| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | UT-1 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Polikarpov I-16 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Polikarpov I-16 |
| Aircraft Version: | Polikarpov UTI-4 ( I-16UTI) |
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| Operator Titles: | Finland - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Helsinki - VantaaMap |
| Country: | Finland |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EFHK IATA: HEL Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | Suomen Ilmailumuseo |
| Photo Date: | 16 June 2022 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 503521 |
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Over 10,000 Polikarpov I-16s were built in fighter and, like this Finnish survivor, in fighter-trainer configurations from 1934. Some remained in operation in Spain till as late as 1953. Finland's examples were captured Soviet machines from the Winter War period. This rare two-seater, the only surviving example of this variant in the world, was captured in autumn 1941 and served Le.Lv.48 and T-Le.Lv.35 before being placed in store in late 1942. This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 6 October 2022, and has since been viewed 184 times. |