Soviet Aviation Schools

From OnAirpower.org

1 General Notes
2 Number of Graduates of Soviet Aviation Schools
3 Detailed List of Aviation Schools
4 Sources
5 References

[edit] General Notes

At the beginning of 1918 there were 10 flight schools in Russia, seven of which eventually became unavailable because they were located in territory that was hostile to the Bolsheviks. Between 1918-1920, the Soviets founded twelve additional schools. During the course of the Russian Civil War, 1100 pilots and 240 observers were trained^[1].

In 1937, the Soviets had 18 flight and 6 technical schools with a total of over 3000 trainer aircraft. The schools had 22,707 students during the year^[2].

[edit] Number of Graduates of Soviet Aviation Schools

Year	# of Graduates	Notes
1938	8,713^[3]
1939	12,337^[3]
1940	27,918^[3]

[edit] Detailed List of Aviation Schools

Name	Russian Name	Dates of Operation	Notes
Bataisk Civil Air Fleet School	Батайскую школу Гражданского флота	>= 1935^[4]
Bataisk Military Aviation School	Батайскую военную авиационную школу	1940-1941(?)^[5]	Increased in size by one training squadron in April, 1940 per NKO Order No. 8
Birmsk Military Pilots School	Бирмскую военную школу пилотов	>= 1941^[6]	Located (in 1941) in the Amursk Region (oblast) near the Serashevo Station
Borisoglebsk Military Pilots School	Борисоглебскую военную авиационную школу лётчиков, 2-ю Борисоглебскую Краснознамённую военную авиационную школу лётчиков имени В.П. Чкалова	1923-1940^[7]^[8] ^[9]
Chernigovsk Military Pilots School	Черниговскую военную авиационную школу пилотов	>= March, 1941^[10]	In March, 1941 the school was training fighter pilots
Chuguevsk Military Pilots School (Chuguevsk Military Aviation School for Fighter Pilots)	Чугуевскую военную авиационную школу лётчиков	>= 1940-1941^[11]^[12]	In Spring, 1938 the Chuguevsk Military Aviation School for Fighter Pilots was split out of the former Rogansk Flight and Naviation School^[13]. Increased in size by one training squadron in April, 1940 per NKO Order No. 8
Egorevsk Air Force Military Theory School	Егорьевскую военно-теоретическую школу ВВС, Егорьевскую авиац. школу	>= 1919^[14] / 1923^[15]
Engelsk Military Pilots School	Энгельсскую военную авиационную школу лётчиков	>= 1935^[16]
Eisk Naval Aviation School	Ейское военно-морское авиационное училище	>= 1933-1939^[17]^[18]
General Staff Academy Development Course	курсы усовершенствования при Военной академии Генштаба, курсы усовершенствования высшего начальствующего состава при Военной Академии Генерального штаба	>= 1939^[19]
"Gunshot" Commanders Course	командные курсы "Выстрел"	1922-1923^[20]^[21]	See the Russian Wikipedia entry for details
Kachinsk Military Pilots School	Качинскую военную авиационную школу летчиков, 1-ю Качинскую военную авиационную школу лётчиков им. А.Ф. Мясникова	>= 1931-1943^[22]^[23]^[24]	Originally the Sevastopol Officer's School of Aviation
Kharkovsk Military Pilots School	Харьковскую военную авиационную школу лётчиков	>= 1937^[25]
Khersonsk School for Instructor Pilots	Херсонской авиационной школы лётчиков-инструкторов	late 30s^[26]	Civilian?
Krasnodarsk Military Aviation School for Pilots	Краснодарскую военную авиационную школу пилотов	>= 1941^[27]
Leningrad Air Force Military Theory School	Ленинградскую военно-теоретическую школу ВВС	>= 1927-1933^[28]^[29]	Often followed by attendance at the Borisoglebsk Military Pilots School^[30]
Levanevskii Naval Aviation School	Военно-морского авиационного училища им.Леваневского	>= 1941-1942^[31]
Moscow Advanced Pilots School	Московскую школу высшего пилотажа, Московскую высшую военную авиационную школу лётчиков(?)	>= 1924^[32]
Orenburg Military Pilots School	Оренбургскую школу пилотов	1957-^[33]^[34]	Previously known as the Serpukhovsk Advanced School for Air Combat, Gunnery, and Bombing. Renamed to Orenburg in 1957.
Permsk School for Aviation Technicians	3-ю Пермскую военную школу авиационных техников	>= 1933-1939^[35]^[36]	Not a pilot's school(?)
Rogansk Flight and Navigation School, Rogansk Navigation School for Pilot-Observers		>= 1937	In Spring, 1938 the Rogansk Flight & Navigation School was split into the Rogansk Navigation School for Pilot-Observers and the Chuguevsk Military Aviation School for Fighter Pilots^[13]
Serpukhovsk Advanced School for Air Combat, Gunnery, and Bombing	Серпуховскую высшую школу воздушного боя, стрельбы и бомбометания	1921-^[37]	Founded as the Moscow School of Air Combat and Bombing in August, 1921, and renamed after its move to the nearby city of Serpukhov in 1922. Eventually became the Orenburg Military Pilots School in 1957
Sevastopol Naval Aviators School	Севастопольскую школу морских лётчиков	>= 1928^[38]
Stalingrad Military Aviation School	Сталинградское военной авиационное училище	>= 1938-1940^[39]^[40]
Volsk Air Force Combined Flight-Technical School	Вольскую объединённую лётно-техническую школу ВВС	1928-^[41]	Formed in 1928 according to Polynin's memoirs^[42], in which he describes his experiences at the school
Voroshilovgrad Military Pilots School	Ворошиловградскую военную авиационную школу пилотов	>= 1933^[43]
Zhukovskii Air Force Academy	Военно-воздушной академии имени Н.Е.Жуковского
Zhukovskii Air Force Academy Command Staff Development Course	курсы усовершенствования командного состава при Военно-воздушной академии имени Н.Е.Жуковского	>= 1935^[44]