Commanders-in-Chief
- Arkadi Rozengoltz (1923–1924)
- Pyotr Baranov (1924–1931)
- Yakov Alksnis (1931–1937)
- Colonel General Aleksandr Loktionov (1937–1939)
- Lieutenant General Yakov Smushkevich (1939–1940)
- Chief Marshal of Aviation Alexander Novikov (1942–1946)
- Chief Marshal of Aviation Konstantin Vershinin (Russian: Вершинин Константин Андреевич) (1946–1949, 1957–1969)
- Chief Marshal of Aviation Zhigarev Pavel Fedorovich (Russian: Жигарев Павел Федорович) (1949–1957)
- Chief Marshal of Aviation Pavel Stepanovich Kutakhov (Russian: Кутахов Павел Степанович) (1969–1984)
- Marshal of Aviation Yefimov Aleksandr Nikolayevich (Russian: Ефимов Александр Николаевич) (1984–1990)
- Marshal of Aviation Yevgeny Shaposhnikov (1990–1991)
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