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Polikarpov I-153
- Reg: N153RP photos
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Serial #:
6316
- Airline: Private
- Photo Date: Sep 12, 2009
- Uploaded: Sep 17, 2009
- Virginia Beach Airport - 42VA, USA - Virginia
1938 Polikarpov I-153 Chaika N153RP on display at the Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach, Virginia. This gull-winged biplane is powered by a 1000-hp powerplant. It once flew with the 2nd Aviation Fighter Squadron of the Soviet Northern Navy. It was recovered from a swamp outside of Murmansk, Russia and restored in Russia in 1998. It then performed in airshows in New Zealand and became part of the Fighter Factory collection in 2002.
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1938 Polikarpov I-153 Chaika N153RP on display at the Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach, Virginia. This gull-winged biplane is powered by a 1000-hp powerplant. It once flew with the 2nd Aviation Fighter Squadron of the Soviet Northern Navy. It was recovered from a swamp outside of Murmansk, Russia and restored in Russia in 1998. It then performed in airshows in New Zealand and became part of the Fighter Factory collection in 2002.Camera
Canon EOS 80D | Canon EF 100-400mm L IS II USM-
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- Reg: N153RP photos
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Aircraft:
Polikarpov I-153
- Airline: Private
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Serial #:
6316
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Virginia Beach Airport - 42VA
- USA - Virginia