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Aderholt, Harry Legendary Air Force Special Operations air commander during the Korean and Vietnam Wars
Adriashenko, Viktor
Agafonov, Aleksandr An early Russian aviator who participated both in the Balkan Wars flying as a volunteer pilot for Bulgaria, and in World War I
Akashev, Konstantin World War I aviator, Bolshevik revolutionary, and the first commander of the Soviet air forces.
Akhmatovich, E. Soviet revolutionary and early participant in the founding of the Soviet air forces
Alekseev, Pavel Soviet aviator and general officer who became a victim of Stalin's Military Purges just before the outbreak of World War II
Alksnis, Yakov Alksnis was the head of Soviet Military Aviation for 11 years during its early, formative period (1926-1937), but then was arrested and executed during the Great Purge.
Anatra, Artur Russian airplane designer and manufacturer during World War I
Andreev, Aleksandr
Andrews, Frank One of the key figures in the development of American airpower, who served as the first commander of the General Headquarters Air Force and was an advocate of strategic bombing
Andrianov, Nikolai
Arkhipenko, Fyodr Soviet World War II fighter ace and Hero of the Soviet Union
Arnold, Henry An early US military aviation pioneer who went on to become the first Chief of the US Army Air Corps, and the commander of US Army Air Forces during World War II.
Arvatov, Georgii Early Soviet aviator, participant in the Russian Civil War, and three-time Order of the Red Banner recipient
Arzhenukhin, Fyodor
Astakhov, Fyodor Soviet military aviator and senior air commander during World War II
Auzan, Adolf Soviet aviator during the Russian Civil War, Order of the Red Banner recipient and air force engineer
Bakhchivandzhi, Grigorii Soviet test pilot who led the flight testing of the Soviet's first rocket-powered fighter, the BI-1
Bane, Thurman Early U.S. military aviator, played a key role in laying the foundations for U.S. Air Force research and development
Baracca, Francesco Italy's leading fighter ace of World War I, with a total of 34 victories
Baranov, Pyotr Participant in the Russian Revolution and a political officer during the Russian Civil War, who later commanded the Soviet air forces from 1924 to 1931
Barkhorn, Gerhard German fighter ace during World War II, and the second highest scoring ace all time with 301 victories, second only to Erich Hartmann
Bartini, Robert Soviet aircraft designer from the mid-1920s through World War II
Batz, Wilhelm One of Germany's top-scoring fighter aces of World War II
Beck, Paul An early U.S. military aviator, and one of the first to advocate the creation of an independent air service
Beletskii, Evgeniy Soviet air army commander during World War II
Bibikov, Vasily Soviet military aviator, participant in the Spanish Civil War, and commander of an air army during World War II
Bishop, William World War I Canadian fighter ace
Blagoveshchenskii, Aleksei
Blesse, Frederick USAF Korean War-era ace pilot, author of the air combat manual No Guts, No Glory
Blériot, Louis French engineer, airplane designer, and aviator, famous for making the first crossing of the English Channel in a heavier-than-air vehicle in 1909.
Bob, Hans-Ekkehard
Boelcke, Oswald Early World War I German ace, leading air-to-air combat tactician, and author of the Dicta Boelcke
Bolling, Raynal Assistant chief of the US Air Services in World War I, leader of the Bolling Mission, and the first senior US officer to be killed in World War I
Bong, Richard America's top-scoring fighter ace of World War II, with a total of 40 victories
Boyd, John Fighter pilot, visionary genius in air-to-air combat tactics, and military strategist
Breguet, Louis French aviation pioneer and aircraft designer
Brereton, Lewis American World War I aviator and later a senior air commander during World War II
Browning, Miles U.S. Naval aviator and pioneer in the development of aircraft carrier combat tactics
Budanova, Ekaterina One of two female Soviet fighter aces during World War II (along with Lidiya Litvyak), credited with six individual and five shared victories.
Buob, Ivan Russian aviator during World War I who joined the Soviets and fought during the Russian Civil War
Bär, Heinrich One of Germany's top-scoring fighter aces of World War II
Caproni, Giovanni Italian aviator and aircraft designer.
Chambers, Washington U.S. Naval officer who was the first person in the Navy to hold responsibility for aviation
Charles, Jacques French scientist and inventor who pioneered the use of hydrogen-filled balloons,
Chennault, Claire Founder and commander of the American Volunteer Group, the "Flying Tigers", during World War II.
Chernikh, Sergei Soviet fighter pilot, participant in the Spanish Civil War, and Hero of the Soviet Union
Chkalov, Valery Famous Soviet test-pilot and long-distance arctic flier, who made the first non-stop flight from Moscow, across the North Pole, to the United States in 1937.
Chodasiewicz, Robert Polish military engineer and soldier of fortune who served with the Brazilian balloon corps during the War of the Triple Alliance, 1864-1870
Coningham, Arthur Senior RAF commander during World War II who made significant contributions to the development of tactical air power
Cot, Pierre French Air Minister from 1933-34 and 1936-1938
Coutelle, Charles One of the first military airmen in history, who constructed and piloted the French military balloon Entreprenant in 1794.
Da Zara, Leonino Italian aviation pioneer whose volunteer efforts helped to encourage the development of military aviation in Italy pre World War I
Day, Curtiss Early American aviator who studied at the Wright Brothers School, served as an instructor pilot during World War I and later participated in the Rif War
De Havilland, Geoffrey British aviation pioneer and aircraft designer
De Seversky, Alexander Russian World War I ace pilot, aircraft constructor, and ardent airpower advocate; author of Victory Through Air Power.
de le Roi, Wolfram Early German military aviator
Deinekin, Pyotr Last Commander in Chief of the Soviet Air Forces, and first Commander in Chief of the Russian Federation Air Forces
Denain, Victor First Chief of Staff of the French Air Force (1932) and later French Air Minister (1934-1936)
Denisov, Sergei Soviet military aviator, participant in the Spanish Civil War, and one of the earliest two-time Hero of the Soviet Union
Deperdussin, Armand Belgian businessman who formed the SPAD aircraft company in France in 1910
Deroche, Elise The world's first licensed female pilot
Dessloch, Otto
Dickfeld, Adolf German fighter ace during World War II, fought on several fronts and ended the war flying the He 162
Dobrolezh, Aleksandr Soviet military aviator
Doolittle, James
Douhet, Giulio
Duval, Maurice Commander of the French air service (Chef du Service Aeronautique) during World War I
Eaker, Ira One of the key figures in the development of American airpower and one of the main architects of the American strategic bombing campaign in Europe during World War II
Efimov, Mikhail Russia's first aviator, trained to fly at the Farman school in France
Ehrler, Heinrich One of Germany's top-scoring fighter aces of World War II, who flew mostly on the Northern Front unlike most other German aces
Emelyanenko, Vasily Soviet ground attack pilot during World War II, and Hero of the Soviet Union
Engelhard, Paul Early German aviator who was trained by and served as a flying instructor for the Wright Brothers
Epstein, Giora Leading Israeli fighter ace, with 17 confirmed victories
Eryomin, Boris Soviet World War II fighter ace
von Eschwege, Rudolph World War I German fighter ace who served in the Balkans and was known as the "Eagle of the Agean Sea"
Euler, August Germany's first licensed pilot
Evstigneev, Kirill The Soviet Union's fifth-highest scoring fighter ace of World War II, and two-time Hero of the Soviet Union
Fabre, Henri French aviation pioneer and aircraft designer who designed the Fabre Hydravion, the world's first seaplane
Falaleev, Fyodr
Farman, Henri An early French aviator and aicraft designer, who along with brother Farman, Maurice founded the Farman Aviation Works
Felmy, Hellmuth
Ferber, Ferdinand Early French aviation pioneer
Filin, Aleksandr Soviet test pilot in the 1930s, and commander of the Soviet Air Force Scientific Testing Institute (NII)
Fokker, Anthony Dutch engineer and aircraft designer who designed several prominent fighters for Germany during World War I as well as the synchronization gear that allowed machine guns to fire through the plane's propellers
Foulois, Benjamin
Franko, Pyotr
Frunze, Mikhail One of the Soviet Union's foremost military thinkers, and an early advocate for the development of Soviet airpower
Fyodorov, Ivan Commander of the 6th Mixed Air Division in the Baltic Special Military District at the start of World War II
Galland, Adolf World War II German fighter ace and air commander
Garros, Roland Early French aviator and World War I fighter pilot who invented one of the earliest practical means for firing a machine gun through the airplane's propeller
Gavotti, Giulio Early Italian military aviator credited with being the world's first pilot to drop bombs from an airplane after dropping grenades on Turkish troops during the Italo-Turkish War in 1911
George, Harold World War I aviator, head of the Air War Plans Division at the start of World War II, and later commander of the Air Transport Command
Glinka, Dmitrii One of the Soviet Union's top scoring fighter aces during World War II with a total of 50 victories, and two-time Hero of the Soviet Union
Golodnikov, Nikolai Soviet fighter ace in World War II who served primarily with the Northern Fleet
Golovanov, Alexander Commander of Soviet long range aviation during World War II
Golubev, Vasiliy Soviet fighter ace and Hero of the Soviet Union, who served primarily with the Baltic Fleet during World War II
Gorbunov, Mikhail
Gorelov, Sergei Soviet World War II fighter ace and Hero of the Soviet Union
Gorrell, Edgar Early American military aviator and proponent of strategic bombing, who served as the Chief of Strategical Aviation for the AEF during World War I
Goryunov, Sergei
Graf, Hermann One of Germany's top-scoring fighter aces of World War II
Grigorovich, Dmitry Soviet aircraft designer
Gritsevets, Sergei Soviet fighter ace who participated in the Spanish Civil War, and was one of the first people to become a two-time Hero of the Soviet Union
Gromadin, Mikhail One of the early Soviet Air Defense (PVO) commanders and the first to command the National Air Defense Forces (PVO Strany)
Gromov, Mikhail Soviet military aviator and test pilot, senior air commander during World War II, and Hero of the Soviet Union
Gulayev, Nikolai The third-highest scoring Soviet fighter ace of World War II, and two-time Hero of the Soviet Union
Gusev, Aleksandr Soviet fighter pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union who served in the Spanish Civil War, the Battle of Khalkhin-Gol, and World War II
Gusev, Konstantin Soviet military aviator and senior commander prior to World War II
Guynemer, Georges France's second highest scoring, but perhaps most famous, fighter ace of World War I
Gvaita, Evgeniy Early Soviet aviator who participated in the Russian Civil War
Hall, Bert American World War I aviator and Lafayette Escadrille member
Hannig, Norbert Luftwaffe fighter ace in WW II, credited with 42 kills
Hansell, Haywood American air commander during World War II, who commanded strategic bombing units in both Europe and the Pacific
Harris, Arthur
Hartmann, Erich German fighter pilot during World War II, and the highest scoring fighter ace in history with 352 victories.
Hay, James Congressman from Viginia who served as Chairman of Committee on Military Affairs prior to World War I and advocated the creation of an independent air service
Heinrich, Albert Prussian Prince, younger brother of Emperor William II of Germany, career naval officer and early advocate of military aviation
Hill, Roderic
Holle, Alexander
Humphreys, Frederick America's first military airplane pilot, trained by the Wright Brothers
von Höppner, Ernst Commander of the German Air Forces during World War I
Ingaunis, Felix An experienced and well respected Soviet aviator who fought during the Russian Civil War and rose to the rank of Corps Commander in charge of the Kiev Military District Air Forces, before becoming a victim of Stalin's Military Purges in 1937.
Ionov, Aleksei Commander of the Baltic Special Military District's Air Forces at the start of World War II, but arrested by Stalin just a few days after the conflict began
Ionov, Pyotr Lt. Gen. Ionov was a senior instructor at the Frunze Military Academy and published a work on Fighter Aviation just prior to the beginning of World War II
Jabara, James First jet ace in history and second highest scoring American ace of the Korean War
Jordanoff, Assen Bulgarian-American aviation pioneer, aviator, and engineer responsible for designing the first Bulgarian-built airplane during World War I
Kagan, Mikhail
Kamanin, Nikolai Soviet air officer, Hero of the Soviet Union, and participant in the Soviet space program
Kamozin, Pavel World War II Soviet Fighter ace with 35 victories and two-time Hero of the Soviet Union
Kazakov, Aleksandr Russia's leading fighter ace during World War I, and participant in the Russian Civil War on the side of the Whites
Keller, Alfred One of Germany's senior air commanders during World War II
Kenney, George American air commander in the Pacific theater during World War II, in charge of the US Fifth Air Force, and later of the entire US Far East Air Forces
Kesselring, Albert Luftwaffe Chief of Staff (1936-37)
Khripin, Vasily
Khryukin, Timofei Soviet aviator, volunteer pilot in the Spanish Civil War and the Second Sino-Japanese War, senior air commander during World War II, and two-time Hero of the Soviet Union
Khudyakov, Sergei Soviet Air Force Chief of Staff during much of World War II
Kittel, Otto Germany's fourth highest scoring fighter ace of World War II, with a total of 267 victories
Klisheiko, Franz
Kokhanskii, Vladislav
Kokkinaki, Vladimir Soviet test pilot for the Air Force Scientific Test Institute and later the Ilyushin Design Bureau, and two-time Hero of the Soviet Union
Koldunov, Aleksandr A top-scoring Soviet fighter ace during World War II, and two-time Hero of the Soviet Union
Kondratyuk, Daniil
Konkin, Yakov Early Soviet aviator, commanded air forces for the 8th Army on the Southern Front of the Russian Civil War
Konokotin, Viktor Early Soviet aviator and observer who served in airships during the Russian Civil War
Kopets, Ivan Soviet volunteer pilot in the Spanish Civil War and commander of the Western Special Military District--which was hit hardest by the German attack--at the start of World War II
Korotaev, Pyotr
Korten, Günther One of the senior German air commanders during World War II
Kovanko, Aleksandr One of Imperial Russia's earliest aeronauts and founder of its first military airship unit
Kozhedub, Ivan Soviet fighter pilot, three-time Hero of the Soviet Union, and the highest scoring World War II ace of both the Soviet Union and all Allied nations, credited with 62 victories.
Kozhevnikov, Aleksandr
Krasovskii, Stepan Soviet military aviator, senior air commander during World War II, and Hero of the Soviet Union
Kravchenko, Grigorii Soviet fighter ace and one of the first to become a two-time Hero of the Soviet Union
Kutakhov, Pavel Soviet World War II fighter ace and later Commander in Cheif of the Soviet Air Forces, two-time Hero of the Soviet Union
Kutsevalov, Timofey Soviet fighter pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union, and senior air commander during World War II
Lahm, Frank One of the first military aviators in the US military, trained to fly by the Wright Brothers
Lanchester, Frederick English engineer who authored the 1916 work Aircraft in Warfare, which was one of the earliest attempts at scientific modeling and study of aerial warfare, introduced the "N2 Law", and was a pioneering work in the field that would later be known as Operations Research.
Lapchinskii, Aleksandr One of the leading airpower theorists in the Soviet Union leading up to WWII
Lapin, Albert
Lavinovskii, Boris
Lavrov, Vasily
Lazarevich, Vladimir
Lebedev, Vladimir Early Russian aviator and aircraft designer
Liddell Hart, Basil Renowned British military historian and theorist, and an early proponent of airpower
von der Lieth-Thomsen, Hermann German aviation pioneer and Luftstreitkräfte Chief of Staff during World War I
Lilienthal, Otto German aviation pioneer known as the "Glider King", who was the first to make repated successful manned gliding flights
Litvyak, Lidia Soviet fighter pilot during World War II and one of only two female fighter aces in the world, credited with 12 victories (11 aircraft plus an observation balloon).
Loktionov, Alexander Commander of the Soviet air forces from 1937 to 1939
Lopatin, Vsevolod
Lowe, Thaddeus Became of the earliest military airmen in the United States, using hydrogen balloons to observe Confederate troops for the Union army during the American Civil War.
Ludendorff, Erich German General Staff officer who was an outspoken advocate of aviation prior to World War I
Luke, Frank American World War I fighter ace and the first U.S. pilot to receive the Medal of Honor
Lyapidevskii, Anatolii Soviet naval aviator, participant in the rescue of the stranded crew of the Chelyuskin, and first ever Hero of the Soviet Union
Löhr, Alexander Commander of the Austrian Air Force in the mid-1930s, and later a senior commander in the Luftwaffe during World War II
Maltsev, Victor Early Soviet aviator who later ran afoul of the Communist Party and ended up collaborating with the Germans during World War II, ultimately as commander of air forces for the Committee for the Liberation of the Peoples of Russia (KONR)
Matsievich, Lev Naval engineer and one of the first pilots in Russia, his career was cut short by a tragic accident that resulted in a huge outpouring of public support and made him quite famous within Russia
McConnell, James American volunteer pilot who flew for France during World War I as a member of the Escadrille Américaine
Mecozzi, Amadeo Italian World War I ace fighter pilot and airpower theorist who advocated the use of airpower in close cooperation with ground forces, in contrast to the theories of fellow Italian Giulio Douhet
Mednis, Artur Mednis was the first in the USSR to write a study specifically on ground attack aviation.
Mezheninov, Sergei Russian General Staff officer and commander in the Soviet army and air forces
Mezheraup, Pyotr An early Soviet aviator, Russian Civil War participant, and three-time recipient of the Order of the Red Banner
Michugin, Fyodor Soviet Air Force General in charge of the Odessa Military District's air forces at the start of World War II
Romanov, Alexander Member of the Russian royal family and naval officer, who helped to establish and organize military aviation in Russia
Milkov, Radul Early Bulgarian military aviator who participated in one of the world's first bombing raids during the Balkan Wars
Mironov, Aleksei Early Soviet aviator and air commander who served in the Black Sea Fleet during World War II
Mitchell, William
Moiseev, Yakov Soviet pilot, participant in the Russian Civil War, test pilot, and three-time Order of the Red Banner recipient
Moizo, Riccardo Early Italian aviator who participated in the Italo-Turkish War and became both the first pilot to have his aircraft damaged by ground fire, and the first pilot to force-land and be taken prisoner.
von Moltke, Helmuth German Chief of the General Staff from 1906-1914, who recognized the potential of airpower and encouraged the development of military aviation in Germany prior to World War I
Monastiryov, Sokrat An early Soviet aviator and three-time recipient of the Order of the Red Banner
Montgolfier, Jacques One of the two Montgolfier Brothers who are credited with creating the world's first successful lighter-than-air vehicle, in France, 1783.
Montgolfier, Joseph Inventor of the worlds first successful lighter-than-air vehicle in 1783.
Mozhaev, A. Early Soviet aviator and air commander
Mozhaiski, Alexander Russian naval officer and early aviation pioneer in Russia, claimed by the Russians to have been the first to fly a heavier than air manned aircraft, some 20 years before the Wright brothers.
Naumenko, Nikolai
Naumov, A. Soviet aviator, Deputy Commander of the air forces in the early 1930s
Nesterov, Pyoter Famous Russian (Imperial) pilot notable both for flying the first loop in an airplane (in 1913), and for being the first (in 1914) to down an enemy aircraft in combat, which he did by using a ramming, or "Taran", attack that claimed his life as well.
Novikov, Aleksandr Commander of the Soviet Air Forces (VVS) for most of World War II
Nowotny, Walter One of Germany's highest-scoring fighter aces of World War II, with 258 victories
Olds, Robert US Army Air Corps pilot, airpower theorist, Air Corps Tactical School instructor, and proponent of strategic bombing
Pape, Robert American political scientist specializing in international security affairs, including the use of coercive airpower
Papivin, Nikolai Soviet senior air commander during World War II and Hero of the Soviet Union
Parschau, Otto Early World War I German fighter ace
Patrick, Mason Engineering officer who became commander of the American Expeditionary Force Air Service during World War I, and Chief of the Air Service after the war.
Pavlov, Ivan Russian fighter pilot during World War I who sided with the Reds during the Russian Civil War and subsequently served in the Soviet air forces
Pepelyaev, Evgeny Second highest scoring Soviet fighter ace of the Korean War, with 20 claimed victories
Petrozhitskii, Ivan World War I fighter pilot, early Soviet aviator and later air commander during the 1930's, arrested by Stalin in 1938 but freed in 1948
Piazza, Carlo Early Italian military aviator, who commanded the Italian First Aeroplane Flotilla during the Italo-Turkish War of 1911-12, and participated in World War I
Pokrovskii, Viktor Russian aviator and commander in the White forces during the Russian Civil War
Pokryshkin, Aleksandr One of the leading Soviet fighter aces of World War II (59 victories), a tactical innovator, and the first person to become a three-time recipient of the Hero of the Soviet Union award.
Polikarpov, Nikolai Soviet aircraft designer most famous for designing fighters prior to World War II, including the I-153, I-15, and I-16
Polynin, Fyodr Soviet bomber pilot, participant in the Second Sino-Japanese War, air commander, and Hero of the Soviet Union
Popkov, Vitalii One of the top-scoring Soviet fighter aces of World War II, and a two-time Hero of the Soviet Union
Postnikov, Fyodor Early Russian military balloonist who participated in the Russo-Japanese War
Proskurov, Ivan Proskurov participated as a Soviet volunteer bomber pilot in the Spanish Civil War, for which he was awarded Hero of the Soviet Union; in the course of just a few years he rose from the rank of Sr. Lt. to General in charge of Military Intelligence (later known as the GRU), only to be purged by Stalin five days after the Nazis invaded and the Soviets were drawn into World War II.
Pstygo, Ivan Soviet bomber pilot during World War II
Ptukhin, Evgenii Commander of the Kiev Special Military District air forces at the start of World War II, but arrested by Stalin shortly after the beginning of the conflict
Pumpur, Pyotr Soviet fighter ace and fighter group commander during the Spanish Civil War, and Hero of the Soviet Union
Pushkin, Anatoly Soviet bomber pilot who served as a volunteer pilot in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, and later participated in the Soviet-Finnish War and World War II, earning the title Hero of the Soviet Union
Pyatykhin, Ivan
Quimby, Harriet The first female pilot to be licensed in the United States, and the second anywhere in the world
Rall, Günther Germany's third-highest scoring ace of World War II, and the third-highest scoring ace of all time with 275 victories
Rechkalov, Grigorii A top-scoring Soviet fighter ace from World War II, and two-time Hero of the Soviet Union
Remezyuk, Vasily
von Richthofen, Manfred The infamous "Red Baron", World War I German fighter ace with 80 victories, and commander of the first German fighter wing
von Rohden, Hans-Detlef Luftwaffe general staff officer, airpower theorist, and supporter of the use of strategic bombing
Rossinskii, Boris One of the earliest Russian and Soviet aviators, sometimes credited as the "grandfather" of Russian aviation
Rozengolts, Arkadii Soviet Communist Party functionary who served as commander of Soviet Air Forces in 1923-24
Rudenko, Sergei
Rudnev, Evgeniy Russia's third military pilot
Rudorffer, Erich One of Germany's top-scoring fighter aces during World War II, who fought in all major German theaters of war
Rumpler, Edmund German engineer and aircraft manufacturer whose company produced the Rumpler-Taube, one of Germany's most famous pre-World War I aircraft
Ryazanov, Vasily Soviet military aviator, a senior air commander during World War II, and two-time Hero of the Soviet Union
Rybalchenko, Stepan A senior Soviet air commander during World War II
Rychagov, Pavel
Pyzhenkov, Mikhail
Sakrier, Ivan Soviet engineer, head of the Air Force Armaments Directorate in 1941
Salmond, John British military aviator during World War I, senior RAF commander, and RAF Chief of Staff during the early 1930s
Samoilo, Aleksandr
Samoilov, Ivan
Sapozhnikov, Grigorii
von Seeckt, Hans German general staff officer who was responsible for rebuilding the Reichswehr after World War I; von Seeckt was not an air officer, but had a keen appreciation for the importance of airpower and contributed significantly to the rebuilding of the Luftwaffe.
Senatorov, Aleksandr Soviet aviator, Hero of the Soviet Union, and senior air commander during World War II
Sergeev, Andrei One of the early organizers and commanders of the Soviet air forces during the Russian Revolution and the Russian Civil War
Serogodskii, Vasily Soviet fighter pilot in the early part of World War II, and Hero of the Soviet Union
Serov, Anatolii Soviet fighter ace in the Spanish Civil War, test pilot, and Hero of the Soviet Union
Serov, Vladimir Soviet fighter ace during World War II and Hero of the Soviet Union
Shakht, Ernst Swedish-born Soviet bomber pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union who participated in the Spanish Civil War but ultimately became a victim of Stalin's purges
Shakhurin, Aleksei Served as the Soviet Minister (People's Commissar) of the Aviation Industry during World War II
Sharapov, Ivan
Shelukhin, Pyotr
Sherman, William
Shevchenko, Vladimir Soviet pilot who participated in the Spanish Civil War, the Battle of Khalkhin-Gol, the Soviet-Finnish War, and World War II in bomber and ground attack units and received the Hero of the Soviet Union
Shidlovskii, Mikhail
Shirinkin, Aleksei Russian fighter ace during World War I, sided with the Soviets and flew in the Soviet air forces and as a test pilot
Sikorsky, Igor Russian-American aircraft designer, best known for designing the first successful helicopter but also responsible for designing the world's first four-engine heavy bomber, the Ilya Muromets, in Russia just prior to World War I.
Skomorokhov, Nikolai Soviet World War II fighter ace (46 victories plus 8 partial) and two-time Hero of the Soviet Union.
Skripko, Nikolai Soviet aviator and air commander, who commanded Soviet Military Transport Aviation (VTA) for 1950-1969
Slepenkov, Yakov Soviet naval aviator and fighter ace during World War II and Hero of the Soviet Union
Slepnyov, Mavrikii Soviet civilian and later military aviator, who was one of the first to receive the Hero of the Soviet Union
Slessor, John One of the RAF's most brilliant thinkers, and a key advocate of promoting nuclear weapons as an instrument of deterrence during the Cold War
Slobozhan, David Soviet aviator and senior air commander during World War II
Slyusarev, Sidor Soviet bomber pilot, air commander, and Hero of the Soviet Union who fought in the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Soviet-Finnish War, and World War II
Smirnov, Constantine Soviet aviator and senior air commander during World War II
Smushkevich, Yakov Soviet Air Force commander and two-time Hero of the Soviet Union who participated in the Spanish Civil War and the Battle of Khalkhin-Gol, and ultimately fell victim to Stalin's Military Purges
Sokolov, Ivan Soviet aviator and senior air commander during World War II
Spaatz, Carl Squadron commander during World War I, commander of Strategic Air Forces in the Pacific during World War II, and first Chief of Staff of the US Air Force
Spaight, James British civil servant, airpower and strategic bombing advocate, and prolific author during the interwar years and into World War II
Sperrle, Hugo German observer pilot during World War I, commander of the Condor Legion during the Spanish Civil War, and a senior Luftwaffe commander during World War II
Stepanov, Evgenii Soviet fighter ace and Hero of the Soviet Union, who flew an I-15 in the Spanish Civil War and Battle of Khalkhin-Gol
Stepanov, Pavel Soviet political officers, aviator and senior air commander during World War II
Stepanyan, Nelson Armenian ground attack pilot in the Soviet Navy during World War II, who fought over Leningrad, the Crimea, and the Baltic and received two Hero of the Soviet Union awards for completing 239 combat sorties, sinking a total of over 80,000 tons of shipping, shooting down two enemy bombers, and destroying another 25 aircraft on the ground.
Stroev, Mikhail Soviet aviator, air commander, and an early participant in the founding of the Soviet air forces
Stumpff, Hans-Jürgen One of Germany's senior air commanders during World War II
Sudets, Vladimir Soviet aviator, senior air commander during World War II, and Hero of the Soviet Union
Sutyagin, Nikolai Soviet fighter pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union who was the highest scoring ace during the Korean War
Tarakchiev, Prodan Early Bulgarian military aviator who participated in one of the world's first bombing raids during the Balkan Wars
Teplinskii, Boris A participant in the Russian Civil War, commander in the Soviet air forces, and author of several works on air tactics and doctrine
Thach, John U.S. Naval aviator during World War II who invented the Thach Weave
Thomson, Christopher British Secretary of State for Air and one of the principal proponents of the Imperial Airship Scheme
Tkachyov, Ivan
Tkhor, Grigorii Soviet aviator, participant in the Spanish Civil War and deputy commander of an air division during World War II
Tomashevskii, Apollinarii Soviet aviator who participated in World War I and the Russian Civil War and later became one of the earliest Soviet test pilots
Trautloft, Hannes Luftwaffe fighter ace (58 victories) who was amongst the first German volunteer pilots to fight in the Spanish Civil War, and went on to fight in Poland, the Battle of Britain, and on the Eastern Front through the end of the war.
Trenchard, Hugh
Trotsky, Leon Leading Soviet revolutionary, key figure in the formation and early development of the Soviet armed forces, and an early advocate for the development of Soviet airpower
Turzhanskii, Alexander Soviet aviator and specialist in the development of ground attack aviation tactics
Turzhanskii, Boris Soviet fighter pilot, participant in the Spanish Civil War, and the first to receive the title Hero of the Soviet Union for action in combat
Udet, Ernst The second highest scoring German ace during World War I, with 62 victories
Ukhin, Evgenii Soviet pilot-observer, participant in the Russian Civil War, and three-time Order of the Red Banner recipient
Utochkin, Sergei One of Russia's earliest aviators
Vandenberg, Hoyt Second U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff
Vasilchenko, Nikolai
Vershinin, Constantine Soviet air commander who commanded the 4th Air Army during World War II and later became Commander in Chief of the Soviet Air Forces
Vinogradov, Vasily
Voisin, Charles French aviation pioneer who helped to found the world's first airplane factory with his brother Gabriel
Voisin, Gabriel French aviation pioneer and aircraft designer, who established the world's first aircraft factory in 1905, and later with his brother Charles created several aircraft that were widely used during World War I
von Richthofen, Wolfram Brother of the "Red Baron" Manfred von Richtofen and World War I ace in his own right, who became one of the finest tactical air commanders of World War II
Vorotnikov, Alexander World War I Russian aviator who joined the Reds after the Russian Revolution and became one of the earliest commanders of the Red air forces
Vorozheikin, Arsenii One of the top Soviet fighter aces during World War II, and a two-time Hero of the Soviet Union
Vorozheikin, Grigorii
Vuillemin, Joseph World War I French ace and commander of the French air forces from 1938 to 1940
Walker, Kenneth American military aviator, proponent of strategic bombing, and Medal of Honor recipient during World War II
Warden, John One of America's most influential airpower thinkers, often credited for being the architect of the U.S. air campaign in the First Gulf War
Wever, Walther The Luftwaffe's first Chief of Staff, 1933-1936
Wilberg, Helmuth German World War I aviator (with German pilot's license #26) and later a senior commander in the Luftwaffe
Wilson, Donald American aviator who played a role in the development of US airpower doctrine as an instructor at the Air Corps Tactical School in the 1930s
Yakimenko, Anton World War II Soviet fighter ace and Hero of the Soviet Union
Yatsenko, Vladimir Soviet aircraft designer responsible for designing aircraft including the DI-6 and the I-287
Zalevskii, Adam
von Zeppelin, Ferdinand German aircraft manufacturer and founder of the Zeppelin airship company
Zhdanov, Vasily Soviet aviator and senior air commander during World War II
Zhigarev, Pavel
Zhukovskii, Nikolai Prominent Russian scientist, regarded as the "Father of Russian Aviation"
Zhuravlyov, Ivan Soviet pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union during the Soviet-Finnish War, and senior air commander during World War II
Zimin, Georgii World War II Soviet fighter ace and air commander
Znamenskii, Andrei Soviet Communist Party functionary who served as commander of the Red Army Air Forces in 1922-23
Zvereva, Lidiya Russia's first licensed female aviator and recipient of Russian Pilot's License #31


[edit] Aircraft

2I-N1 The first biplane fighter design created by Soviet aircraft designer Nikolai Polikarpov
A-1 Skyraider
A-12 OXCART A high-speed, high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft built for the CIA during the early 1960s, which was different from--but served as the basis of the design for--the later SR-71.
YF-12A An interceptor variant of the CIA's A-12 reconnaissance plane developed for the US Air Force; three were built but the project was canceled before going into full production.
A-20 Havoc American built World War II era attack and light bomber
A-3 Skywarrior Carrier-based bomber aircraft operated by the U.S. Navy starting in the mid-1950s
A-4 Skyhawk Carrier-based attack aircraft operated by the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps
A6M Type 0 The infamous "Zero", a Japanese carrier-based fighter that was one of the lightest and most agile fighters of World War II, but was vulnerable due to its lack of armor.
AC-130 A long-serving, heavily armed US Air Force close air support gunship based on the C-130 transport airframe.
AEG G.II An early World War II German "battle plane" design that had a crew of four and was armed with three machine guns
ANT-25 An experimental Soviet long-range aircraft that made a record-breaking, 63 hour non-stop flight from Moscow to Pearson Field, Washington in June, 1937.
Ababil Iranian-built family of UAVs
Admiralty Type 74 Biplane seaplane that served with the Royal Naval Air Service during World War I
Albatros B.II An unarmed, two-seater reconnaissance biplane used mainly by Germany in the early part of the war.
Albatros C.I World War I German biplane reconnaissance aircraft that also saw use as an early fighter aircraft
Albatros D.II World War I German biplane fighter that contributed to the Germans' successes during Bloody April, 1917
Albatros D.III German biplane fighter during World War I that contributed to German superiority during Bloody April, 1917
Albatros D.V German biplane fighter that was the last in the line of Albatros fighters during World War I, derived from the Albatros D.III but not much improved in terms of performance
An-2 The largest single engine biplane ever built and one of the few biplanes designed after World War II, the An-2 was the first aircraft designed by the Antonov design bureau.
Ar 64 Single seat biplane fighter that was one of the first models built in quantity after the Germans abandoned the Treaty of Versailles
Ar 65 One of Germany's earliest biplane fighter models built after it abandoned the Treaty of Versailles
Ar-2 Soviet World War II-era dive-bomber
Aviatik B.I Early World War I German reconnaissance plane
B-1 American supersonic, low-level strategic bomber
B-17 Flying Fortress American four-engine heavy bomber that served as one of the work-horses for the allied strategic bombing effort during World War II
B-24 Liberator American four-engine heavy bomber, produced in greater numbers than any other American combat aircraft of World War II
B-29 Superfortress American four-engine heavy bomber that was the most advanced US bomber of World War II
B-36 Peacemaker Heavy strategic bomber operated by the USAF from 1948 through most of the 1950s
B-52 Stratofortress
B-6 American biplane bomber that served as a front-line bomber from 1930-1934, and was the last biplane bomber design built by the US military
B.E.1
BB-22 Soviet twin-engined light bomber produced just prior to the start of World War II
BB-22bis An enhanced version of the Soviet BB-22 twin-engine light bomber, based on the more powerful M-105 engines
BI-1 Soviet rocket-propelled interceptor developed prior to the German Me 163.
Bf 109 The backbone of the Luftwaffe fighter force during World War II, produced in larger numbers than any other fighter in history, and flown by the three top-scoring fighter aces of all time.
Blériot XI Pre-World War I monoplane design by Louis Blériot that was widely used, including military use during the Italo-Turkish War
Breguet 14 French biplane bomber and reconnaissance aircraft
CL-400 Suntan Liquid-hydrogen fueled, high-altitude Mach 2.5 reconnaissance aircraft proposed to the US Air Force by the Lockheed Skunk Works in 1956
CR.32 Italian biplane fighter used in the Spanish Civil War and early in World War II
Ca.32 Italian biplane "heavy bomber" that formed the nucleus of Italy's strategic bombing force during the first part of World War I
D-21 The D-21 was an early high-speed, high-altitude unmanned photo-reconnaissance UAV initially developed to be launched "piggyback" from an A-12, but later modified to be launched from a B-52.
D.520 French fighter that entered service in small numbers just prior to the German invasion of France and was a close match for the Me 109
DB-1 American single-engine monoplane bomber prototype produced in the early 1920s
DB-3 Soviet long-range bomber
DH.4 World War I British biplane bomber, that was also built and operated by the American air service
Do 11 German twin-engined transport/bomber built in the early 1930s
Do 13 Derivative of the Do 11, produced in small numbers during the early 1930s
Do 17 German twin-engined light bomber
Do 18 German seaplane developed in the mid-1930s
Do 19 Prototype for a German four-engine heavy bomber
Do 217 German World War II-era twin-engined bomber
Do 335 Pfeil German fighter-bomber design with an unusual push-pull engine layout that saw only limited production prior to the end of World War II
Do J Twin-engined German flying boat
Do Y German three-engine transport developed as a bomber prototype in the early 1930s
EC-47 A version of the C-47 transport specialized for SIGINT duties, particularly Radio Direction Finding, during the Vietnam War.
F-104 Starfighter The USAF's first Mach 2 fighter, designed by Kelly Johnson's Lockheed Skunk Works
F-105 Thunderchief American supersonic fighter-bomber designed for high-speed, low-altitude delivery of nuclear weapons that later saw extensive use in conventional bombing missions during the Vietnam War
F-117 Nighthawk The world's first operational stealth fighter-bomber
F-16 Fighting Falcon
F-22 Raptor The USAF's stealthy, fifth-generation air superiority fighter
F-35 Lightning II A stealthy single-engine, single-seat strike fighter being developed jointly for the US Navy, Air Force, and Marines and for export markets, with an emphasis on affordability, lethality, survivability, and supportability.
F-80 Shooting Star America's first operational jet fighter, used extensively for combat in the Korean War
F-82 Twin Mustang A very long-range escort fighter designed during World War II and used in combat during the Korean War
F-84 Thunderjet American jet fighter-bomber that served as the primary American strike aircraft during the Korean War
F-86 Sabre American Korean War-era jet fighter that was one of the most widely produced jet fighters in the West during the Cold War.
F.60 Goliath World War I era heavy bomber that was produced too late to see action in the war and was subsequently converted for use as a civil airliner
FG-62 Soviet version of the F.60 Goliath, which was purchased in small numbers from France and served in the mid-1920s as the USSR's first "heavy bomber" after the retirement of the Ilya Muromets
Fa 223 Drache German helicopter that saw limited use during World War II and was the first helicopter design to reach series production
Fabre Hydravion Seaplane design by Frenchman Henri Fabre that was the world's first airplane to take off from the water under its own power
Farman III French pusher biplane designed by Henri Farman that was widely used prior to World War I
Fokker D.VII Late-World War I German fighter that was one of the most successful fighter designs of the war
Fokker Eindecker World War I-era German fighter plane that was Germany's first purpose-built fighter design and the first to be fitted with a synchronized machine gun firing through the propeller
Fokker Spin An experimental aircraft that was the first design built by Dutch engineer Anthony Fokker
Fw 190 One of Germany's leading fighters during World War II
G.91
Gotha G.I The first in a series of biplane bomber designs by Gotha during World War I, built in small numbers during 1915
Gotha G.II German biplane bomber that saw brief service in small numbers during World War I, before being withdrawn from operations due to mechanical problems
HD 37 A late-1920s German biplane fighter design, produced only under license by the Soviet Union in limited quantities as the I-7
HD 38 German biplane fighter developed in the late 1920s
He 100 Pre-World War II German high-performance fighter design that never entered series production
He 162 German single-engined jet fighter that entered production towards the end of World War II
He 280 Germany's first jet fighter prototype, first flown more than 15 months prior to the Me 262 but never developed beyond the prototype phase
He 42 German biplane seaplane used as a trainer for naval pilots from the 1930s through the end of World War II
He 45 German biplane light bomber, produced in the early 1930s
He 46 German reconnaissance and light bomber introduced in the mid-1930s
He 50 German dive-bomber and later light night bomber used from the mid-1930s through almost the end of World War II
He 51 Single-engine biplane fighter that was one of the first types developed under Hitler's secret rearmament program and participated in the Spanish Civil War.
He 51W Naval version of the He 51 fighter, with floats in place of fixed landing gear
He 59 German torpedo-bomber and reconnaissance float plane created in the early 1930s
He 60 German biplane reconnaissance seaplane produced in the mid-1930s
He 70 German high-speed reconnaissance and light-bomber aircraft developed in the early 1930s
Hermes 450 Israeli-made tactical, long endurance UAV
Hinaidi Twin-engined biplane bomber that served with the RAF from the mid-twenties to the mid-thirties
Hurricane One of the main British fighters during the early part of World War II, albeit less famous than the Spitfire
I-1 The earliest indigenously designed Soviet fighter to enter series production, albeit with a relatively unsuccessful and short career
I-15
I-153 Soviet biplane fighter that was largely obsolete by the start of World War II
I-16
I-207 One of the last biplane fighter designs created in the USSR, tested between 1937-39 but ultimately never matched the performance of the I-153 and did not enter production.
I-3 An early fighter design by Nikolai Polikarpov
I-7 Early 1930's era Soviet single seat biplane fighter, license-built based on the German Heinkel HD 37
I-Z Heavily armed but poor performing Soviet fighter plane produced in small numbers during the mid-1930s
IAR 80 Romanian designed and built World War II era fighter
IL-400 Prototype monoplane fighter powered by the Liberty engine that was one of the earliest indigenous Soviet fighter designs, by Nikolai Polikarpov
IL-400b Refined version of the IL-400 prototype monoplane fighter created by Nikolai Polikarpov
Il-10 Soviet ground attack aircraft introduced towards the end of World War II as a successor to the venerable Il-2 Shturmovik
Il-2 Shturmovik A heavily armed, heavily armored Soviet World War II ground attack aircraft that was the most famous and most successful Soviet design of the war, produced in larger numbers than any other military aircraft in history.
Il-4 Soviet World War II-era two-engine long range bomber
Ilya Muromets Russian four-engine, long-range bomber and reconnaissance aircraft designed by Igor Sikorsky just before World War I.
J1 A prototype aircraft built by Hugo Junkers in 1915, which was the world's first all-metal, cantilever wing monoplane
J.I An all-metal World War I-era biplane that was one of the first aircraft specifically designed for ground attack missions
Ju 52 German transport aircraft that was used extensively by the Luftwaffe, including some use as a medium bomber
Ju 86 German bomber developed in the mid-1930s that saw limited action in the Spanish Civil War and the German invasion of Poland
Ju 88 German World War II-era twin-engined bomber
KOMTA An experimental heavy, twin-engined triplane that was one of the earliest types designed entirely in the post-revolution Soviet Union
L-1 Vigilant Liaison and light observation aircraft used by the US Army Air Forces during World War II
La-5 Soviet World War II-era fighter
La-5FN Soviet World War II-era variant of the La-5 fighter with a "turbo boost" capability that could give the plane an extra burst of power for about ten minutes
La-7 Soviet World War II-era fighter, flown by leading allied ace Ivan Kozhedub and also distinguished as being the only Soviet fighter to shoot down a German Me 262
LaGG-3 One of the Soviet Air Force's most modern fighters at the start of World War II, and a close rival to the German Bf 109F.
Lebed XII World War I era, Russian designed and built two seat reconnaissance biplane
Li-2 Soviet license-built version of the DC-3 transport
MB-1 One of the earliest U.S. bomber designs, the first to be purchased by the U.S. Army during World War I
MB-2 American biplane bomber that served as the U.S. Air Service's primary multi-engine bomber during the early and mid-1920s
MBR-2 Soviet reconnaissance flying-boat that served with the Soviet Navy before and during World War II
MF.11 Shorthorn Early World War I French reconnaissance and light bombing biplane
MF.7 Longhorn French reconnaissance biplane developed shortly before World War I, that saw brief use during the early stages of the war and then went on to serve as a trainer
MQ-1 Predator
MQ-9 Reaper The US Air Force's first purpose-designed hunter-killer UAV designed for long endurance, high altitude surveillance and attack missions.
MS.406 The most numerous French fighter type in service at the start of World War II, but not equal in performance to the German Me 109
Me 163 Komet German built World War II rocket-powered interceptor.
Me 262 Schwalbe The world's first operational jet fighter, introduced by Germany in late 1944.
MiG-15 Soviet swept-wing jet that was one of the dominant fighters during the Korean War
Mig-23 Soviet swing-wing fighter aircraft
MiG-29 Soviet fourth generation air superiority fighter
MiG-3 Soviet fighter aircraft deployed just prior to Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union, on a par with the leading German fighters of the time.
Morane Type L World War I French parasol-winged monoplane that was one of the first aircraft in the war to be fitted with a machine gun firing through the propeller
NB-36H Variant of the B-36 bomber modified for testing an airborne nuclear reactor
Nieuport 24 French biplane fighter introduced towards the end of World War I
Nieuport IV Pre-World War I monoplane design that was used in many countries
O2U Corsair Biplane reconnaissance/light bomber operated by the US Navy starting in the late 1920s and by several export customers
P-1 Hawk American open cockpit biplane fighter operated by the US Army Air Corps during the 1920s
P-12 Biplane fighter design that served with the US Army Air Corps and US Navy during the early 1930s until it was superseded by the P-26
P-16 Two-seat biplane fighter used by the US Army Air Corps in the early 1930s
P-26 The first production all-metal, pursuit monoplane fighter aircraft used by the US Army Air Corps, from 1934 into the very beginning of World War II.
P-39 Airacobra US fighter design that saw extensive service during World War II, particularly with the Soviet air forces
P-40 Warhawk American fighter and ground-attack aircraft that saw extensive use in several different countries over the course of the war
P.B.31E Nighthawk British World War I heavy interceptor prototype designed to intercept Zeppelin airships
PC-7 Swiss-built two-seat turboprop trainer aircraft
Pe-2 A highly capable World War II-era Soviet dive bomber.
Pe-3 Soviet World War II-era high-altitude, long-range two-seat "heavy" fighter
Pe-3bis Soviet World War II-era two-seat night fighter
Po-2 Heavily produced Soviet biplane trainer and general utility aircraft that served throughout the 1930s and World War II
Potez 540 A French-built, high-wing monoplane dual-engine reconnaissance bomber that served with the French Air Force during the '30s and with the Spanish Republican air forces during the Spanish Civil War
QU-22B An early attempt at building an UAV for use in signals relay as part of Operation Igloo White during the Vietnam War; due to reliability problems the QU-22B only made manned flights
R-1 The first mass-produced Soviet aircraft, an early effort by Soviet aircraft designer Nikolai Polikarpov that was derived from the De Haviland DH. 9A
R-3 A streamlined, low-wing monoplane design with retractable landing gear that was developed as an air-racer and was an early example of the formula that would be successfully used in the mid-1930s for the Me 109, Spitfire, and the I-16
R-5 Soviet biplane reconnaissance/light-bomber aircraft used widely in the USSR during the 1930s
S-16 World War I-era two seat escort/scout biplane designed by Igor Sikorsky to serve as an escort for the Ilya Muromets bombers
SB Soviet fast bomber that served effectively in the late '30s but was mostly obsolete by the start of World War II
SPAD A.2 Early World War I French reconnaissance biplane equipped with a unique observer nacelle in front of the propeller, allowing the Observer to have unrestricted forward field of fire
SPAD VII Highly successful French biplane fighter during the mid-World War I years
SR-71 Blackbird A high-speed (Mach 3), high-altitude strategic reconnaissance aircraft based on the CIA's A-12, and operated by the US Air Force between 1964 and 1998.
SSS Ground attack variant of the Soviet R-5 biplane
Sopwith Camel The iconic British biplane fighter of World War I
SPAD S.XIII French biplane fighter that saw service in the latter part of World War I and was highly successful
Spitfire The iconic British fighter of World War II
Su-2 A Soviet single engine light bomber and reconnaissance aircraft that entered service during 1940, but was underarmed and quickly made obsolete after that start of the war.
T-4 Prototype high-speed, high-altitude strike/reconnaissance aircraft developed during the early 1960s
TB-1 An early twin-engined Soviet "heavy" bomber design
Tabor An experimental British triplane quad-engine heavy bomber design produced just after World War I
Taube A pre-World War I monoplane with a bird-like design that was Germany's first mass-produced military airplane
Tu-243 Reis-D
Tu-4 Soviet heavy bomber copied from the American B-29
U-2 A high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft developed in the mid-1950s for use by the CIA (and later the US Air Force and Navy), most famous for being the aircraft that Francis Gary Powers was shot down in while overflying the USSR in May, 1960.
V-173 Experimental all-wing V/STOL aircraft design
V-22 Osprey Multi-mission, tilt-rotor, VTOL/STOL aircraft designed for use by multiple branches of the US military that combines the range and speed of an aircraft with the ability to perform missions like a helicopter.
Vampire Britain's second type of jet-engine fighter produced during World War II, but not used in combat
Vautour II The first jet fighter-bomber natively designed and built in France, which served with the French and Israeli air forces
Vickers Victoria British biplane transport aircraft, used from the early 1920s to the mid 1930s
Voisin III Two seat pusher biplane developed by Gabriel Voisin that saw service during the early part of World War I with the French and Russian air forces
WS-125 USAF proposal for a very long range strategic bomber powered by nuclear engines, created during the mid-1950s but canceled during the early design stages after being made unnecessary by rapidly developing ICBM technology
Wright 1909 Military Flyer The world's first military airplane, entering service in August, 1909.
XB-70 Valkyrie Prototype high-altitude, Mach 3 supersonic bomber developed in the mid-1960s for the USAF
XF-108 A proposed but never built long-range, Mach 3 interceptor for the US Air Force intended to intercept supersonic Soviet bombers.
XF5U Experimental US Navy fighter prototype with an all-wing V/STOL design, developed from the V-173 but never flew
XNBL-1 An experimental triplane six-engine heavy bomber built for the US Army Air Service in the early 1920s
YB-40 Flying Fortress Variant of the B-17 bomber developed by the US Army Air Corps during World War II to test the concept of a heavy bomber escort
YR-4 Hoverfly The first helicopter used by operationally by the U.S. military, in Burma during World War II
Yak-1 Soviet fighter aircraft that began entering service just prior to World War II and was comparable in performance to the latest German fighters
Yak-3 Highly capable, small, and fast World War II-era Soviet fighter plane
Yak-6 Soviet World War II transport/utility and light bomber aircraft
Yak-7 Soviet World War II-era high-performance trainer that was also converted for duties as a "heavy fighter"
Yak-9 Soviet World War II-era fighter that was the most heavily produced Soviet design of the war
YuG-1 Soviet version of the Junkers K 30 bomber, purchased in small numbers from Junkers in the mid-1920s and regarded as the first effective "modern" long-range bomber in the Soviet inventory
ZRS-Class Dirigible The US Navy's ZRS-class dirigibles were flying aircraft carriers that could carry, launch, and retrieve up to five fighters each.
Zeppelin-Staaken R.VI German biplane quad-engine "heavy bomber" that was used in service during the latter part of World War I

[edit] References

[edit] Books

  Title Author Year
100 of Stalin's Falcons: In Battles for the Fatherland Tolstoy, V. M. (editor) 2005
The 16th Corps Aviation Unit Khairulin, Marat 2008
1941: Bitter Lessons Khazanov, Dmitrij 2006
1941: The Battle for Air Superiority Khazanov, Dmitrij 2008
A Preliminary to War: The 1st Aero Squadron and the Mexican Punitive Expedition of 1916 Miller, Roger G. 2003
A Few Great Captains: The Men and Events That Shaped the Development of U.S. Air Power Copp, DeWitt S. 1980
A-10s Over Kosovo Haave, Christopher E.; Haun, Phil M. 2003
AAP 1000-H: The Australian Experience of Air Power Air Power Development Centre 2007
Acquisitions for the 21st Century: The F-22 Development Program Williams, Michael D. 1999
Adventures in the Air: Being Memorable Experiences of Great Aeronauts de Fonvielle, Wilfrid 1877
Aerial Bombing Tikhonov, M. D.; Ignatsius, G. I.; Cmolyaninov, I. E. 1939
Aerial Navigation Mansfield, Charles Blachford 1877
Aerial Reconnaissance Lapchinskii, Aleksandr Nikolaevich 1938
Aeronautica, or Sketches Illustrative of the Theory and Practice of Aerostation Mason, Monck 1838
Against the Wind: 90 Years of Flight Test in the Miami Valley 1994
Air Base Defense in the Republic of Vietnam Fox, Roger P. 1979
The Air Battle of Malta UK Air Ministry 1944
The Air Campaign: John Warden and the Classical Airpower Theorists Mets, David R. 1999
The Air Campaign: Planning for Combat Warden, John A. 1999
Air Power Against Terror Lambeth, Benjamin S. 2006
Air Power in the Next War Spaight, J. M. 1938
Air Warfare Sherman, William Carrington 1926
Air Warriors Eryomin, Boris Nikolaevich 1987
Air Wars and Aircraft: A Detailed Record of Air Combat, 1945 to the Present (1990) Flintham, Victor 1990
Aircraft Construction in the USSR, 1917-1945 Byushgens, G. S. 1994
Aircraft in Warfare: The Dawn of the Fourth Arm Lanchester, Frederick William 1916
The Aircraft of R. L. Bartini Yakubovich, N. V. 2006
Airlift and Airborne Operations in World War II Bilstein, Roger E. 1998
The Airship-Carrying Cruiser "Rus" Emelin, A. Yu.; Druzhinin, Yu. O. 1997
Albatros C.I Grosz, Peter M. 1996
Albatros D.II Höfling, Rudolf
Albatros D.III (Special) Grosz, Peter M. 2003
Albatros D.III Rimell, Raymond L. 1986
Albatros D.V Rimell, Raymond L. 1987
Along the Roads of China: 1937-1945 Chudodeev, Yu. V. (editor) 1989
The American Air Service: A Record of Its Problems, Its Difficulties, Its Failures, And Its Final Achievements Sweetser, Arthur 1919
American Raiders: The Race to Capture the Luftwaffe's Secrets Samuel, Wolfgang W. E. 2004
An Aviator's Field Book Boelcke, Oswald 1991 (reprint of 1917 edition)
An Explorer in the Air Service Bingham, Hiram 1920
Arming the Luftwaffe Homze, Edward L. 1976
Army Commander of the Winged 1967
Army Commanders in World War II: A Military Biographical Dictionary Anonenko, S. V.; Basik, I. I.; Ermolenko, O. A. 2005
Attack of the Drones Yenne, Bill 2004
The Australian Flying Corps in the Western and Eastern Theatres of War, 1914–1918 Cutlack, F. M. 1941
Aviation in Canada 1917-1918 Sullivan, Alan 1919
Aviation in Russia Keldysh, M. V.; Svishchev, G. P.; Khristianovich, S.A; others 1988
Aviation in the USSR on the Eve of the War Yakubovich, N. V. 2006
Aviator Cavaliers of the Order of St. George & the St. George Weapon from World War I, 1914-1918 Neshkin, M. S.; Shabanov, V. M. 2006
The B.E.2, 2a & 2b Bruce, J. M. 1966
Bagration to Berlin: The Final Air Battles in the East, 1944-1945 Bergstrom, Christer 2008
The Balkan Wars: Adventures of War with Cross and Crescent Gibbs, Philip; Grant, Bernard 1912
Barbarossa & the Retreat to Moscow Drabkin, Artem 2007
Barbarossa: The Air Battle July-December 1941 Bergstrom, Christer 2007
The Battle Rethought: A Symposium on the Battle of Britain Probert, Henry; Cox, Sebastian 1991
Battle for the Skies 1941: From the Dnieper to the Gulf of Finland Khazanov, Dmitrij 2007
The Berlin Airlift: The Effort and the Aircraft Provan, John; Davies, R. E. G. 1998
Betrayed Ideals: Memoirs of a Luftwaffe Fighter Ace Bob, Hans-Ekkehard 2004
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress Davies, Peter E.; Thornborough, Anthony M. 1998
Bombing the Axis Powers: A Historical Digest of the Combined Bomber Offensive 1939-1945 Davis, Richard G. 2006
Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War Coram, Robert 2002
The Breguet 14 Bruce, J. M.; Noel, Jean 1967
Building German Airpower, 1909-1914 Morrow, John H. Jr. 1976
Carl A. Spaatz and the Air War in Europe Davis, Richard G. 1993
Case Studies in the Achievement of Air Superiority Cooling, Benjamin Franklin (editor) 1994
Clashes: Air Combat Over North Vietnam 1965-1972 Michel, Marshall L. 1997
Color Schemes and Markings of Russian Navy and Air Force Aircraft to 1940 Kondratev, V. I.; Kotelnikov, V. P. 2007
Combat Pilots of a Dying Empire: Aviation in the Russian Civil War Khairulin, Marat; Kondratev, Vyacheslav 2008
Combat Routes Polynin, Fyodr Petrovich 1972
Command and Control of Joint Air Operations: Some Lessons Learned from Four Case Studies of an Enduring Issue Winnefeld, James A.; Johnson, Dana J. 1991
The Command and Staff of the Soviet Army Air Force in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945: A Soviet View Kozhevnikov, M. N. 1977
Command of the Air Douhet, Giulio 1921
Coningham: A Biography of Air Marshal Sir Arthur Coningham Orange, Vincent 1992
Cover Me, I'm Going In For The Attack! Yakimenko, Anton Dmitrievich 2006
Cracking the Zero Mystery: How the U.S. Learned to Beat Japan's Vaunted World War II Fighter Plane Rearden, Jim 1990
Crimson Sky: The Air Battle for Korea Bruning, John R. 2000
D-Day 1944: Air Power Over the Normandy Beaches and Beyond Hallion, Richard P. 1994
Dark Eagles: A History of Top Secret U.S. Aircraft Programs Peebles, Curtis 1995
The Defence of London, 1915-1918 Rawlinson, A. 1923
The Development of Air Doctrine in the Army Air Arm, 1917-1941 Greer, Thomas H. 1985
Dictatorship of the Air: Aviation Culture and the Fate of Modern Russia Palmer, Scott W. 2006
Divining Victory: Airpower in the Israel-Hezbollah War Arkin, William 2007
Dornier Do 17 The Yugoslav Story: Operational Record 1937-1947 Ciglic, Boris; Savic, Dragan 2007
Dornier Do 335 "Pfeil" Nowarra, Heinz J. 1989
Eagle in Flames: The Fall of the Luftwaffe Hooton, E. R. 1997
Early German Aces of World War I Van Wyngarden, Greg 2006
En l'air (In the Air) Hall, Bert 1918
Evgeny Georgievich Pepelyaev: Leading Ace of the Korean War Krylov, L.; Tepsurkaev, Yu. 1998
Examples of Combat Tactics: Squadron to Aircrew Maslennikov, Yu. I. 1985
Examples of Combat Tactics: The Aviation Regiment Skomorokhov, N. M. and Cherpnetskii, V. N. 1985
Examples of Combat Tactics: The Fighter Division Zimin, Georgii Vasilevich 1982
Fire in the Sky Bergerud, Eric M. 2001
Flying Aces: Russian Aces of World War I Mityurin, D; Medvedko, Yu. 2006
Flying Tigers Ford, Daniel 2007
Flying for France: With the American Escadrille at Verdun McConnell, James R. 1917
Footsteps of the Hunter Dickfeld, Adolf 1993
The Forgotten Air Force: French Air Doctrine in the 1930s Cain, Christopher 2002
Foulois and the U.S. Army Air Corps: 1931-1935 Shiner, John F., Lt. Col. 1983
From Barbarossa to Odessa: The Air Battle for Bessarabia, 22 June-31 July 1941 Bernad, Denes; Karlenko, Dmitriy; Roba, Jean-Louis 2007
From Barbarossa to Odessa: The Air Battle for Odessa, August-October 1941 Bernad, Denes; Karlenko, Dmitriy; Roba, Jean-Louis 2008
The German Air War in Russia Muller, Richard R. 1992
German Aircraft in Russian and Soviet Service 1914-1940 Alexandrov, Andrei; Petrov, Genadi 2002
German Aircraft in Russian and Soviet Service 1941-1951 Alexandrov, Andrei; Petrov, Genadi 2002
German Secret Flight Test Centres to 1945 Beauvais, Heinrich; Kössler, Karl; Mayer, Max; Regel, Christoph 2002
Ground Attack Tactics Mednis, Artur Karlovich 1935
History of Aerostatics and Aviation in Russia (July 1914-October 1917) Duz', Pyotr Dmitrievich 1989
History of Aircraft Construction in the USSR 1938-1950 Shavrov, V. B. 1994
The History of Aircraft Construction in the USSR to 1938 Shavrov, V. B. 1985
Hitler's Luftwaffe in the Spanish Civil War Proctor, Raymond L. 1983
I Fought in a Fighter Plane: Receiving the First Blows, 1941-1942 Drabkin, Artem 2006
I Was An Aircraft Gunner Litvin, Georgii Afanasevich 1990
Ideas, Concepts, Doctrine: Basic Thinking in the United States Air Force, 1907-1960, Vol. 1 Futrell, Robert Frank 1989
Ideas, Concepts, Doctrine: Basic Thinking in the United States Air Force, 1961-1984, Vol. II Futrell, Robert Frank 1989
Il-2 Shturmovik Guards Units of World War 2 Rastrenin, Oleg 2008
The Ilya Muromets Bomber at War Nikolskoi, S. N.; Nikolskoi, M. N. 2008
In The Clouds Above Baghdad Tennant, J. E., Lt. Col. 1920
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In the Skies Over China 1937-1940 1986
Introduction to the United States Air Force Saltzman, B. C.; Searle, Thomas R. 2001
JG26: Top Guns of the Luftwaffe Caldwell, Donald L. 1993
Jagdstaffel 2 'Boelcke' Van Wyngarden, Greg 2007
Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War Francillon, R. J. 1970
Journal of My Forty-Fifth Ascension, Being the First Performed in America, On the Ninth of January, 1793 Blanchard, Jean-Pierre 1918
Kenneth N. Walker: Airpower's Untempered Crusader Byrd, Martha 1997
Khalkhin-Gol: The War in the Air Kondratev, Vyacheslav 2002
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Long Range Bombers: Memoir of a Chief Marshal of Aviation Golovanov, Alexander Evgenevich 2004
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Royal New Zealand Air Force Ross, J. M. S. 1955
Russia's Air Power in Crisis Lambeth, Benjamin S. 1999
Russian Aeroplanes 1914-1918 Maslov, Mikhail 2002
Russian Aviation and Air Power in the Twentieth Century Higham, Robin; Greenwood, John T.; and Hardesty, Von (editors) 1998
SPAD Fighters in Action Connors, John F. 1989
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Skies of War Pokryshkin, Aleksandr Ivanovich 1980
Snakes in the Eagle's Nest Vick, Alan J. 1995
The Soviet Air Force in World War II: The Official History Fetzer, Leland (translator) 1973
Soviet Air Power in World War II Gordon, Yefim 2008
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Soviet Military Aviation 1917-1941 Shumikhin, V. S. 1986
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Stars On Their Wings Shipilov, I. F. and Fedoseev, S. M. (editors) 1959
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Sunday Punch in Normandy: The Tactical Use of Heavy Bombardment in the Normandy Invasion 1992
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The United States in the Air Patrick, Mason M. 1928
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Winged Warfare Bishop, William Avery 1918
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The Myths of Air Control and the Realities of Imperial Policing Gray, Peter W. Air and Space Power Journal Volume XV, No. 3 (Fall 2001)
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A Comparative Look at Air-Ground Support Doctrine and Practice in World War II 1982
Deflating British Radar Myths of World War II 1997
Demystifying the German "Armament Miracle" During World War II: New Insights from the Annual Audits of German Aircraft Producers 2005
Development of Air Force Basic Doctrine 1947-1992 1997
The Development of Tactical Doctrines at AAFSAT & AAFTAC 1944
The Development of the German Air Force, 1919-1939 1968
The Evolution of FM 100-20, Command and Employment of Air Power (21 July 1943): The Foundation of Modern Airpower Doctrine 1989
FM 100-20: Command and Employment of Air Power 1943
The Factories, Research and Design Establishments of the Soviet Defence Industry: A Guide 2007
The Forgotten Air Force: The Establishment and Employment of Australian Air Power in the North-Western Area, 1941-1945 1997
The German Air Force Versus Russia, 1941 1965
The German Air Force Versus Russia, 1942 1966
The German Air Force Versus Russia, 1943 1967
German Counter-C3 Activity and its Effects on Soviet Command, Control, and Communications During Operation Barbarossa 1980
A Ground Commander's Conflicting View with Airmen Over CAS Doctrine and Employment: Lt. Gen. Ned Almond USA 1996
The Hague Rules of Air Warfare 1922-1923
Interservice Rivalry and Airpower in the Vietnam War 2006
Ivan Rodionov's Chronology of Soviet Aviation 2007
Knowledge-Based Reasoning in the Paladin Tactical Decision Generation System 1993
Learning from the Past: A Fighter Pilot's Obligation 1984
Neither Decadent, Nor Traitorous, Nor Stupid: The French Air Force and Air Doctrine in the 1930s 2000
No Guts, No Glory 1955
Numbered Soviet Aviation Factories, 1921-1941 2002
Operation Anaconda: An Airpower Perspective 2005
The R.100 in Canada 1999
The Radio Intercept Service of the German Air Force 1955
The Reform of the Russian Air Force 2002
Resolution of the Sovnarkom On Bringing Red Army Air Force Flight Schools Up to Strength 1940
Resolution of the Sovnarkom On The Red Army Air Forces 1940
Resolution of the Sovnarkom On the Organizational Structure of the Red Army Air Forces 1940
Russian Airpower in the Second Chechen War 2001
The Sikorsky S-16 and Russian Aviation During the Great War 1995
Soviet Air Power in World War II 1979
The Soviet-Finnish War, 1939-1940: Getting the Doctrine Right 1993
Strategy in Operation Just Cause: A Framework for Analysis 1994
TR 440-15: Fundamental Principles for the Employment of the Air Service 1926
The Russian Air Force in the Eyes of German Commanders
United States Air Force and Its Antecedents Published and Printed Unit Histories: A Bibliography 2001
The United States Army Air Arm, April 1861 to April 1917 1958
The World War I Diary of Col. Frank P. Lahm 1970
Yaakov Nevo and the Master Air Plan for the Six-Day War 2005
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