Built in 1938 and originally operated by the Soviet Navy. It was recovered from a crash site near Murmansk and restored in Russia in 1998 before going to New Zealand, and then to Virginia Beach in 2002. Was it registered in New Zealand?

Made a forced landing in Kerimäki and was recovered by Finns. The church of Kerimäki (background) is the world's largest Christian wooden church (can accommodate as many as 5000 people). The aircraft became VH-19 in Finnish service. Photo: SA-kuva (Finnish Armed Forces photograph, Wartime Photograph Archive).

Made a forced landing in Kerimäki (near Savonlinna) and was recovered by Finns. The aircraft became VH-19 in Finnish service, see here. Photo: SA-kuva (Finnish Armed Forces photograph, Wartime Photograph Archive).

Ex 12 of Russian AF. Made a forced landing near Kerimäki (near Savonlinna) on 25th June 1941 and was recovered by Finns. The aircraft became VH-19 in Finnish service, see here. Photo: SA-kuva (Finnish Armed Forces photograph, Wartime Photograph Archive). Photographer Jori Ilanko.

This type first flew in 1934 and was used by Republican Forces in Spain and in the USSR until the start of WW II. Captured by German troops in Ukraine in 1941 it was conveyed to Le Bourget for study by German soldiers. It remains at Le Bourget as part of the Musee de l'Air

One of the last fighting biplanes, the I-153 featured a retractable undercarriage.

This wooden aircraft type first flew in 1934 and was used by Republican Forces in Spain and in the USSR until the start of WW II. This example was captured by German troops in Ukraine in 1941 and was conveyed to Le Bourget for study by German soldiers. It remains at Le Bourget as part of the Musee de l'Air

This wooden aircraft type first flew in 1934 and was used by Republican Forces in Spain and in the USSR until the start of WW II. This example was captured by German troops in Ukraine in 1941 and was conveyed to Le Bourget for study by German soldiers. It remains at Le Bourget as part of the Musee de l'Air