117th Guards Stanislavskiy Red Banner Fighter Aviation Regiment

117-й гвардейский истребительный Станиславский Краснознаменный авиационный полк

Military Unit: 40486

Activated 3.8.42 as the 68th "A" Fighter Aviation Regiment.

21.8.42 renamed 975th Fighter Aviation Regiment.

3.9.43 renamed 117th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment.

Disbanded 13.9.60.

Bases:

• ?, Yugoslavia, 5.45 - 8.45
• Leninakan, Armenian SSR, 8.45 - 9.60 [40 45 02N, 43 51 34E]

Aircraft:

• I-16, 8.42-1843
• I-153, 12.42-1943
• Yak-1, 6.43-5.45 [5.45 transferred to the new Yugoslavian Air Force]
• Yak-9, 1.44-5.45 [5.45 transferred to the new Yugoslavian Air Force]
• Yak-3, 9.45-1951
• MiG-15, 1951-1954
• MiG-17, 1954-1960

Subordination:

• 236th Fighter Aviation Division, 8.42 - 9.60