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The
Polikarpov I-15 "Seagull"
was a Soviet fighter aircraft that
first flew in October 1933 with
V.P. Chkalov at the controls. The
design for the 14th fighter for
the VVS, the I-14, started
as an advanced (for the era) monoplane
under the direction of Andrei Tupolev.
He grew concerned that the design
would not mature, and ordered up
two backup biplane designs as the
I-14A and B just to
be safe.
Polikarpov had just been
released from prison in August 1932,
and was handed the I-14A
project. When both the I-14
and I-14A were ordered into
production, Polikarpov's design
became the famous I-15.
Liveries
included…
- VVS Zapadnogo VO, c.1940
- VVS TK, c.1940
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