2nd Guards Orshanskiy Red Banner order of
Suvorov Bomber Aviation Regiment
2-й
гвардейский бомбардировочный
Оршанский Краснознаменный ордена Суворова авиационный полк
Military Unit: 49706
Activated 5.38 as the 23rd Fighter Aviation Regiment.
9.41 renamed 526th Fighter Aviation Regiment.
6.12.41 renamed 2nd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment.
1949 renamed 2nd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO.
29.12.67 renamed 2nd Guards Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment.
1979 renamed 2nd Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment.
1994 to 1995 took part in the first Chechen war.
2009 renamed 6980th Guards Aviation Base.
Bases:
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?, Czechoslovakia, 5.45
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Grossenhain, Germany, 5.45 - 1.6.45 [51 18 26N, 13 33 14E]
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Prague-Kbely, Czechoslovakia, 1.6.45 - 22.8.45 [50 07 21N,
14 32 30E]
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Szombathely, Hungary, 22.8.45 - 21.5.46 [47 16 46N, 16 37
40E]
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Székesfehérvár, Hungary, 21.5.46 - 5.47 [47 08 36N, 18 25
10E]
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Kenyeri, Hungary, 5.47 - 25.11.47 [47 22 25N, 17 08 31E] -
transfer to Pirsagat completed 10.1.48
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Pirsagat, Azerbaizhan SSR, 25.11.47 - 22.1.52 [39 51 23N, 49
20 25E]
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Kzyl-Agach, Azerbaizhan SSR, 22.1.52 - 6.9.69 [39 00 19N, 48 48
09E]
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Dzhida, Buryatskaya ASSR, 6.9.69 - 22.9.2010 [50 40 43N, 106 08
16E] - also called Elaegnus
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Shagol (Chelyabinsk), 22.9.2010 - today
Aircraft:
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I-15, 1938-1941
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I-16, 1938-1941
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I-153, 1938-1941
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MiG-3, 1941-1942
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LaGG-3, 1941-1942
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La-5, 1942-1945
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La-7, 1945-1947
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La-9, 7.47-1950
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MiG-15, 1950-1954
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MiG-17/P/PF, 1952-1974 [1954 1st AE received MiG-17P, 1955
1st and 2nd AE with MiG-17P/PF]
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MiG-21PFM, 1974-1979
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Su-24, 1979-1984
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Su-24M, 1984-today
Subordination: