ICM Models 1/32 ICM I-16 type 17, 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 17 modification with 2 ShVAK cannons and 2 ShKAS MG armament and M 25 engine was in production in 1937 1939. It were produced 341 I 16 type 17. Those fighters took part in Khalkhin Gol conflict and Soviet Finnish war. In the summer of 1941 I 16 fighters were the basis