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Along with the Hurricane, the other stars of the show were the Polikarpov I-153 Biplanes. There were three of these wee beasties, and what amazing machines they are. I want one! (OK, the shopping list is getting quite long now, and the joke has worn thin) They are technically more advanced than the I-16's (powered undercarriage retraction, that sort of thing) and turn on a dime.
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| Red 10 is the I-153 that had a slight accident before the 1998 show and was therefore unable to fly. Good to see it in the air in 2000. |
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Where else can you see 3 I-16's and three I-153's? What a privilege! |
This I-153 is in Chinese Nationalist markings. |
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I got a reasonable spot near the end of the active runway on Sunday, the Polipads are great to watch landing. New kid on the block for 2000, as far as I-16's go, was the sixth to be restored. It's Spanish civil war markings looked quite different to the standard Soviet ones. |
| The airfield attack sequence at the end of the Saturday and Sunday shows is always worth seeing. :-) | 
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Here's looking forward to Warbirds over Wanaka 2002. Thanks to all of those involved in making this year's event so enjoyable. |
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