. "6"^^ . . . . "VEF I-17 was a Latvian trainer aircraft (intended also as a fighter) designed in 1939 by K\u0101rlis Irb\u012Btis.The I-17 was test flown in early 1940 and almost immediately accepted by Latvian Air Force. It was produced by the VEF factory in Riga."@en .