142nd Fighter Aviation Division PVO

142-я истребительная авиационная дивизия ПВО

Military Unit: 00000

Activated 10.41.

Organisation 5.45 (Gorkiy, Gorkiy Oblast):

• 143rd Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO
• 423rd Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO
• 632nd Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO
• 786th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO
• 1005th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO

In 2.46 the 143rd and 1005th Fighter Aviation Regiments PVO were disbanded.

Organisation 1950:

• 423rd Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Pravdinsk, Gorkiy Oblast) with La-7
• 632nd Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Strigino, Kostroma Oblast) with La-7
• 786th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Pravdinsk, Gorkiy Oblast) with Spitfire IX

22.3.58 the 632nd Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO was disbanded.

Organisation 1960:

• 423rd Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Strigino, Kostroma Oblast) with MiG-17
• 786th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Pravdinsk, Gorkiy Oblast) with MiG-17

In 4.60 united with the 78th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division and renamed 18th Air Defence Division.

Bases:

• Pravdinsk, Gorkiy Oblast, 1945 - 4.60 [56 31 15N, 43 28 45E]

Subordination:

• 1st Fighter Aviation Army PVO, 4.45 - 2.46
• Northwestern Air Defence District, 2.46 - 7.46
• 19th Fighter Aviation Army PVO, 7.46 - 10.48
• 31st Fighter Aviation Corps PVO, 10.48 - 10.49
• 56th Fighter Aviation Corps PVO, 10.49 - 12.50
• 37th Fighter Aviation Corps PVO, 12.50 - 8.54
• 56th Fighter Aviation Corps PVO, 8.54 - 4.60