The Polikarpov I-15 was a Soviet biplane fighter aircraft of the 1930s. Nicknamed Chaika ("Seagull") because of its gulled upper wings, it was operated in large numbers by the Soviet Air Force, and together with the Polikarpov I-16 monoplane, was one of the standard fighters of the Spanish Republicans during the Spanish Civil War, where it was called Chato (snub-nose) in the Republican Air Force, or "Curtiss" (because its resemblance to Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk) in the Nationalist Air Force.
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| - The Polikarpov I-15 was a Soviet biplane fighter aircraft of the 1930s. Nicknamed Chaika ("Seagull") because of its gulled upper wings, it was operated in large numbers by the Soviet Air Force, and together with the Polikarpov I-16 monoplane, was one of the standard fighters of the Spanish Republicans during the Spanish Civil War, where it was called Chato (snub-nose) in the Republican Air Force, or "Curtiss" (because its resemblance to Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk) in the Nationalist Air Force.
- The Polikarpov I-15 (Russian: И-15) was a Soviet biplane fighter aircraft of the 1930s. Nicknamed Chaika (Russian: И-15 Чайка, "Seagull") because of its gulled upper wings, it was operated in large numbers by the Soviet Air Force, and together with the Polikarpov I-16 monoplane, was one of the standard fighters of the Spanish Republicans during the Spanish Civil War, where it was called Chato (snub-nose) in the Republican Air Force, or "Curtiss" (because its resemblance to Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk) in the Nationalist Air Force.
- The Polikarpov I-15, nicknamed Chato (Spanish: Flat-Nose) by Spanish Republican forces, and misidentified as a Curtiss by the Nationalists, was a Soviet biplane fighter aircraft used during the Spanish Civil War, the Soviet-Japanese border conflicts, and the opening defensive actions of Operation: Barbarossa.
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| - The Polikarpov I-15 was a Soviet biplane fighter aircraft of the 1930s. Nicknamed Chaika ("Seagull") because of its gulled upper wings, it was operated in large numbers by the Soviet Air Force, and together with the Polikarpov I-16 monoplane, was one of the standard fighters of the Spanish Republicans during the Spanish Civil War, where it was called Chato (snub-nose) in the Republican Air Force, or "Curtiss" (because its resemblance to Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk) in the Nationalist Air Force.
- The Polikarpov I-15 (Russian: И-15) was a Soviet biplane fighter aircraft of the 1930s. Nicknamed Chaika (Russian: И-15 Чайка, "Seagull") because of its gulled upper wings, it was operated in large numbers by the Soviet Air Force, and together with the Polikarpov I-16 monoplane, was one of the standard fighters of the Spanish Republicans during the Spanish Civil War, where it was called Chato (snub-nose) in the Republican Air Force, or "Curtiss" (because its resemblance to Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk) in the Nationalist Air Force.
- The Polikarpov I-15, nicknamed Chato (Spanish: Flat-Nose) by Spanish Republican forces, and misidentified as a Curtiss by the Nationalists, was a Soviet biplane fighter aircraft used during the Spanish Civil War, the Soviet-Japanese border conflicts, and the opening defensive actions of Operation: Barbarossa.
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