The making of a Fighter Ace
Created | Updated Jan 26, 2004
During the 1930s, the exploits of Chkalov with his record braking flights. the tremendous publicity given to the resue of th Chelyuskin survivors
(for which the Hero of the Soviet Union award was made for the very first time on 20 April 1934)
and the examples set by epoch-making women aircrew like nevigator (and later pilot) Marina Raskova all served to inspire volunteers to join the most glamorous of the armed forces in the Union of Soviet State Republics - the Air Forces.
In a public climate that thrived upon the exploits of its aviation heroes, and with the political doctrine of collective responsibility lay behind the development of a range of activities, sociaties and clubs for the Soviet youth,
who were channelled by the KomSoMol in the direction of 'volunteering' for future military service, and there for by in the starting proccess of making them into Fighter Aces.
(for which the Hero of the Soviet Union award was made for the very first time on 20 April 1934)
and the examples set by epoch-making women aircrew like nevigator (and later pilot) Marina Raskova all served to inspire volunteers to join the most glamorous of the armed forces in the Union of Soviet State Republics - the Air Forces.
In a public climate that thrived upon the exploits of its aviation heroes, and with the political doctrine of collective responsibility lay behind the development of a range of activities, sociaties and clubs for the Soviet youth,
who were channelled by the KomSoMol in the direction of 'volunteering' for future military service, and there for by in the starting proccess of making them into Fighter Aces.
