Here we have some nice photos showing mainly shot down or destroyed Russian WW2 aircraft probably taken early in the Eastern Front Campaign in 1941/42. A selection of Polikarpov I-15 biplanes, I-16 single-wing fighters and trainers and then the more modern looking Yak-1 and Yak-3 fighters.

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Polikarpov I-15 Biplane Fighter (1)

Polikarpov I-15 Biplane Fighter (2)

Polikarpov I-15 Biplane Fighter (3)

Polikarpov I-15 Biplane Fighter (4)

Polikarpov I-15 Biplane Fighter (5)

Polikarpov I-16 Fighter (1)

Polikarpov I-16 Fighter (10)

Polikarpov I-16 Fighter (11)

Polikarpov I-16 Fighter (2)

Polikarpov I-16 Fighter (3)

Polikarpov I-16 Fighter (4)

Polikarpov I-16 Fighter (5)

Polikarpov I-16 Fighter (6)

Polikarpov I-16 Fighter (7)

Polikarpov I-16 Fighter (8)

Polikarpov I-16 Fighter (9)

Polikarpov I-16 Trainer (1)

Polikarpov I-16 Trainer (2)

Yak-1 Fighter (1)

Yak-1 Fighter (2)

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This gallery contains original photos of Russian Air Force aircraft that come under the classification of light bombers. Our first photo is of a Petlyakov Pe-2 Light Bomber and our thanks go to Piotr Mikolajski, the editor of Plastikowe.pl a Polish website dedicated to some wonderful models of aircraft. We’d identified the photo as an Me-110 but Piotr emailed us to say it was actually a Pe-2.

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Petlyakov Pe-2 Light Bomber