Aircraft Photo of N153RP / 16 red | Polikarpov I-153 | Soviet Union - Navy | AirHistory.net #610531
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N153RP
Alternate Serial:16 red
Aircraft Original Type:Polikarpov I-153
Aircraft Generic Type:Polikarpov I-153
Aircraft Version:Polikarpov I-153
C/n (msn):6316
Display Paint:Soviet Union - Navy
Location
City / Airport:Virginia BeachMap
Region / Country:Virginia, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: -   IATA: -   Local: 42VA   Other: -
Collection:Military Aviation Museum
 
Photo Date:22 September 2007
Photo by:Chris England
Photo ID: 610531
Photo Comment

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?

This photo is copyright © Chris England, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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