The set includes 176 parts for assembly of I-153 fighter model kit and 29 parts for assembly of 3 figures of Soviet pilots (1939-1942 periods).
The last and most perfect in N. N. Polikarpov design bureau biplane fighters family was the I-153.It had gull-shape dupper wing, retractable chassis and more powerful armament with four ShKAS machine guns. Serial planes had M-62 radial engines, late series – more powerful M-63.
The maiden flight was in August 1938. All in all in 1939-1941 it were made 3437 planes. In summer 1941 I-153 “Chaika” (the “Gull”) was the basis of the Soviet Fighter Aviation with I-16 fighters. I-153 were used in combat until mid 1943.