Air force day

Description

12 August-day of the Russian air force. According to the order No. 397 in this day 1912. was created by the staff of ballooning of the main Directorate of the General staff of the Defense Ministry of Russia. Since then, this day became considered the beginning of Russia's military aviation education.

Imperial air fleet existed from 1910 to 1917 year. Despite its short history, he quickly took a leading position among the fleets in the world. It has a significant role in the development of the world and Russian Aviation. Imperial WWF was divided into squadrons, which were 6-10 machines, each in turn pooled into formations. These groups were used in Military and naval aviation.

Imperial air fleet graduated in 1917 year. The October revolution led to the collapse of the aerospace industry. A large part of the Russian pilots were killed while taking part in the civil war, or left Russia.

In 1918, was founded the worker-Peasant Red air fleet. Industrialization of the Soviet Union has deadlines to upgrade combat aircraft that remained from Imperial Russia. For 40 years we have established production aircraft.

Initially, the primary function of the air fleet was exploration. The emergence of the well-known "Ilya Muromets" aircraft designer i. Sikorsky marked the development of long-range aviation. By the number of AFVs SOVIET air force considerably outnumbered other States.

By the beginning of the great patriotic war SOVIET aircraft industry produced 50 planes per day. Within the next three months to 3 Decade of September production level amounted to 100 aircraft per day.

In the postwar years, Soviet aviation has done a tremendous way, ranging from plywood to supersonic aircraft piston engines. Russian pilots fought in the skies of Vietnam, Korea, Afghanistan and Egypt.

Currently buying combat aircraft for the Russian air force is close to that of the Soviet period. Began the process of rearming Russia's air fleet.

According to Australian analytical center in February 2009. the level of Russian AIR DEFENSE in case of an armed confrontation with the United States, excludes the survival of its military aviation.