Polikarpov R-1 'AMYPA' of the 19th Special Aviation Group (19-
й Отдельный Авиационный Отряд
) as used during the
Soviet-Chinese conflict of 1929. At least 2700 unlicensed copies of the DH.9a were built in the Soviet Union as the Polikarpov
R-1 during the 1920s. AMYPA appears to be finished in the 'standard' Soviet colours from this period with dark greenish
khaki 'Zashchitnyi' protective paint upper surfaces and light grey-blue undersides. This colour scheme is based on 2 photos
published in FliegerRevue Extra #24 2009, one showing the port side of the fuselage without the tailplane visible and another
of the starboard side where the tailplane number 5 is visible which may possibly be the same aircraft, but we have included
alternative '3' decals for you to use if you disagree. The striking fuselage slogans roughly translate as 'working people of
Amur provence' while 'HH'AA!' is a war cry.
Polikarpov R-1 'AMYPA', 19th Special Aviation Group, USSR, 1929
