yuri alekseevich gagarin 780 heroes of the soviet union and russia, of which 43-2 times one ivan nikitichkov. and, of course, all the heads of the academy are famous russian pilots who, as a rule, came from the post of chief of the main staff or commanders, and of course. life flowed. today, this place is probably known to every true aviation lover all over the world, it was on the monino airfield that the central museum of the air force was organized among the many aviation museums of the world, large and small, it occupies a special place. yes, our museum stands apart, because it is one of the largest in the soviet union. it has more than 200 408 aircraft, more than 50 aircraft propellers on display. in total, the exposition is almost 33,000 exhibits. they are located in six halls on two platforms, open and closed. these places have a long aviation history. in 1929, the construction of a military airfield began in the area of ​​monino station. the place was not chosen by chance next to vladimirka passed the famous vladimirsky tract. today, the federal highway m7 volga passes here along thi