Aviation of World War II
Some data about the air forces of the decisive WW2 front (where ~75% of German air and ground forces were destroyed)
During the war at the east, the Russian pilots gained more experience and their planes became the excellent ones. Our planes
have become heavier and heavier, but the Russians chose another way and built the planes with better climb
and maneuverability. The Russians indeed created the planes with the great aerodynamics.
Friedrich Obleser, Luftwaffe, JG52
Oath: a fighter unit receives Guards' status. |
the Structure of the Soviet Air Forces the World Best Mission The drawings from Pokryshkin's notepad WW2 warplanes production The colors of the traces by pilots memoirs Russian and German nicknames for WW2 Planes Soviet Fighter and Bomber Aces Victory scores of different countries Il-2: the Flight Manual Yak-3: the Manual for a Pilot , Cockpit Technical description Yak-9 , Yak-9U Russian and Soviet aircraft symbols Lend-Lease information Fighters' tactics and technical characterictics the Myth about Luftwaffe Chivalry Romanian , Polish warplanes Ships sunk by Soviet avation at Baltic Sea |
Structure of the Soviet Air Forces
| name | VVS | PVO | ADD (DBA) | Fleets' units |
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| task | common missions: escort, patrol, cover of ground troops, attack, short-range bombing and recon,... | defense (intercept of bombers/recons) of assigned areas | long-range bombing and recon | naval missions for BF (Baltic fleet), ChF (Black sea fleet), TF (Pacific fleet), SF (Northern fleet) |
Soviet bomber WW2 aces
Soviet fighter WW2 aces
Foreign fighter aces in VVS and PVO
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260-th SAD. Russian fighter pilots after an aerial combat.
WW2 aerial victory counts
