WWII statistics:<br /><br />
<ul>
<li>combat missions: 288.000</li>
<li>air combats: 6.100</li>
<li> aircraft shot down: 6.000</li>
<li>tanks destroyed: 3.700</li>
<li> artillery destroyed: 10.000</li>
<li> véhicules destroyed: 40.000</li>
<li> enemies killed: 173.000<br /></li>
</ul>
 More than 30 pilots or crews repeated the immortal exploits of Russian pilots Nesterov and Gastello 
ramming enemies in the air and on the ground.<br /><br />

27.000 airmen were rewarded with medals for courage and heroism.<br /><br />

204 airmen were awarded the title of Hero of Soviet Union.<br />
3 were double Heroes.<br />
1 was triple Hero.<br /><br />

Rewards to VVS units:<br /><br />
<ul>
<li> Lenin Order: 3</li>
<li> Combat Red Banner Order: 93</li>
<li>Souvorov Order: 61</li>
<li> Koutouzov Order: 22</li>
<li> A. Nevski Order: 11</li>
<li> Bogdan of Khmel'nitskiy Order: 4</li>
<li> Red Star Order: 14</li>
</ul>
 One Regiment out of 3 received the Guards title.