#polikarpov I-16

[carbone14]

Pilotes soviétiques devant un chasseur Polikarpov I-16 – 1930s-1940s

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[nocternalrandomness]

A rare Soviet made Polikarpov I-16 Ishak Fighter flying at the 2010 Duxford Airshow

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[sepiadays]

Nationalist Chinese Polikarpov I-16 versus an Imperial Japanese Navy Mitsubishi A5M ("Claude").

1273x900 J Combate aéreo en China, Po I-16 chino y caza japonés sin identificar, pintura o dibujo a color (sin más datos). II Guerra Sino-Japonesa 1937-45.

[necromancelena]

Trichor treat

You get Zveno-SPB, which consists of two Polikarpov I-16 fighters operating as parasite aircraft on a Tupolev TB-3 heavy bomber acting as mothership

[pinturas-sgm-aviacion]

1938 05 23 Fiat CR32 Chirri XVI Gruppo di Caccia La Cucaracha - Mark Postlethwaite

repost better quality and color

During the afternoon of 23 May 1938, Maggiore Pilota Armando François led 28 CR.32s from his XVI Gruppo Caccia of the ‘Aviazione Legionaria’ on an interdiction patrol over the Balaguer bridgehead in Catalonia in support of the Spanish Nationalist Army’s offensive.

The Italian formation consisted of 12 fighters from 24a Squadriglia, led by Capitano Luigi Bianchi, nine machines from 25a Squadriglia, led by Capitano Roberto Fassi, and seven CR.32s from 26a Squadriglia, led by Capitano Vincenzo La Carubba.

An aerial clash had already taken place over the frontline earlier that day between CR.32s escorting S.79 and BR.20 bombers and Polikarpov I-15s and I-16s that had attempted to attack the latter aircraft. As the Fiat fighters of XVI Gruppo Caccia approached the bridgehead to escort the last of the S.79s home, the bombers were set upon by 27 I-16s of Republican Grupo 21.

Diving on the Italian aircraft from 19,000 ft, the Republican machines enjoyed a height advantage over the CR.32s. Nevertheless, Maggiore Piloto Armando François successfully led his fighters against the enemy machines.

Indeed, the XVI Gruppo Caccia pilots claimed five ‘Ratas’ (I-16s) destroyed and three more probably destroyed. Soviet patrol leaders Lt N I Marthishchenko from 2a Escuadrilla and Lt I I Turchin from 5a Escuadrilla, both of whom were flying newly delivered Tip 10 versions of the I-16 fighter, perished in this clash. In return, XVI Gruppo Caccia lost two CR.32s in a mid-air collision while chasing an I-16 (their pilots were captured). Three biplane fighters were also damaged by enemy fire. One of the confirmed victories was credited to Maggiore François himself, taking his final tally in Spain to six. His aircraft was also shot up during the engagement

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Tupolev TB-3 Zveno-SPB configuration with Polikarpov I-16 fighters armed with FAB-250 bombs.

[ende0]

I am in practice an asexual but id probably bother to fuck a Polikarpov I-16

[usafphantom-2]

13 September 1940. First air-to-air victories of the Mitsubishi A6M Zero. 13 A6M2s led by Lieutenant Saburo Shindo attacked 27 Soviet-built Polikarpov I-15s and I-16s of the Chinese Nationalist Air Force, shooting down all the fighters without loss to themselves.

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[feybeasts]

trick or treat !

Oh, I've got just the thing-

For u, a Polikarpov I-16! Perhaps one of the finest examples of weird interwar prop planes that worked surprisingly well!

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Pause repas près d'un Polikarpov I-16 sur un aérodrome républicain pendant la Guerre d'Espagne

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13 September 1940. First air-to-air victories of the Mitsubishi A6M Zero. 13 A6M2s led by Lieutenant Saburo Shindo attacked 27 Soviet-built Polikarpov I-15s and I-16s of the Chinese Nationalist Air Force, shooting down all the fighters without loss to themselves.

@ron_eisele via X

[someguyiguess]

hey man... little bird told me you were handing out those air zoomies.... is it true🧍

you get the Polikarpov I-16, a fighter plane

[kornwulf]

Trick or treat :D

Happy Halloween! You get a Polikarpov I-16!

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Brace for I-16 Type 5 Released

Clearprop Models released two versions of the Polikarpov I-16 Type 5 in 1:48 scale. “Exciting News! The eagerly anticipated CP4821 I-16 type 5 (in the sky of Spain early version) and CP4822 I-16 type 5 (in the sky of Spain late version) kits are now available for purchase on our website, as well as through our trusted distributors and retailers! These meticulously crafted models celebrate the…