ICM Models 1/32 ICM I-16 type 24, WWII Soviet FighterOne of the first monoplane fighter aircraft with retractable landing gear was the I 16, developed in the N. N. Polikarpov Design Bureau. The maiden flight was in December 30, 1934. Type 24 modification with M 63 engine and reinforced chassis was in production in 1939 1940. It were produced 934 I 16 type 24. In the summer of 1941 I 16 fighters were the basis of Soviet Fighter Aviation. They participated in air battles in all sectors of the Soviet