Military Transport Aviation
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Military Transport Aviation was the branch of the Soviet Air Forces responsible for strategic and tactical airlift of troops, equipment, and supplies, as well as airborne operations and logistical support.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airlift command
ⓘ
military aviation branch ⓘ |
| abbreviation | VTA ⓘ |
| aircraftOperated |
Antonov An-10
ⓘ
Antonov An-12 ⓘ Antonov An-124 Ruslan ⓘ Antonov An-2 ⓘ Antonov An-22 ⓘ Antonov An-26 ⓘ Antonov An-32 ⓘ Antonov An-72 ⓘ Antonov An-8 ⓘ Ilyushin Il-12 ⓘ Ilyushin Il-12 ⓘ
surface form:
Ilyushin Il-14
Ilyushin Il-76 ⓘ Lisunov Li-2 ⓘ Mil Mi-6 ⓘ
surface form:
Mil Mi-10
Mil Mi-26 ⓘ Mil Mi-6 ⓘ Mi-8 ⓘ
surface form:
Mil Mi-8
Tupolev Tu-104 jet airliner ⓘ
surface form:
Tupolev Tu-104 (transport variants)
Tupolev Tu-134 airliner ⓘ
surface form:
Tupolev Tu-134 (transport/VIP variants)
|
| conflict |
Cold War
ⓘ
Soviet–Afghan War ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| doctrine | Soviet military doctrine ⓘ |
| era | Soviet era ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Russian ⓘ |
| partOf | Soviet Air Forces ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
aeromedical evacuation
ⓘ
air supply missions ⓘ airborne troop delivery ⓘ paratroop drops ⓘ strategic redeployment of forces ⓘ support of Soviet Airborne Troops ⓘ |
| role |
airborne operations support
ⓘ
logistical support ⓘ strategic airlift ⓘ tactical airlift ⓘ transport of equipment ⓘ transport of supplies ⓘ transport of troops ⓘ |
| RussianName | Военно-транспортная авиация ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Soviet Air Forces ⓘ |
| successor |
Russian Aerospace Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Aerospace Forces Military Transport Aviation
|
| supportedUnit |
Soviet Airborne Forces
ⓘ
Soviet Ground Forces ⓘ Soviet Navy ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Navy (logistics)
|
| typeOfTransport |
fixed-wing transport aviation
ⓘ
rotary-wing transport aviation ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.