 Complete the following phrase:  1930s Soviet aviation also had a particular impact on the USSRs military failures in the beginning of World War II. By 1938, the Soviet Union had the largest air force in the world, but Soviet aeronautical design distinctly lagged behind Western technological advances. Instead of focusing on developing tactical aircraft, the Soviets engineers developed heavy bomber planes only good for long distancein other words, planes that would be used for record-breaking flights like those of Chkalovs. The Soviet governments focus on showy stunts and phenomenal record-breaking missions drained resources needed for Soviet defense. When Nazi Germany 