I-16 is the first serial monoplane fighter with retractable landing gear, the hero of the beginning of the Spanish Civil War, the last with an open cockpit the perfect match for the silk scarves. The Soviet pilot and his Spanish brother-in-arms, the spirit of piston engine warplanes, the coat of arms of the Spanish Republic and the motto which guided people from all around the world to fight for liberty.
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