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==Surviving aircraft== [[File:Polikarpov uti4 helsinki 2.jpg|thumb|Two-seat I-16 UTI trainer version, with Finnish markings on display in the [[Finnish Aviation Museum]] in [[Vantaa]], [[Finland]]]] [[File:Polikarpov I-16 with spanish republican markings.jpg|thumb|I-16 in Spanish Republican colours, property of The Infante de Orleans Foundation]] Commencing in 1993, New Zealand pilot and entrepreneur Sir [[Tim Wallis]]' [[Alpine Fighter Collection]] organised the restoration of six I-16s and three I-153s, found in Russia, to an airworthy condition by the Soviet Aeronautical Research Institute (Sibnia) in Novosibirsk.<ref>Peat. Pages 219 to 224.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Polikarpov I-16 'Ishak' ('Rata')|url=http://www.kiwiaircraftimages.com/i16.html|website=Kiwi Aircraft Images|publisher=Phillip Treweek|access-date=9 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Morss|first1=Dave|title=Flying the Polikarpov|url=http://www.ksql.com/myriad/warbirds_poly.htm|website=Myriad Research|access-date=9 December 2016}}</ref> The flight of the first restored aircraft (I-16 ''9'') took place in October 1995. Once restored the aircraft were transported by rail to Vladivostok and from there shipped via Hong Kong to New Zealand. This project was completed in 1999 when the third and final I-153 arrived in New Zealand. In addition a seventh I-16 was later restored for American collector Jerry Yagen. ===China=== * Unknown – I-16 on static display at the [[Chinese Aviation Museum]] in Datangshang.<ref>{{cite web|title=Airframe Dossier – Polikarpov I-16|url=http://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=118385|website=Aerial Visuals|publisher=AerialVisuals.ca|access-date=9 December 2016}}</ref> It is believed to be a replica incorporating original parts.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}} ===Finland=== * ''UT-1'' – I-16 UTI-4 on static display at the [[Finnish Aviation Museum]] in [[Vantaa|Vantaa, Uusimaa]].<ref>{{cite web|title=POLIKARPOV UTI-4 ( I-16 UTI)|url=http://ilmailumuseo.fi/kokoelma/polikarpov-uti-4-i-16-uti|website=Ilmailumuseo Flygmuseum|date=21 May 2015 |publisher=Suomen ilmailumuseo|access-date=9 December 2016|language=fi}}</ref> ===Germany=== * 2421319 – I-16 Type 24 airworthy with a private owner in Germany as D-EPRN.<ref>{{cite web |title=Polikarpov I-16 "Ishak" Red Star |url=http://www.flying-wings.com/i-16-rata |website=Flying Wings Aviation Photography |access-date=25 April 2022 |date=17 March 2011}}</ref> ===Russia=== * 2421234 – I-16 Type 24 airworthy with a private owner in Russia as RA-1561G.<ref>{{cite web|title=Airframe Dossier – Polikarpov I-16-24 Rata, c/n 2421234, c/r RA-1561G|url=http://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=147891|website=Aerial Visuals|publisher=AerialVisuals.ca|access-date=9 December 2016}}</ref> * 2821395 – I-16 on static display at the [[Central Naval Museum]] in [[Saint Petersburg]].<ref>{{cite web|title=[Untitled]|url=http://www.airpages.ru/eng/ru/i16saf_2.shtml|website=Aviation of World War II|publisher=AirPages|access-date=9 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=[Untitled]|url=http://www.airpages.ru/img/i16_saf.shtml|website=Aвиация Второй мировой|publisher=AirPages|access-date=9 December 2016|language=ru}}</ref> * Replica – I-16 on static display at the [[Museum of the Great Patriotic War, Moscow|Museum of the Great Patriotic War]] in [[Moscow]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Airframe Dossier – Polikarpov I-16, s/n 61 white VVS|url=http://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=118290|website=Aerial Visuals|publisher=AerialVisuals.ca|access-date=9 December 2016}}</ref> * Unknown – I-16 on static display at the [[Central Air Force Museum]] in [[Monino]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Airframe Dossier – Polikarpov I-16|url=http://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=123044|website=Aerial Visuals|publisher=AerialVisuals.ca|access-date=9 December 2016}}</ref> ===Spain=== * 2421039 – I-16 Type 24 airworthy at the Fundación Infante de Orleans in [[Madrid]] as EC-JRK.<ref>{{cite web|title=Policarpov I-16 Mosca/Rata|url=http://fio.es/POLIKARPOV_I_16.html|website=Fundación Infante de Orleans|access-date=9 December 2016|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Airframe Dossier – Polikarpov I-16-24 Rata, s/n 39 Russian AF, c/n 2421039, c/r EC-JRK|url=http://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=39147|website=Aerial Visuals|publisher=AerialVisuals.ca|access-date=9 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=REGISTRO DE MATRÍCULA DE AERONAVES CIVILES|url=http://www.seguridadaerea.gob.es/media/3748914/aeronaves_inscritas.pdf|website=Agencia Estatal de Seguridad Aérea|access-date=9 December 2016|date=1 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220082931/http://www.seguridadaerea.gob.es/media/3748914/aeronaves_inscritas.pdf|archive-date=20 December 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> * Replica – I-16 on static display at the [[Museo del Aire (Madrid)|Museo del Aire]] in Madrid.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hangar 3 del Museo de Aeronáutica y Astronáutica|url=http://www.ejercitodelaire.mde.es/ea/pag?idDoc=E5145185FA1157E1C125746C002E58F4|publisher=Ejército del Aire|access-date=9 December 2016|language=es|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118165937/http://www.ejercitodelaire.mde.es/ea/pag?idDoc=E5145185FA1157E1C125746C002E58F4|archive-date=18 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Airframe Dossier – Polikarpov I-16 Rata (Replica)|url=http://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=6971|website=Aerial Visuals|publisher=AerialVisuals.ca|access-date=9 December 2016}}</ref> ===United States=== * 2421014 – I-16 Type 24 airworthy at the Flying Heritage Collection in [[Everett, Washington]] as N7459.<ref>{{cite web|title=POLIKARPOV I-16 TYPE 24 (RATA)|url=http://www.flyingheritage.com/TemplatePlane.aspx?contentId=23|website=Flying Heritage Collection|publisher=Friends of Flying Heritage|access-date=9 December 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406123109/http://www.flyingheritage.com/TemplatePlane.aspx?contentId=23|archive-date=6 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=FAA REGISTRY [N7459]|url=http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N7459|website=Federal Aviation Administration|publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation|access-date=9 December 2016}}</ref> * 2421028 – I-16 Type 24 airworthy at the [[Military Aviation Museum]] in [[Virginia Beach, Virginia]] as N1639P.<ref>{{cite web|title=WWII – Aircraft|url=http://www.militaryaviationmuseum.org/ww2-aircraft.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009074012/http://militaryaviationmuseum.org/ww2-aircraft.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 October 2013|website=Military Aviation Museum|access-date=9 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Polikarpov I-16 "Rata" Fighter Factory|url=http://www.fighterfactory.com/airworthy-aircraft/polikarpov-i-16.php|website=Fighter Factory|access-date=9 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521082250/http://www.fighterfactory.com/airworthy-aircraft/polikarpov-i-16.php|archive-date=21 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=FAA REGISTRY [N1639P]|url=http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N1639P|website=Federal Aviation Administration|publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation|access-date=9 December 2016}}</ref> * 2421645 – I-16 Type 24 under restoration to airworthy at [[Fantasy of Flight]] as N30425.<ref>{{cite web|title=Airframe Dossier – Polikarpov I-16-24 Rata, c/n 2421645, c/r N30425|url=http://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=39503|website=Aerial Visuals|publisher=AerialVisuals.ca|access-date=9 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=FAA REGISTRY [N30425]|url=http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N30425|website=Federal Aviation Administration|publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation|access-date=9 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Polikarpov I-16 Soviet Fighter - New Acquisition ??? |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ch350b0YaPc |website=YouTube |access-date=24 April 2022 |date=20 March 2019}}</ref>
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