Defense against bombers : types of Russian pursuit planes : at right

A Soviet-built Polikarpov I-15 fighter biplane in Nationalist Chinese markings sits on the grass at Hankow airport in June 1938. This aircraft was flown by Soviet "volunteers."

Publication date: 1939-06-18

Size: 3.4 x 5 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Hankou (Wuhan, China)

Temporal: 1938

Subject(s):

• Fighter planes--Soviet--China--Wuhan--1930-1940
• Fighter planes--Chinese--China--Wuhan--1930-1940
• Air bases--China--Wuhan--1930-1940
• Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945--Air operations, Chinese
• OKB Nikolai Polikarpov--Products--1930-1940
• Polikarpov I-15 (Fighter plane)
• China. Kong jun--Equipment & supplies--China--Wuhan--1930-1940
• Biplanes--Soviet--China--Wuhan--1930-1940
• Biplanes--Chinese--China--Wuhan--1930-1940
• Mercenaries (Soldiers)--Soviet--China--Wuhan--1930-1940

Genre(s):

• Photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (June 18, 1939), p. 9

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Chicago Tribune (Firm)