143rd Red Banner Maritime Missile Aviation Division

143-я морская ракетоносная Краснознамённая авиационная дивизия

Military Unit: 42957

Activated 30.3.42 in Serafimovka, Primorskiy Kray, as the 1st Aviation Group.

4.7.45 renamed 16th Mixed Aviation Division.

Organisation 1.45:

• 60th Assault Aviation Regiment (Novonezhino, Primorskiy Kray)
• 31st Fighter Aviation Regiment (Serafimovka, Primorskiy Kray)
• 61st Fighter Aviation Regiment (Novonezhino, Primorskiy Kray)

10.6.53 renamed 692nd Maritime Torpedo Aviation Division.

30.4.55 renamed 143rd Maritime Torpedo Aviation Division.

31.3.57 renamed 143rd Long-Range Maritime Torpedo Aviation Division.

Organisation 1958:

• 568th Maritime Torpedo Aviation Regiment (Mongokhto (Alekseyevka), Khabarovsk Kray) with Il-28T
• 570th Maritime Torpedo Aviation Regiment (Mongokhto (Alekseyevka), Khabarovsk Kray) with Il-28T
• 59th Fighter Aviation Regiment (Korsakov, Sakhalin Oblast) with MiG-17

1.5.61 renamed 143rd Maritime Missile Aviation Division.

22.2.68 awarded the Red Banner.

Organisation 1988:

• 568th Maritime Missile Aviation Regiment (Mongokhto (Alekseyevka), Khabarovsk Kray) with Tu-22M2 and Tu-16
• 570th Maritime Missile Aviation Regiment (Mongokhto (Alekseyevka), Khabarovsk Kray) with Tu-22M2 and Tu-16

1.7.94 disbanded.

Bases:

• Serafimovka, Primorskiy Kray, 30.3.42 - 24.1.43 [43 54 34N, 135 13 21E]
• Ol'ga, Primorskiy Kray, 24.1.43 - 10.10.45 [43 45 26N, 135 19 54E]
• Korsakov, Sakhalin Oblast, 10.10.45 - 4.53 [46 37 07N, 142 48 47E]
• Nikolaevka, Primorskiy Kray, 4.53 - 12.53 [43 05 11N, 133 11 32E]
• Mongokhto (Alekseyevka), Khabarovsk Kray, 12.53 - 7.94 [49 14 17N, 140 11 22E]

Subordination:

• Pacific Fleet, 3.42 - 5.47
• 7th VMF, 5.47 - 9.54
• Pacific Fleet, 9.54 - 7.94