Soviet Air Forces
aerial warfare branch of the Soviet Union's armed forces
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Summary
Soviet Air Forces is an air force[1]. It draws 4,699 Wikipedia views per month (air force category, ranking #34 of 183).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Soviet Union[3], Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic[4]
- Item operated: Tupolev Tu-160[5], Sukhoi Su-25[6]
- Follows: Imperial Russian Air Service[7]
- Headquarters location: Moscow[8]
- Location: Moscow[9]
- Part of: Soviet Armed Forces[10]
- Commons category: Air force of the Soviet Union[11]
- Inception: May 1918[12]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: December 1991[13]
- Participated in conflict: Spanish Civil War[14], Battles of Khalkhin Gol[15], Winter War[16], Korean War[17], War of Attrition[18], Soviet-Afghan War[19], Chernobyl disaster[20], Continuation War[21]
- Significant event: 1958 C-130 shootdown[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Soviet Air Force[23]
- Allegiance: Soviet Union[24]
- Replaces: Imperial Russian Air Service[25]
- Official name: Военно-воздушные силы РККА[26], Военно-воздушные силы ВС СССР[27]
- Short name: ВВС СССР[28]
- Order of battle: Soviet Air Forces Order of Battle 1 May 1945[29]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Soviet Air Forces include VVS Moscow[30], a defunct association football club[31], in Soviet Union[32], founded in 1945[33], headquartered in Moscow[34].
Why It Matters
Soviet Air Forces has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 93 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]
Entities named for it include VVS Moscow[30], a defunct association football club[31], in Soviet Union[32], founded in 1945[33], headquartered in Moscow[34].