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Den Polikarpov I-153 Chaika (russisk Чайка, «Måke») var et sovjetisk biplanjagerfly på slutten av 1930-tallet. I-153 ble utviklet som en avansert versjon av I-15 med et uttrekkbart understell, og kjempet i de sovjetisk-japanske kampene i Mongolia og var en av Sovjets viktigste jagerflytyper i de første årene av andre verdenskrig. Tre I-153 flyr fortsatt.

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Den Polikarpov I-153 was a Soviet sesquiplane fighter that was developed in the late 1930s from the earlier I-15 biplane. It had a retractable landing gear, a more powerful engine and four fast-firing machine guns. It was one of the main fighter types used by the Soviet Air Force in the early years of World War II, and also saw action in the Soviet-Japanese border conflicts in Mongolia. The I-153 had a distinctive gull-shaped upper wing and a metal and wood mixed construction. It was designed by Nikolai Polikarpov and his team, which included Artem Mikoyan and Mikhail Gurevich, who later founded the MiG design bureau. The I-153 was nicknamed Chaika (Seagull) by its pilots for its agility and maneuverability.