Piotr Butowski is an aviation journalist, writer and photographer specialising in the aviation of Russia, especially the themes of aerospace industry and technology. Since 1978 he has published several thousand articles in aviation magazines all over the world, mainly in Poland, the UK, France and Germany, but also in Brazil, the US, Japan, Spain, Italy, Russia and other countries. He is author of around 15 books on Russian aviation published in Poland, the US, the UK and Hong Kong between 1985 and 1996. After a break of almost 20 years, he wrote the first volume of the Russia's Warplanes series last autumn.
"""If you want up-to-the-minute, squadron-by-squadron info about Russian air power by aircraft type, here's your resource guide.""-- ""Historical Miniatures Gaming Society"" ""The book is an outstanding complement to the first three books and a good stand-alone reference on current Russia aviation structure. The photographs are superbly reproduced and the captions are very helpful.""-- ""IPMS/USA"" ""This is neat book that will be of interest to modelers, aviation historians and enthusiasts alike. Highly recommended.""-- ""AMPS Indianapolis"""