Polikarpov I-15 – fotografie a videá

Komisia Polikarpov I-15 (Rus: И-15) bolo sovietske dvojplošné stíhacie lietadlo 30. Prezývaný Chaika (ruský: Чайка, "Čajka") kvôli svojim gulled horných krídel, to bolo prevádzkované vo veľkom počte sovietskymi vzdušnými silami, a spolu s Polikarpov I-16 monoplane, bol jedným zo štandardných bojovníkov španielskych republikánov počas španielskej občianskej vojny, kde sa nazýva Chato (snub-nose).

Zdrojový: Polikarpov I-15 na Wikipédii

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.