page_title: Soviet Air Forces
section_title: Forces in the late 1980s
hierarchical_section_title: Soviet Air Forces / Cold War / Forces in the late 1980s
caption_attribution_description: English: An air-to-air right side view of a Soviet Su-27 Flanker aircraft.
context_page_description: The Soviet Air Forces was the official designation of one of the air forces of the Soviet Union. The other was the Soviet Air Defence Forces. The Air Forces were formed from components of the Imperial Russian Air Service in 1917, and faced their greatest test during World War II. The groups were also involved in the Korean War, and dissolved along with the Soviet Union itself in 1991–92. Former Soviet Air Forces' assets were subsequently divided into several air forces of former Soviet republics, including the new Russian Air Force. "March of the Pilots" was its song.
caption: Sukhoi Su-27 Soviet fighter aircraft
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