Long-distance pilots
The long-distance air forces ( Russian Дальняя авиация , Dalnjaja awiazija, or DA for short) were part of the Soviet Air Force and have been part of the Russian Air Force since its dissolution . The long-distance pilots are equipped with strategic bombers .
history
They were founded on March 5, 1942 as Awiazija dalnjewo deistwija (Авиация дальнего действия), or ADD for short. From December 1944 they operated as the 18th Air Army (18-я воздушная армия) until they received their final designation in 1946.
The commander has been Lieutenant General Sergei Kobylasch since 2016 .
equipment
At the end of 2014, according to Russian information, the long-distance airmen owned:
- 16 Tupolev Tu-160 (six more are to be commissioned in 2015)
- 55 Tupolev Tu-95
- Tupolev Tu-22M3
- Ilyushin Il-78 (tanker aircraft)
See also
Web links
Commons : Soviet Long-Distance Aviation Forces - collection of images, videos and audio files
Commons : Russian Long-Distance Aviation Forces - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wilfried Copenhagen : Encyclopedia Soviet aviation. Elbe – Dnjepr, Klitzschen 2007, ISBN 978-3-933395-90-0 , p. 23
- ↑ Сергей Кобылаш назначен командующим Дальней авиацией ВКС России. Retrieved August 19, 2018 (Russian).
- ↑ Russian Air Force buys further long-range bombers. In: Sputnik
- ^ Russian strategic nuclear forces. In: russianforces.org