1/72 Amodel 7208 I-153

Additional Information

the I-153 Fighter was developed in the Polikarpov design Bureau in 1937. The aircraft is a further development of the I-15 fighter. Serial production was established in 1939 in Moscow at the plant №1 and lasted until 1941. Just made 3437 aircraft. The first combat use took place on June 7, 1939 during the fighting on the river Khalkhin-Hop, when the nine under the command of the Hero of the Soviet Union Si gritsevtsa in air combat shot down 4 Japanese fighter Ki-27. Combat experience showed that the aircraft I-153 could only be applied in collaboration with I-16, otherwise they suffered heavy losses. By the beginning of the war with the I-16, he was the basis of Soviet fighter aircraft. It was used during V. O. V. until 1943. As part of the air force of the Northern fleet several I-153 used until the end of the war to protect the internal sea convoys in the White sea.

model Length: 85 mm.

Wingspan: 136.

Number of parts: 32.

The set includes: sprues - 3 (1 - transparent), decal - 1, Assembly instructions - 1, packing box - 1.