Dispatch timeframes: We use multiple warehouses and some warehouses can take up to 4 weeks to dispatch. Please ask a question if you would like to find out the estimated dispatch timeframe of a particular product.

The I-15, I-16 and I-153 fighters were the world's first mass-produced fighters. Some 17,000 Polikarpovs had been manufactured by the time production ceased in 1941. They served with the Republicans in the Spain, the Chinese against Japan in 1937-38, and the Soviets against both Japan in the Nomonhan Incident and Finland during the Winter War. By 1941, more than 20 Soviet pilots had made ace in Polikarpovs, and many more attained that status during the first months of the German invasion. Though thoroughly outclassed, the Polikarpov was the backbone of the Soviet air force during the early months of the war in the east, and continued to serve, as training aircraft and as frontline fighters, some right through to 1945.

Dispatch timeframes: We use multiple warehouses around NZ and the USA, therefore dispatch timeframes can vary between warehouses and some items from NZ may take up to 7 days to dispatch and USA may take up to 3 weeks to dispatch. Please contact us via the question section if you would like to find out the estimated dispatch timeframe of a particular product.

Shipping timeframes: Overnight for North Island, 2 days for the South Island. This excludes rural delivery (RD) addresses, which can take an extra 1-2 days.

Shipping method: Tracked Courier

Returns Policy: 100% customer satisfaction is in our DNA, yes of course well accept returns, well work with you to get the best possible outcome.

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