15th Fighter Aviation Regiment

15-ти изтребителен авиационен полк

Military Unit: 00000

Activated 14.8.50 in Karlovo, Bulgaria, from the 26th Fighter Aviation Regiment.

The 3rd squadron was disbanded 1970.

Bases:

• Karlovo, Bulgaria, 8.50 - 4.52 [42 35 02N, 24 52 43E]
• Bezmer, Bulgaria, 4.52 - 8.52 [42 27 25N, 26 21 14E]
• Ravnets, Bulgaria, 8.52 - 1992 [42 31 35N, 27 15 50E] - from 5.63 only 1st & 3rd squadrons, from 1970 only 1st squadron
• Balchik, Bulgaria, 5.63 - 1992 [43 25 27N, 28 10 40E] - only 2nd squadron

Aircraft:

• Yak-23, 8.50-1951
• MiG-15, 8.51-1960
• MiG-17F/PF, 1957-1978 [only 2nd squadron from 1970]
• MiG-21PFM, 1967-1989 [only 1st squadron until 1978, then both squadrons]
• MiG-21bis, 1990-1992 [only 2nd squadron]
• MiG-29, 6.89-1992 [only 1st squadron]

Inventory:

• May 1983: 20 MiG-21

Subordination:

• 2nd Air Defence Division, 1968 - 1992