1/72 ICM I-153 “Chaika” WWII Soviet Biplane Fighter 72074

• Scale:1:72
• Date:15.01.2017
• Time Period:WW2
• Markings:
• I-153. 70th Iap (Fighter Regiment). Khalhin-Gol. August 1939.
• I-153. 15th Iap (Fighter Regiment). Lithuania. June 1941.
• I-153. 72D Sap (mixed regiment) of the Nord Fleet Air Force. Vaenga. 1941.
• I-153 Flown by Captain K. V. Soloviyev. 71st Iap (Fighter Regiment) of the Baltic Fleet Air Force. Lavansaari. Summer 1942.
• Model Size (Length x Width):86 x 138 mm
• Box Size:247 x 183 x 33 mm
• Number of Details:76

The last and most perfect in N. N. Polikarpov design bureau biplane fighter family was the I-153. It had a gull-shaped upper wing. a retractable chassis and a more powerful armament with four ShKAS machine guns. Serial planes had M-62 radial engines; the late series had a more powerful M-63.

The maiden flight was in August 1938. All in all. in 1939–1941. there were 3437 planes. In summer 1941. I-153 “Chaika” (the “Gull”) was the basis of Soviet Fighter Aviation with I-16 fighters. I-153s were used in combat until mid-1943.