Rata lovers

[DKoor]

...rumor is, Osprey is going to publish a book sometimes in 2010 about I-15, I-16, I-153 aces of WW2. Seeing the rumor as something that came from the Osprey forum, I think it's pretty credible info. Author is Mikhail Maslov.
Looking forward to it! http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/25.gif

[DKoor]

...rumor is, Osprey is going to publish a book sometimes in 2010 about I-15, I-16, I-153 aces of WW2. Seeing the rumor as something that came from the Osprey forum, I think it's pretty credible info. Author is Mikhail Maslov.
Looking forward to it! http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/25.gif

[TinyTim]

Becoming an ace in an I-15 in a WW2 must have been one hell of an accoplishment! Looking forward too, thanks for sharing.

[DuxCorvan]

"Rata" (Rat) was a derisive nick used in SCW by Nationalistic Spanish pilots to name the enemy I-16s, but it was not used by their Republican pilots.

These called their rides "Mosca" (Fly), not only because of their size, but because the first examples came packed in big boxes which read "MOCKBA", this is, Moscow in Russian, and when they asked the Russian mechanics who were there to help assembling them, they sounded like the Spanish word for fly.

But, since History is written by the victors, most post-war Spanish literature used the mocking "Rata" term, which was thus made popular also abroad.

[F0_Dark_P]

Herd that "Rata" comes from the machine guns, because they are fast firing http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/winky.gif

[PanzerAce]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by F0_Dark_P:
Herd that "Rata" comes from the machine guns, because they are fast firing http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/winky.gif </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

No, that was "Green lasers that eat engines for breakfast".

[WTE_Galway]

Alpine still have a couple of restored WWII vintage I16's for sale if anyone is interested ...


http://alpinefighter.co.nz/movies/i_16.pdf

[Sillius_Sodus]

Me want!!!! http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_eek.gif

[wheelsup_cavu]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by WTE_Galway:
Alpine still have a couple of restored WWII vintage I16's for sale if anyone is interested ...


http://alpinefighter.co.nz/movies/i_16.pdf </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
The brochure says they are sold now.
I hope they were adopted by a nice family ??


Wheelsup

[PanzerAce]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by wheelsup_cavu:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by WTE_Galway:
Alpine still have a couple of restored WWII vintage I16's for sale if anyone is interested ...


http://alpinefighter.co.nz/movies/i_16.pdf </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
The brochure says they are sold now.
I hope they were adopted by a nice family ??


Wheelsup </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

the I-153 is apparently still for sale http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif