109th Red Banner Assault Aviation Division

109-я штурмовая Краснознаменная авиационная дивизия

Military Unit: 65208

Activated 7.42 as the 252nd Assault Aviation Division.

Organisation 11.45 (Ussuriysk area, Primorskiy Kray):

• 78th Assault Aviation Regiment with Il-2
• 846th Assault Aviation Regiment with Il-2
• 906th Assault Aviation Regiment with Il-2
• 528th Fighter Aviation Regiment with La-7

In 10.45 the 528th Fighter Aviation Regiment left the division.

In 12.45 the 75th Assault Aviation Regiment joined the division as the 4th regiment.

In 4.47 the 75th Assault Aviation Regiment was disbanded.

10.1.49 renamed 109th Assault Aviation Division:

• 846th Assault Aviation Regiment was renamed 720th Assault Aviation Regiment
• 906th Assault Aviation Regiment was renamed 692nd Assault Aviation Regiment

Organisation 1950:

• 78th Assault Aviation Regiment (Arseneyev, Primorskiy Kray) with Il-10
• 720th Assault Aviation Regiment (Pokrovka, Primorsliy Kray) with Il-10
• 692nd Assault Aviation Regiment (Mikhailovka, Primorskiy Kray) with Il-10

In 1955 the 692nd Assault Aviation Regiment was transferred to 186th Assault Aviation Division.

Disbanded 1955.

Bases:

• Ussuryisk area, 8.45 - 10.45
• Pyongyang, North Korea, 10.45 - 10.48 [39 12 13N, 125 40 22E]
• Arsenyev, Primorskiy Kray, 10.48 - 1955 [44 08 26N, 133 16 31E]

Subordinated:

• 9th Air Army, 1944 - 1.49
• 54th Air Army, 1.49 - 1955