I-153 Chaika, WWII Soviet Biplane Fighter

Plastic kit for a Soviet Polikarpov I-153 Chaika biplane

• Scale 1:72
• Dimensions (built): Length 86 mm / Wingspan 138 mm
• 76 parts
• 4 marking options
• Clear parts included
• not built, not painted
• Paint and glue not included

The last and most perfect in N. N. Polikarpov design bureau 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.