"Ishak" (little donkey) was nickname used by Soviet pilots

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Soviet military slang term aircraft nickname

"Ishak" was the affectionate nickname used by Soviet pilots for the Polikarpov I-16 fighter aircraft, likening it to a sturdy little donkey.

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instanceOf Soviet military slang term ⓘ
aircraft nickname ⓘ
appliedInCountry Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliedTo early-war Soviet fighter units ⓘ
associatedWith Eastern Front NERFINISHED ⓘ
Soviet Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ
VVS RKKA NERFINISHED ⓘ
connotation affectionate ⓘ
informal ⓘ
culturalContext Red Army Air Force slang ⓘ
Soviet aviation culture ⓘ
describesCharacteristic reliability ⓘ
ruggedness ⓘ
sturdiness ⓘ
domain air combat history ⓘ
military aviation ⓘ
era 1930s ⓘ
1940s ⓘ
language Russian ⓘ
meaning little donkey ⓘ
nicknameFor Polikarpov I-16 fighter aircraft NERFINISHED ⓘ
Soviet single-seat fighter ⓘ
nicknameOrigin resemblance to a sturdy little donkey ⓘ
refersTo Polikarpov I-16 NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTerm Polikarpov I-16 "Mosca" NERFINISHED ⓘ
Polikarpov I-16 "Rata" NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedBy Soviet combat veterans ⓘ
Soviet pilots ⓘ
front-line fighter pilots ⓘ
usedDuring Spanish Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ
World War II ⓘ

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Soviet Polikarpov I-16 → originOfNickname → "Ishak" (little donkey) was nickname used by Soviet pilots ⓘ
subject surface form: Polikarpov I-16