The Russian Polikarpov I-153 Chaika ("Seagull") was a late 1930s Soviet biplane fighter. Developed as an advanced version of the I-152 with a retractable landig gear.
The I-153 fought in the Soviet-Japanese combats in Mongolia on Summer 1939 ("Nomonhan Incident" on Manchkuoan-Mongolian border), the "Winter War" against Finland on 1939-40, and was one of the Soviet's major fighter types in the early years of the Second World War.
This virtual model represent the I-153 "red twelve", on winter camouflage. This machine was captured by Finnish forces on the Leningrad Front on June 25, 1941, and entered finnish servide with IT-19 registration number.
