History
On 1 September 1931 there was the first flight through the new air-strip at Vologda - Moscow-Yaroslavl-Vologda-Archangelsk.
In 1934, three SH-2 aircraft were now based there, flying to Kirilov, Vashki, Belozersk, and Sholu and landing on lakes.
In 1937, some PO-2 aircraft were transferred to the airline at Vologda and in that year they carried 3055 passengers, 40 tons cargo and 94 tons mail.
In March 1941, the Cherepovets Air Detachment was transferred to Vologda. Before long, they had 25 planes including Po-2, S-1, and Yak-6.
By 1948 the airline had 20 Po-2 planes and in five years they received their first An-2, two years after that a Yak-12, three years after that they received their first Mil helicopter (a Mil Mi-1).
To make best use of their new manmade landing strips, they received their Yak-40 aircraft in 1969 which spurred development. In 1978 they moved to a new airfield.
Read more about this topic: Vologda Aviation Enterprise
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