About Rodionov's Chronology
Ivan Rodionov began to compile a chronology of Soviet aviation and the Soviet aircraft industry in 1995 while preparing a book about the Il-2 Shturmovik and Il-4 bomber. Eventually this work became a research project in its own right. The core theme of the Chronology is the historical development of the aircraft industry but the Chronology includes data on general political and cultural events in Russia and other countries (mostly extracted from other chronologies published around the world).
Version 16, uploaded on 16 July 2026, replaces versions 15 (12 March 2024), 14 (10 May 2022), 13 (1 July 2020), 12 (23 July 2018), 11 (30 August 2016), 10 (24 June 2014), 9 (9 December 2012), 8 (7 February 2010), 7 (27 February 2009), 6 (27 December 2007), 5 (27 May 2005), 4 (22 August 2003) and 3.1 (19 March 2002).