Warplanes of Russia: Polikarpov I-153 biplane fighter

Polikarpov I-153 biplane fighter (SA-kuva Photo) Polikarpov I-153 captured by Finnish forces after a forced landing. Photo taken in June, 1941. The Polikarpov I-153 Chaika (Russian Чайка, “Seagull”) is a late 1930s Soviet sesquiplane fighter. Developed from the I-15 with a retractable undercarriage, the I-153 fought in the Soviet-Japanese combats in Mongolia and was one … Read more