20th Fighter Aviation Division PVO

20-я истребительная авиационная дивизия ПВО

Military Unit: 06530

Activated 10.50 in Yelets, Lipetsk Oblast, for service in China.

Transfer to China began in 10.50 - arrival was to be completed 20.11.50.

Organisation 12.50:

• 57th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Tangshan, China) with MiG-9 and Yak-17
• 180th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Tangshan, China) with MiG-9 and Yak-17

Organisation 1953:

• 57th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Veshchevo, Leningrad Oblast) with MiG-15
• 180th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Gromovo, Leningrad Oblast) with MiG-15

In 3.56 the 177th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO arrived in Gromovo, Leningrad Oblast, and was attached to the division.

Organisation 1958:

• 57th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Veshchevo, Leningrad Oblast) with MiG-17
• 177th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Gromovo, Leningrad Oblast) with MiG-17
• 180th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Gromovo, Leningrad Oblast) with Yak-25M

Organisation 1960:

• 57th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Veshchevo, Leningrad Oblast) with MiG-17
• 177th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Lodenoye Pole, Leningrad Oblast) with MiG-17
• 180th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Gromovo, Leningrad Oblast) with Yak-25M

Disbanded 1961.

Bases:

• Yelets, Lipetsk Oblast, 10.50 - 11.50 [52 38 13N, 38 24 46E]
• Tangshan, China, 12.50 - 2.52 [39 43 09N, 118 00 11E]
• Veshchevo, Leningrad Oblast, 3.52 - 6.53 [60 40 28N, 29 10 01E]
• Gromovo, Leningrad Oblast, 6.53 - 1961 [60 42 46N, 30 06 43E]

Subordination:

• 25th Fighter Air Defence Army, 3.53 - 9.54
• Leningrad Special Air Defence Army, 9.54 - 4.60
• 6th independent Air Defence Army, 4.60 - 1961