156th Fighter Aviation Regiment

156-й истребительный авиационный полк

Military Unit: 51051

Activated 12.50 as the 156th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO.

1980 renamed 156th Fighter Aviation Regiment.

6.81 renamed 156th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment.

Saw action over Afghanistan 10.1.84 - 28.9.85, while being based at Mary-2 - and used Kandahar [31 30 23N, 65 51 03E] as a forward base 1.84 to 10.84.

1990 renamed 156th Fighter Aviation Regiment.

Disbanded 1993.

Bases:

• Mary-2, Mary Oblast, 1950 - 5.83 [37 37 19N, 61 53 46E]
• Kandahar, Afghanistan, 11.5.83 - 9.1.84 [31 30 23N, 65 51 03E]
• Mary-2, Mary Oblast, 1.84 - 1993 [37 37 19N, 61 53 46E]

Aircraft:

• MiG-15, 1950-1953
• MiG-17P, 1953-1960
• MiG-19P, 1959-1965? [one squadron]
• Yak-28P, 1965?-1971 [one squadron]
• Su-9, 1965-1971
• Su-15, 1971-1981
• Su-17M3, 1981-1990
• MiG-29, 1990-1993

Subordination:

• 38th Fighter Aviation Division PVO, 12.50 - 2.61
• 17th Air Defence Division, 2.61 - 4.80
• VVS Turkestan Military District, 4.80 - 5.83
• VVS 40th Combined Arms Army, 5.83 - 1.84
• VVS Turkestan Military District, 1.84 - 12.84
• 34th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Division, 12.84 - 1990
• 73rd Air Army, 1990 - 1993