Polikarpov I-16 Type 24 Rata
Polikarpov I-16 Type 24 Rata
Tue, Feb 21 2012
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Delivered to the Russian Air Force on July 10, 1940, this Rata served on the Eastern Front during World War II and it was shot down by Finnish fire. In July, 1991, its wreckage was discovered in Karelia, Russia, and was rebuilt at the same factory where it was originally manufactured. A number of the workers who restored the plane had worked on the original I-16 production line as children. This craft is one of only a few flying I-16s in existence.
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