684th Guards Orshanskiy Red Banner Fighter Aviation Regiment

684-й гвардейский истребительный Оршанский Краснознаменный авиационный полк

Military Unit: 06850, from 1951: 40441

Activated 7.41 as the 42nd Fighter Aviation Regiment.

9.10.43 renamed 133rd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment.

20.2.49 (directive 10.1.49) renamed 684th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment.

One squadron were deployed to Cuba 1961-1962 with MiG-19 - San Antonio de Los Banos [22 51 45N, 82 31 24W].

Disbanded 11.89 - after a flying accident in 7.88, which killed several civilians in Tiraspol.

Bases:

• Wensickendorf, East Germany, 5.45 - 8.45 [52 46 18N, 13 22 42E]
• Grossenhain, East Germany, 8.45 - 1947 [51 18 26N, 13 33 13E]
• Brandis, East Germany, 1947 - 1949 [51 19 46N, 12 39 21E]
• Falkenberg, East Germany, 1949 - 10.51 [51 32 52N, 13 13 02E]
• Tiraspol, Moldovian SSR, 10.51 - 1989 [46 52 05N, 29 35 21E]

Aircraft:

• MiG-3, 7.41-1941
• LaGG-3, 11.41-1942
• Yak-7b, 9.42-1943
• Yak-9T, 5.43-1944
• Yak-9, 1944-1949
• Yak-17, 1949-1950
• MiG-15, 1949-1956
• MiG-19P/PM/S/SV, 1956-1967
• MiG-21S/US, 5.67-1975
• MiG-23M/UB, 1975-1989

Subordination:

• 240th Fighter Aviation Division, 6.42 - 1.49
• 119th Fighter Aviation Division, 2.49 - 11.89