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120th Fighter Aviation Regiment
The 120th Fighter Aviation Regiment was a fighter aircraft regiment of the Soviet Air Forces, formed twice in 1940 and 1969. First Formation Initially the regiment was formed from October 24, 1940 in the Moscow Military District in the city of Klin, Klinsky District, Moscow Oblast, Klin equipped with Polikarpov I-153 aircraft. Pilots were drawn from 1940 graduates of the Krasnodar Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots, Batayskaya, Kamenskaya, Kacha Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots, Kachinskaya, Orenburg Higher Military Aviation Red Banner School of Pilots, Chkalovskaya, Chuguev Military School, Chuguevskoy and Odessa Military School, Odessa military aviation schools. The regiment completed its formation and attained combat readiness as part of the Moscow Air Defence District on December 31, 1940. It was allocated the Field mail number 35470. It formed part of the 24th Fighter Aviation Division. From June 22, 1941 the regiment was at war, as part of the Great Patrio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fighter Aircraft
Fighter aircraft are fixed-wing military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat. In military conflict, the role of fighter aircraft is to establish air superiority of the battlespace. Domination of the airspace above a battlefield permits bombers and attack aircraft to engage in tactical and strategic bombing of enemy targets. The key performance features of a fighter include not only its firepower but also its high speed and maneuverability relative to the target aircraft. The success or failure of a combatant's efforts to gain air superiority hinges on several factors including the skill of its pilots, the tactical soundness of its doctrine for deploying its fighters, and the numbers and performance of those fighters. Many modern fighter aircraft also have secondary capabilities such as ground attack and some types, such as fighter-bombers, are designed from the outset for dual roles. Other fighter designs are highly specialized while still filling the ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
