History of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic civil air forces formation (1944-1957)
Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. II [XVII], nr. 2, Istorie. Muzeologie
According to decree of the Council of Ministers of the USSR ordered on September 1, 1944 “About formation of civil aviation in Moldavija” and by order of Chief of the Main Agency of the Civil Air Fleet Astakhovj of September 19, 1944, the independent aviation detachment was formed in the MSSR. Thus, September 19 became the official birthdate of the Civil Aviation.
Based on data from the National Archive, the periodical press and materials from the resources of the National Museum of Archaeology and History of Moldova, the article considers some of the aspects of development of the MSSR Civil Aviation in the first postwar ten years.
Facts and archive documents presented in this paper allow making a conclusion that civil air forces formation began in the 30ies of the past century.
The National Museum of History of Moldova takes place among the most significant museum institutions of the Republic of Moldova, in terms of both its collection and scientific reputation.
