Russian Air Force Day
August 12 · Level 10 · #47 of 2238
Russian Air Force Day honours military aviators and the people who keep their aircraft flying. Pilots share the occasion with engineers, technicians and the many other specialists needed to support every flight.
How it is celebrated: air units hold ceremonies, present awards and welcome veterans. Public programmes may include aircraft displays and demonstration flights, while flowers are laid at memorials to aviators.
The holiday's historical reference is the establishment of an aeronautical section within the General Staff administration in 1912. It marks an organisational milestone rather than an aircraft's first flight.