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Re: First license-built Soviet plane?
Yes, seems that the Czech SB 2 was called B-71 - wiki states that there were about 66 manufactured. The dates of Czech SB-2/B-71 production are not known to me. If it started before July 1937 or later?
The Spanish I-15 license production started on July 1937 - about 300 airframes were built, of which 231 were delivered to Spanish Republican Air Force. If not the very first Soviet plane license-built abroad, I-15 was probably the first Soviet fighter plane manufactured outside of Soviet Union.
Spanish Republicans had also plans to license-build 100 I-16 (type 10?) and they actually built four "Moscas" (CH 001-004) which were delivered to Spanish Republican Air Force but all four were destroyed in air combat. Probably further ten "Hispano-Moscas" were built before the end of Civil War, but they were not delivered to Republican Air Force.
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