Description
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.
Kit Features:
- SCALE : 1:32
- TIME PERIOD : WW2
- MARKINGS : I-153, Red Army Force, 1940. I-153, Red Army Force, March 1940. I-153, Finnish AF, 1940. I-153, Finnish AF, 1942.
- MODEL SIZE (LENGTH X WIDTH) : 195 x 312 mm
- BOX SIZE : 410 x 260 x 55 mm
- NUMBER OF DETAILS : 184
