Soviet Naval Aviation

Soviet Naval Aviation
Soviet Naval Aviation
Морская авиация Военно-морского флота; Morskaya aviatsiya Voenno-morskogo flota;
	Soviet naval ensign (1950–1992)
Active	1918–1992
Country	Russian SFSR (1918–1922); Soviet Union (1922–1991); CIS (1991–1992);
Branch	Red Fleet (1918–1920); Red Air Force (1920–1935); Soviet Navy (1935–1992);
Type	Naval aviation
Engagements	Russian Civil War; Winter War; Great Patriotic War; Soviet–Japanese War; Korean War; Cold War;
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Colonel General Viktor Potapov; Marshal Semyon Zhavoronkov;
Insignia
Roundel and fin flash (since 1945)
Roundel and fin flash (until 1945)
Roundel and fin flash (1920s and 1930s variant)

The Soviet Naval Aviation (Russian: Морская авиация Военно-морского флота СССР, romanized: Morskaya aviatsiya Voenno-morskogo flota SSSR, lit. 'Naval Aviation of the Soviet Navy'; abbr. МА ВМФ СССР, MA VMF SSSR) was the naval aviation arm of the Soviet Navy.