By 2022, enough time has passed that a handful of Ex-Soviet PO-2s has found their way over to western soil. This particular example of a 1952 Polikaprov PO-2 comes to us not from Russia but from ...

According to some sources, the total number of Polikarpov PO-2 aircraft built is between 20,000 and 30,000, and the final example left the official assembly line in 1952.

Blenheim, NZ:We are excited to announce thata true Russian icon will make its first public appearance at this year’s air show. The Polikarpov PO-2, was a general-purpose Soviet biplane which ...

The Soviet ‘U-2’ (renamed as ‘Polikarpov Po-2’ in 1944) light night bomber was no match for enemy fighter planes, and was far behind all German bombers.

It was the spring of 1943, at the height of World War II. Two pilots, members of the Soviet Air Force, were flying their planes-- Polikarpov Po-2 biplanes, built mainly of plywood and canvas ...

Polikarpov PO-2, in markings of 46th Guards Taman regiment, a.k.a., the “Night Witches” [File Photo: Shutterstock] The women flew open cockpit Polikarpov Po-2 biplanes.

In his living room, a flight simulator rattles with the engine of a Polikarpov Po-2, a World War II Russian trainer aircraft.