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 17 modification with 2 ShVAK cannons and 2 ShKAS MG armament and M-25 engine was in production in 1937-1939. It were produced 341 I-16 type 17.

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:32005SCALE:1:32DATE:21.08.2019TIME PERIOD:WW2MARKINGS:I-16 type 17, 22nd Fighter Regiment, July 1939.I-16 type 17, 5th Baltic Fleet Fighter Regiment, Winter 1939-1940.I-16 type 17, 191st Fighter Regiment, 7th Fighter Corps of Leningrad Air Defence, Autumn 1941.I-16 type 17, 4th Baltic Fleet Fighter Regiment, Spring 1942.MODEL SIZE (LENGTH X WIDTH):192 x 282 mmBOX SIZE: 410 x 260 x 55 mmNUMBER OF DETAILS:121