One of the first monoplane fighter aircraft with retractable landing gear was the I-16, developed in the N.N. Polikarpov Design Bureau.

The maiden flight was in December 30, 1934.

Type 10 modification with 4 MG armament and M-25 engine was in production in 1937-1939. It were produced 934 I-16 type 10.

Those fighters took part in Khalkhin Gol conflict and Soviet-Finnish war.

In the summer of 1941 I-16 fighters were the basis of Soviet Fighter Aviation. They participated in air battles in all sectors of the Soviet-German Front.

ITEM NUMBER:32004SCALE:1:32DATE:21.06.2019TIME PERIOD:WW2MARKINGS:I-16 type 10, piloted by 1st Lt V.G. Rakhov, 70th Fighter Regiment, Khalhin-Gol, July 1939.I-16 type 10, 70th Fighter Regiment, Khalhin-Gol, July 1939.I-16 type 10, piloted by Sgt F.G. Kalugin, 122d Fighter Regiment, Western Front, Summer 1941.I-16 type 10, piloted by pt L.A. Galchenko, 145th Fighter Regiment, Murmansk Region, Summer 1941.MODEL SIZE (LENGTH X WIDTH):192 x 282 mmBOX SIZE:410 x 260 x 55 mmNUMBER OF DETAILS:114