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Barnaul Higher Military Aviation School Of Pilots
The Barnaul Higher Military Aviation School for Pilots named after Chief Marshal of Aviation K. A. Vershinin (Barnaul VVAUL) (Барнаульское высшее военное авиационное училище летчиков им. Главного Маршала авиации К.А. Вершинина (БВВАУЛ))- was a flying training flight school of the Soviet Air Forces in the city of Barnaul (Altai Krai). It formed part of the Air Forces of the Siberian Military District. History of creation The school was established on the basis of the Decree of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union of August 18, 1966, to train front-line aviation (bomber, fighter, fighter-bomber aviation, and ground attack aviation pilots. The 44th Training Aviation Regiment (UAP) was based at Panfilovo (st. Kalmanka Kalmanka (russian: Калманка) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Kalmansky District of Altai Krai, Russia Russia (, , ) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnaul
Barnaul ( rus, Барнау́л, p=bərnɐˈul) is the largest city and administrative centre of Altai Krai, Russia, located at the confluence of the Barnaulka and Ob Rivers in the West Siberian Plain. As of the 2021 Census, its population was 630,877,making it the 20th largest city in Russia and the fourth largest in the Siberian Federal District. Located in the south of western Siberia on the left bank of the Ob River, Barnaul is a major transport, industrial, cultural, medical and educational hub of Siberia. Barnaul was founded by the wealthy Demidov family, who intended to develop the production of copper and silver, which continued after the factories were taken over by the Crown. Barnaul became a major centre of silver production in Russia. Barnaul was granted city status in 1771. Administrative and municipal status Barnaul is the administrative centre of the krai.Charter of Altai Krai, Article 6 Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, tog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konstantin Vershinin
Chief marshal of the aviation Konstantin Andreevich Vershinin (russian: Константин Андреевич Вершинин; 3 June 1900 – 30 December 1973) was commander-in-chief of the Soviet Air Force from 1946 to 1949 and from 1957 to 1969. He was commander of the 4th Air Army in World War II, and for his actions, he was awarded the distinction of Hero of the Soviet Union in 1944. At the outbreak of the Bolshevik Revolution, he left his work in a sawmill to enter the Red Army. In 1929, he was sent to the Zhukovsky Air Force Academy located in Moscow. In 1946 — as Commander-in-chief of Air Force — Deputy Ministry of Defence of the USSR. He supervised the Air Force transition to the jet era. He was promoted to Marshal of Aviation (3 July 1946). In September 1949 unexpectedly lowed in grade and appointed chief commander of Baku PVO Region. He was commander of the 14th Air Army in the Ukrainian SSR from February to September 1950.http://generals.dk/general/V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
