39th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Division

39-я авиационная дивизия истребителей бомбардировщиков

Military Unit: 19729

Activated 1981.

Organisation 1981:

• 88th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment (Suurkyul-Emari, Estonian SSR) with MiG-27
• 372nd Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment (Daugavpils-Lotsiki, Latvian SSR) with MiG-27
• 899th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment (Lielvarde, Latvian SSR) with MiG-21SM

In 8.84 the 88th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment was transferred to the 17th Air Army.

From 1989 the 53rd Guards Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment joined the division.

Organisation 1990:

• 53rd Guards Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment (Siauliai, Lithuanian SSR) with MiG-27
• 372nd Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment (Daugavpils-Lotsiki, Latvian SSR) with MiG-27
• 899th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment (Lielvarde, Latvian SSR) with MiG-27

Disbanded 7.93.

Bases:

• Lielvarde, Latvian SSR, 1981 - 7.93 [56 46 48N, 24 51 01E]

Subordination:

• VVS Baltic Military District, 1981 - 1988
• 15th Air Army, 1988 - 1993