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Polikarpov

Soviet aircraft design bureau

Polikarpov Design Bureau was a Soviet OKB (design bureau) for aircraft, led from 1922 by Nikolai Nikolaevich Polikarpov. It was based at the GAZ No. 1 aircraft production plant (previously the Dux Aircraft Factory) in Moscow, which was acquired by the USSR in 1920, and where its purpose-built building still stands. During the 1920s and 1930s Polikarpov OKB headquarters designed and built a wide range of military aircraft.2 It ceased to exist in 1944.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1924Founded1
  • Industryaerospace industry1
  • HeadquartersMoscow1
  • Legal formcorporation1

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Polikarpov Design Bureau was a Soviet OKB (design bureau) for aircraft, led from 1922 by Nikolai Nikolaevich Polikarpov. It was based at the GAZ No. 1 aircraft production plant (previously the Dux Aircraft Factory) in Moscow, which was acquired by the USSR in 1920, and where its purpose-built building still stands.2

Timeline

  1. 1944Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1924Founded Founded1

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