ICM 1/48 48097 Soviet I-16 type 24 WW2 Fighter Plane Kit
Markings I-16 type 24, 13th Squadron of the Baltic Fleet Aviation, Summer 1940. I-16 type 24, 67th Fighter Regiment, South Front, Summer 1941. I-16 type 24, 72d Mixed Regiment of the Northern Fleet Aviation, Summer 1941. I-16 type 24, 4th Guard Fighter Regiment of the Baltic Fleet Aviation, Winter - Spring 1942. Model size (length x width) 128 x 188 mm
One of the first serial 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 24» modification with M-63 engine and reinforced landing gear was in production in 1939-1940. In the summer of 1941 I-16 fighters were the basis of Soviet Fighter Aviation. I-16 fighters were used in combat until mid 1943.