Поликарпов I-15 – Снимки и видеоклипове

1. Поликарпов I-15 (Russian: И-15) was a Soviet biplane fighter aircraft of the 1930s. Nicknamed Chaika (Russian: Чайка, “Seagull”) because of its gulled upper wings, it was operated in large numbers by the Soviet Air Force, and together with the Polikarpov I-16 monoplane, was one of the standard fighters of the Spanish Republicans during the Spanish Civil War, where it was called Chato (snub-nose).

Източник: Поликарпов I-15 в Уикипедия

The Polikarpov I-15 was a Soviet biplane fighter aircraft of the 1930s. It was designed by Nikolai Polikarpov and first flew in 1933. The I-15 was one of the most widely produced and used fighters of the Soviet Air Force in the early years of World War II. It had a distinctive gull-wing configuration and was armed with four 7.62 mm machine guns. The I-15 was also exported to several countries, including China, Spain, and Mongolia. The I-15 saw combat in the Spanish Civil War, the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Winter War, and the Eastern Front. It was gradually replaced by more modern monoplane fighters such as the I-16 and the Yak-1, but some variants remained in service until 1945.