CIVIL AIR FLEET PERSONNEL GET RANKS

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CIA-RDP80-00809A000600300374-3
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RIPPUB
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5
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December 22, 2016
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September 7, 2011
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374
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Publication Date: 
April 20, 1950
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REPORT
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/09/08: CIA-RDP80-00809A000600300374-3 CLASSIFICATION gECR~~epp~'(' CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGE YYFFYYRR INFORMATION FROM FOREIGN DOCUMENTS OR RADIO BROADCASTS REPORT CD NO. DATE ^F COUNTRY USSR SUBJECT Aviation - Civit HOW PUBLISHED Official gazette WHEP,E PUBLISHED Moscov ui+T'c PUBLISHED 15 Mar 1950 LANGUAGE Russian txu oocuua coxrx~x[ uro[r~nor or[rn[r rx[ xxnorxc Doan or rx[ urrt[o oxro nrxir rx[ ruxw or onoru[ acr [o r. [. c.. n uo n, n exuo[o. m nxuuwox o[ rn [[nunox or m cornet w ur uxru ro ~ ? V4YTAO[Irn rmor a no~ xmno n ur. nrroournor ar ..u roo i[ rroxwno. GATE DIST. ~U Apr 1950 SUPPLEidENT TO REPORT NO. Vedomosti Verkhnogo Soveta SSSR No 9, 1950. CIVIL AIR FLEET PFRSONNII, C3T RANKS By ukase of the Presidium, Supreme Soviet USSR, of 25 February 1950, ranks and nev insignia are to be introduced for commuind personnel of the Main Ad- ministration of the Civil Air Fleet and the organizations subordinate to them. The folloving ranks are establlehed for command personnel. General-polkovnik of Civil Aviation General-leytenant of Civil Aviation General-mayor of Civil Aviation Colonel of Civil Aviation Lieutenant Colonel of Civil Aviation Major of Civil Aviation Captain of Civil Aviation Senior Lieutenant of Civil Aviation Lieutenant of Civil Aviation SECRET _1_ CLASSIFICATION SECRET sr~re new h Nsne DISTRIBUTION _ FBI ~- Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/09/08: CIA-RDP80-00809A000600300374-3 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/09/08: CIA-RDP80-00809A000600300374-3 SEC4~cT Sergeant of Civil Aviation First Class Sergeant of Civil Aviation Second Class Sergeant of Civil Aviation Third Class General-polkovnik of the Engineer Service of Civil Aviation General-leytenant of the Engineer Service of Civil Aviation General-mayor of the Engineer Service of Civil Aviation Engineer-Colonel of Civil Aviation Engineer-Lieutenant Colonel of Civil Aviation Engineer .~?1a,Jor of Civil Aviation Engineer-Captain of Civil Aviation Senior Technician-Lieutenant of Civil Aviation Technician-Lieutenant of Civil Aviation Sergeant of the Technical Service of Civil Aviation First Class Sergeant of the Technical Service of Civil Aviation Second Clara Sergeant of the Technical Service of Civil Aviation Third Clear General-leytenant of the Administrative Service of Civil Aviation General-mayor of the Administrative Service of Civil Aviation Senior Command Personnel Colonel of the Administrative Service of Civil Aviation Lieutenant Colonel of the Administrative Service of Civil Aviation MaJor of the Administrative Service of Civil Aviation Intermediate Command Personnel Captain of the Adm.?.niatrative Service of Civil Aviation Senior Lieutenant of the Administrative Service of Civil Aviation Lieutenant oP the Administrative Service of Civil Aviation SECRET -2- SECRET .J Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/09/08: CIA-RDP80-00809A000600300374-3 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/09/08: CIA-RDP80-00809A000600300374-3 SECRET Junior Command Personnel Sergeant of the Administrative Service of Civil Aviation First Class Sergeant of the Administrative Service of Civil Aviation Second Class Sergeant of the Administrative Service of Civil Aviation Third Class Ranks are to be awarded to superior command personnel of the Main Admin- istration of the Civil Air Fleet by dscr?:e of the Council of Mini..;tare USSR, The chief of the Main Administration of the Civil Air Fleet is to estab- lish the t'~- limit for adoption of the new insignia for command personnel and students. The Presidium, Supreme Soviet USSR, confirmed the new rank in- signia for command personnel and students of the Main Administration of the Civil Air Fleet as follows. Shoulder boards are six-sided, with the long sides parallel. The shoul- der end of the board is rectangular; the neck end has Pour obtuse angles, The board is 14-15 centimeters long and 5 centimeters wide. The edges, except for the shoulder end, are bordered with light-blue cloth. Shoulder boards are stiff and detachable; on parade uniforms, however, they are sewed on and are soft, Sleeve rank insignia for command personnel consists of gold or silver braid sewed on both sleeves of the overcoat, cape, or ,jacket. Sleeve rank insignia ? Por command personnel of the Operations Service consists of gold braid sewed on a turquoise background; for command personnel of the Technical Service, silver braid on a turquoise background; for command personnel of the Administrative Service, silver braid sewed directly to the clothing without any special back- ground, The braid is in the form of a chevron with the point up; it is saved on the middle outside part of the sleeve, Wide braid is 2.8 centimeters, meth um 1.6 centimeters, and narrow 0.6 centi- meter, with a space of 0,3 centimeter between the braid stripes. The emblem of the Civil Air Fleet, silver wings on a gold hammer and sickle, is embroidered 1.5 centimeters above the point of the angle, The wings are 6 centimeters across. Shoulder boards for the Operations Service are made of specially-braided gold braid on a cloth base; for the Technical and Administrative services, spe- cially-braided silver braid on a cloth base. Shoulder boards of a General-polkovnik have three small embroidered gold or silver stars, General-leytenant two small embroidered stars, and General-mayor one small embroidered star, The stars measure 20 millimeters from point to point, A pentagon is em- broidered in light blue thread in the center of the star, Sides of the penta- gon measure 2.5-3 ~.llimeters. -3- SECRET Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/09/08: CIA-RDP80-00809A000600300374-3 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/09/08: CIA-RDP80-00809A000600300374-3 SECRET The emblem designating the specialty is embroidered on the shoulder boards, Buttons on the shoulder boards bear the USSR seal and are gold-plated met- al, 1.8 centimeters in diameter. Sleeve rank insignia of a General-pol'-;vnik consists oP one broad and three medium braid stripes, General-leytenant one broad and two medium stripes, and General-mayor one broad and one medium stripe, RANK INSIGNIA FOR SENIOR AND INTERMEDIATE COMMAND PERSONNEL Shoulder boards for the Operations Service are made of gold braid on a cloth base; for the Technical and Administrative services, silver braid on a cloth base. Shoulder boards have 4-millimeter turquoise stripes; two stripes for senior command personnel a.:d one stripe Por intermediate command personnel. 2t312e4 centimeters from eachrotheroand e~quaidiatantnPromathe outer edgea~fsthe board, The single stripe .for intermediate command personnel is placed in the middle of the board, Buttons on the shoulder board bear the Civil Air Fleet emblem and are gold- plated metal, 1.8 centimeters in diameter. Branch of service is represented by oxidized-metal emblems on the shoulder boards. Rank is indicated by five-pointed gold or silver-plated metal stars at- tached along the center of the board. The stars are 16 millimeters from point to point. Stars and stripes are arranged on the board as follows: colonel -- txo stripes, three stars; lieutenant colonel -- two stripes, two stare; major - two stripes, one star; captain -- one stripe, four stars; senior lieutenant - one stripe, three stars, and lieutenant -- one stripe, two stars. Sleeve insignia for n colonel consists of one broad braid stripe, lieuten- ant colonel four medium stripes, major three medium stripes, captain two medium stripes, senior lieutenant one medium stripe, and lieutenant four narrow stripes. ,~~RET Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/09/08: CIA-RDP80-00809A000600300374-3 RANK INSIGNIA FOR JUNIOR COMMAND PERSONNEL Shoulder boards are made of dark-blue cloth on a cloth base. Buttons on the shoulder boards have the Civtl Air Fleet emblem, are metal, and are 1.8 centimeters in diameter. btetal emblems on the shoulder boards designate branch of service. Gold or silver braid stripes sewed on the board indicate rank: sergeant first class -- one 7-millimeter lengthwise stripe and one 20-millimeter cross stripe, sergesnt second class -- three 7-millimeter crosswise stripes, and ser- geant third class -- two 7-millimeter crosswise stripes, Slccve insignia for sergeant first class consists of four 0.6-centimeter light-blue cloth stripes, sergeant second class three light-blue stripes, and sergeant third class two light-blue stripes, Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/09/08: CIA-RDP80-00809A000600300374-3 ~ Shoulder boards for students in higher educational institutions and schools of the Civil Air Fleet are made of Sark-blue cloth on a cloth base, Metal tut- tons on the shoulder boards have the Civil Air Fleet emblem and are 1,8 cen- timeters in diameter. Students in aviaticn schools wear the emblem of the Operations Service on their shoulder boards; students in aviation tec~.sicnl sc'..o?-ls wens ine em- blem of the Technical Service. Students in educational institutions of the Main Administration of the Civil Air Fleet wear sleeve insignia consisting of one 0.6-centimeter 11ght- blue cloth stripe and the emblem of the Civil Air Fleet on both sleeves. Emblems to denote branch of service are made of gold- or silver-colored metal and attached to the shoulder boards at a distance of 3 centimeters Prom the center of the button to the center of the emblem. The emblems are as follows: Operations -- Civil Air Fleet emblem Technical -- crossed key and hammer Administrative-managerial -- hammer and sickle Juridical -- shield superimposed on two crossed swords Medical -- mortar with serpent Militarized guard -- two crossed rifles. -5- SECRET Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/09/08: CIA-RDP80-00809A000600300374-3