Polikarpov I-16 , Coburg Airshow 4.July 2009 - Part 2 ( Display )

Display: Polikarpov I-16 . German registered as D-EPRN
Recorded at Coburg Brandensteinsebene (Germany) Airshow 4.July 2009.
Nicknames according to http://www.warbirdalley.com/rata.htm :
Yastrebok ("Hawk") or Ishak ("Little Donkey") in Russia. In Spain it was known as the Mosca ("Little Fly") to the Republicans, and Rata ("Rat") to the Nationalists against whom it was flown. It was also called Abu ("Gadfly") by the Japanese.
Edited 12 July 2009, 03 March 2010 nick name ("Rata" deleted in firstv line.)

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Polikarpov
• I-16
• Rata
• Mosca
• Abu
• Yastrebok
• Display
• Airshow

[leokleve]

Thank you. I never herd that any I 16 was discover after 60 yeas and after all could fly.

What about the other 5? The same fate

[favavion]

Have a look at the website of the Alpine Fighter Collection clicking on SALES.

L i n k s are not accepted by YouTube comments but I hope you can made a

l i n k proper out of this

w w w alpinefighter co nz

[leokleve]

This one came from Spain ore Finland?

[favavion]

According to Aeroplane Monthly 10/2009,

this rata was built at Gorky Aircraft Plant No. 2 in late 1939. Serving with the Norh Front´s 155th Fighter Squadron in 1941-42 until it crashed south west of Kostomuksha in Kareilia. It was recovered and rebuilt in the 1990´s by Alpine Fighter Collection in New Zealand. According to Cassic Wings Magazine serial number is 2421319.

[leokleve]

I wander it still flying

How much Rata (in Russian its called «I 16») now can fly?

[favavion]

Six Polikarpov I-16 are in flying condition today. They have been restored and sold by Alpine Fighter Collection in New Zealand. The last one, Red 9 , shown in my video, was bought by Thomas Juelich member of Flugwerk Mannheim e.V. in Germany.

[copewood333]

'You never get in a dogfight on a Rata'

Gunther Rall - 275 victories.

[Tuckie]

Totally agree! Their pilots called them Mosca. Btw, nice video!

[bompiberlot]

Eeehhh... そしてこれらは良い戦闘機でしたか ？ BF- 109とFW- 190に反してもらえますか ？ ない場合、一致した別の戦闘機 ？

[deino117]

@DeltaRomeoDario Thanks. I didn't know about the connection with Москва!

[DeltaRomeoDario]

Spanish republican aviators called it Mosca. It comes from Москва, Moscow, the procedence place of airframe. Москва was readed by spanish republicans as mosca. Mosca in english means fly (insect) . Rata name comes from national aviators, they said Polikarpov appears like the rats, from down and numerously. Now in Spain, we use Mosca. It will not be correct to call rat to the airplane with so many people fought for the freedom of Spain.

I´m dariodelgado, that's my new account.

[deino117]

@dariodelgado Yeah - they called it "Mosca' in Spain, right?

[yakovlev3a]

I like it! It sound like a flying Harley Davidson

[xorobenjafach]

erich hartmann 35 2 victories

[kelly2006kamov]

What a sound! :D:O

[dtsalek]

350,000$AUS and you can own it. Or one of its stablemates. Still one left !