Prefab model 1/72 aircraft I-16 type 18, Soviet fighter of World War 2 ICM 72072

I-16 type 18 The I-16 is the world's first high-speed fighter and the most numerous Soviet aircraft of the mid-30s and early 40s. Cantilever monoplane with retractable landing gear I-16 was developed by N. N. Polikarpov in 1933. The I-16 type 18 modification with the M-62 engine entered service in the summer of 1939 and took part in the Soviet-Japanese conflict on the Khalkhin-Gol River. , and then in the Soviet-Finnish Winter War of 1939-1940. From the end of 1939, the I-16 type 24 with the M-63 engine and the I-16 type 28 with cannon armament were produced. At the initial stage of the Soviet-German war, I-16 types 18, 24, 28 were the most advanced fighters in service and bore the brunt of heavy air battles.