Syzran Higher Military Aviation School


The Syzran Higher Military Aviation School is a military academy of the Russian Air Force, responsible for training airmen of the Russian Armed Forces. It is a branch of the Zhukovsky – Gagarin Air Force Academy.

History

The school originated from the Saratov Military Aviation School of Pilots, formed in March 1940. In 1941, after the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union, the pilot school was transformed into a glider school. After the war, the school was transferred to Pugachyov in Saratov Oblast and was renamed the Airborne Glider School. In 1952, the school received the name of the 160th Military School of Pilots and from 1953 passed to the development of a fundamentally new aircraft technology - helicopters. Since 1960 the school has been located in Syzran, Samara Oblast, and from 1963 was named Syzran Military Aviation School for pilots. In 1966 the school was transferred to the status of a higher school. In 1998, the school was reorganized into the Syzran Military Aviation Institute. Graduates of the school have taken part in the UN peacekeeping operations in Vietnam, Angola, Tajikistan, Yugoslavia, Sierra Leone, Sudan and other countries.

Structure

The following officers commanded the school: