Aviation of the Red Army in the Winter War. The experience of the fighting of the Soviet Air Force on the eve of the Great Patriotic War

The book is devoted to the analysis of the combat use of Soviet aviation in the war with Finland 1939-1940. The physico-geographical and climatic conditions of the theater of military operations, the state and grouping of the Soviet and Finnish troops, as factors that influenced the creation and increase of the aviation grouping of Soviet Air Force, planning combat operations, group management, and interaction with other branches of troops were considered. Features of the basing and comprehensive supply of Soviet aviation in the combat area are considered.
The work shows the difficulties of performing tasks in conditions of unorientable terrain and counteracting aircraft and anti -aircraft means of the enemy