Polikarpov I-16 Type 10 1/32

ICM 1/32 scale model kit. 

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.