٠٠:٠٠:٥٤Mandatory credit: Siberian Aviation Research Institute
Russia’s sole remaining Soviet-made WWII-era fighter aircraft - the Polikarpov I-16 - took part in the Victory Day parade in Novosibirsk on Thursday, marking the 79th anniversary of the Soviet Union's defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.
Footage features the aircraft flying over the Siberian city during the parade.
According to the Siberian Aviation Research Institute, the I-16 fighter parts were found in Russia’s Karelia and transported to Novosibirsk in 1992. The aircraft is believed to have been in service with the 155th Fighter Regiment based in Karelia, making an emergency landing in the summer of 1941.
"The second life of the I-16 began with a long search and restoration of the aircraft design drawings. Manufacturing and restoration of the aircraft’s components were carried out by the Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Association Plant named after V.P. Chkalov and Aviarestavratsiya company. The final assembly, ground and flight tests of the I-16 took place at the Siberian Aviation Research Institute," the institute’s press service specified.
About 2,000 servicemen, including cadets, regional Emergencies Ministry personnel and officers from the Ministry of Internal Affairs took part in the event in Novosibirsk.
Victory Day parades are held on May 9 across Russia, with the main celebrations taking place in Moscow’s Red Square, and the day is observed in many countries around the world.
Blast from the past - Russia’s only WWII-era I-16 fighter takes part in V-Day parade in Siberia
Russia’s sole remaining Soviet-made WWII-era fighter aircraft - the Polikarpov I-16 - took part in the Victory Day parade in Novosibirsk on Thursday, marking the 79th anniversary of the Soviet Union's defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.
Footage features the aircraft flying over the Siberian city during the parade.
According to the Siberian Aviation Research Institute, the I-16 fighter parts were found in Russia’s Karelia and transported to Novosibirsk in 1992. The aircraft is believed to have been in service with the 155th Fighter Regiment based in Karelia, making an emergency landing in the summer of 1941.
"The second life of the I-16 began with a long search and restoration of the aircraft design drawings. Manufacturing and restoration of the aircraft’s components were carried out by the Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Association Plant named after V.P. Chkalov and Aviarestavratsiya company. The final assembly, ground and flight tests of the I-16 took place at the Siberian Aviation Research Institute," the institute’s press service specified.
About 2,000 servicemen, including cadets, regional Emergencies Ministry personnel and officers from the Ministry of Internal Affairs took part in the event in Novosibirsk.
Victory Day parades are held on May 9 across Russia, with the main celebrations taking place in Moscow’s Red Square, and the day is observed in many countries around the world.
Mandatory credit: Siberian Aviation Research Institute
Russia’s sole remaining Soviet-made WWII-era fighter aircraft - the Polikarpov I-16 - took part in the Victory Day parade in Novosibirsk on Thursday, marking the 79th anniversary of the Soviet Union's defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.
Footage features the aircraft flying over the Siberian city during the parade.
According to the Siberian Aviation Research Institute, the I-16 fighter parts were found in Russia’s Karelia and transported to Novosibirsk in 1992. The aircraft is believed to have been in service with the 155th Fighter Regiment based in Karelia, making an emergency landing in the summer of 1941.
"The second life of the I-16 began with a long search and restoration of the aircraft design drawings. Manufacturing and restoration of the aircraft’s components were carried out by the Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Association Plant named after V.P. Chkalov and Aviarestavratsiya company. The final assembly, ground and flight tests of the I-16 took place at the Siberian Aviation Research Institute," the institute’s press service specified.
About 2,000 servicemen, including cadets, regional Emergencies Ministry personnel and officers from the Ministry of Internal Affairs took part in the event in Novosibirsk.
Victory Day parades are held on May 9 across Russia, with the main celebrations taking place in Moscow’s Red Square, and the day is observed in many countries around the world.