Soviet airmen's membership in the Communist Party?

[Nikita Egorov]

Hi,
Many of politruks were real combat pilots. As regards to beneficials from being party member I think no doubt here. Nevertheless, I won't comment on the cases of beating and threatening... I have never come across such cases in my practise.

Originally Posted by Franek Grabowski

Privet Nikita
Judging by PPAF, party membership was a key to further career, promotion depending on it. It seems there was some opposition against politruks in the Red AF as at some point it was demanded politruk must have been a combat aircrew. Also, they were not that much liked - I have documents mentioning incidents of beating and threatening with a gun in Soviet manned units of PPAF.
Also, I have heard that party membership was popular because families would have been noticed about deaths of party members.