139th Guards Smolenskiy Red Banner order of Kutuzov Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO

139-й гвардейский истребительный Смоленский Краснознаменный ордена Кутузова авиационный полк ПВО

Military Unit: 29673

Activated 3.38 as the 20th Fighter Aviation Regiment.

14.4.44 renamed 139th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment.

In 9.48 transferred to the Air Defence Forces, and renamed 139th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO.

Disbanded 10.64.

Bases:

• Elbing, East Germany, 5.45 - 8.45
• Kobrin, Brest Oblast, 8.45 - 8.48 [52 14 19N, 24 20 55E]
• Vypolzovo, Kalinin Oblast, 8.48 - 22.7.50 [57 52 02N, 33 40 14E]
• Tyanzine, China, 8.50 - 11.50 [38 46 56N, 117 04 04E]
• Anshan, China, 11.50 - 3.51 [41 06 17N, 122 51 21E]
• Tyanzine, China, 3.51 - 10.52 [38 46 56N, 117 04 04E]
• Sangachaly, Azerbaizhan SSR, 21.10.52 - 10.64 [40 07 48N, 49 27 18E]

Aircraft:

• I-15bis, 3.38-1939
• I-16, 3.38-1940
• I-153, 10.39-1941
• Yak-1, 6.41-1942
• Yak-7b, 7.42-1944
• Yak-9, 2.44-1951
• MiG-15, 1951-1953
• MiG-17, 1953-1964

Subordination:

• 303rd Fighter Aviation Division, 2.43 - 15.8.48
• 106th Fighter Aviation Division PVO, 15.8.48 - 17.2.50
• 133rd Fighter Aviation Division PVO, 17.2.50 - 7.50
• 151st Guards Fighter Aviation Division PVO, 7.50 - 10.50
• 28th Guards Fighter Aviation Division PVO, 11.50 - 1.6.62
• 15th Air Defence Corps, 1.6.62 - 10.64