Polikarpov I-15, I-16 and I-153 Aces by Mikhail Maslov

Polikarpov I-15, I-16 and I-153 Aces by Mikhail Maslov

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From the heat of Spain to the frozen wastelands of Finland, this book reveals the combat stories of the pilots who flew the Polikarpov fighters from 1936 until the end of World War II.

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Polikarpov I-15, I-16 and I-153 Aces by Mikhail Maslov

The I-15, I-16 and I-153 fighters were the world's first mass-produced fighters. Some 17,000 Polikarpovs had been manufactured by the time production ceased in 1941. They served with the Republicans in the Spain, the Chinese against Japan in 1937-38, and the Soviets against both Japan in the Nomonhan Incident and Finland during the Winter War.
Mikhail Maslov is a certified aviation engineer and an employee of the N E Zhukovsky Memorial Museum. He has written a number of articles and books on the history of Russian and Soviet aviation, including the monographs The I-16 Fighter, The I-15 Fighter, The I-15bis Fighter and The I-153 Fighter.
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ISBN 13 9781846039812
ISBN 10 1846039819
Title Polikarpov I-15, I-16 and I-153 Aces
Author Mikhail Maslov
Series Aircraft Of The Aces
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published 2010-05-10
Number of pages 96
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