Designer Karlis Irbitis, responsible for almost all the series of VEF trainers and tourers, gave his name to I-16 prototype lightweight fighter, flown 1939. Single example flew with Soviet and then Luftwaffe markings.
Designer Karlis Irbitis, responsible for almost all the series of VEF trainers and tourers, gave his name to I-16 prototype lightweight fighter, flown 1939. Single example flew with Soviet and then Luftwaffe markings.