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108 photos tagged polikarpov, from 1 member of Flickr Commons.
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The last upload was November 2021.
Perma_001124 Permann Collection Image from SDASM Archives uploaded November 2021
Perma_001128 Permann Collection Image from SDASM Archives uploaded November 2021
Ray Wagner Collection Image from SDASM Archives uploaded April 2016
Ray Wagner Collection Image from SDASM Archives uploaded March 2016
Ray Wagner Collection Image from SDASM Archives uploaded March 2016
Ray Wagner Collection Image from SDASM Archives uploaded March 2016
Ray Wagner Collection Image from SDASM Archives uploaded March 2016
Ray Wagner Collection Image from SDASM Archives uploaded March 2016
Ray Wagner Collection Image from SDASM Archives uploaded March 2016
Polikarpov I-180 from SDASM Archives uploaded July 2015
Polikarpov I-180-3 from SDASM Archives uploaded July 2015
Polikarpov I-180-3 from SDASM Archives uploaded July 2015
Polikarpov U-190 (I-190) 1940 from SDASM Archives uploaded July 2015
Polikarpov U-180 (I-180) from SDASM Archives uploaded July 2015
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Polikarpov U-2 Trainer ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The aircraft was designed by Nikolai Polikarpov to replace the U-1 trainer (Avro 504), itself known as Avrushka to the Soviets. Its name was changed to Po-2 in 1944, after Polikarpov's death, according to the
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Veedubber79 said:
The Po-2 was also used for harassment raids by the Russian "Night Witches" ("Nachthexen"), the German nickname for the all-female 588th Night Bomber Regiment (later as 46th "Taman" Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment) of the Soviet Air Forces. The regiment flew from 1942 until the end of the war and lost 30 of its members in combat. Also, the Po-2 holds the record for the most-produced biplane design in history (~40K).