Polikarpov I-15 – Photos & Videos

Čaj Polikarpov I-15 (Ruski: И-15) je bio sovjetski borbeni avion iz 1930-ih. Pod nadimkom Čajka (ruski: Чайка, "Galeb") zbog svojih galebova gornjih krila, u velikom broju ga je operisalo sovjetsko vazduhoplovstvo, a zajedno sa monoplanom Polikarpov I-16, bio je jedan od standardnih boraca španskih republikanaca tokom Španskog građanskog rata, gde se zvao Čato (snub-nos).

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Čaj 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.