Polikarpov design bureau of the biplane fighter family. It had a gull-shaped upper wing, retractable undercarriage and more powerful armament with four ShKAS machine guns. Serial aircraft had M-62 radial engines, later series - more powerful M-63. The first flight took place in August 1938. A total of 3,437 aircraft were manufactured in 1939-1941. In the summer of 1941, the I-153 "Seagull" formed the basis of the Soviet fighter aircraft with the I-16 fighters. I-153 were used in combat until the middle of 1943.