From starting life in 1917 as the Imperial Russian Air Unit, by 1918 the few resources were taken over by the Workers and Peasants Red Air Fleet, several name changes later and the Red Army Air Forces or VVS was established in 1925. Following expansion the VVS soon had the worlds largest bomber fleet, by the outbreak of World War II 95% of these bombers were the Topolev SB. The Soviet expansion ...
In the earliest days of flight the French led the way. Names like Farman and Blériot made headlines around the world. The French Air Force first came into being over 100 years ago, The Aéronautique Militiare existed before the onset of World War 1 and its pilots played huge part in the battles across europe. ...
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