159th Guards Novorossiyskiy Red Banner order of
Suvorov Fighter Aviation Regiment
159-й гвардейский истребительный
Новороссийский Краснознаменный ордена Суворова
авиационный полк
Military Unit: 40431
Activated 4.40 as the 88th Fighter Aviation Regiment.
14.4.44 renamed 159th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment.
1984 - 1st squadron with MiG-21bis and MiG-21SMT - 2nd and 3rd
squadrons with MiG-21SM.
Disbanded 1.5.98.
Bases:
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Pasewalk, East Germany, 4.45 - 20.8.45 [53 33 33N, 13 57
00E]
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Malbork, Poland, 20.8.45 - 14.5.48 [54 01 41N, 19 08 05E]
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Brzheg, Poland, 14.5.48 - 2.52 [50 50 13N, 17 24 54E]
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Kluczewo, Poland, 2.52 - 1.1.61 [53 16 54N, 14 57 58E]
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Kolobrzheg, Poland, 1.1.61 - 1.9.61 [54 11 59N, 15 41 05E]
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Zhagan, Poland, 1.9.61 - 15.8.64 [51 37 36N, 15 24 23E]
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Kluczewo, Poland, 15.8.64 - 10.7.92 [53 16 54N, 14 57 58E]
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Besovets, Karelskaya ASSR, 10.7.92 - 1.5.98 [61 53 12N, 34
09 17E]
Aircraft:
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I-16, 4.40-1943
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LaGG-3, 12.42-1944
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La-5, 5.44-5.45
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La-7, 18.10.45-1951
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Yak-17, 1.1.51-1951
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MiG-15bis, 25.1.51-1.56
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MiG-17, 25.1.54-1963
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MiG-17F/P/PF, 1.56-1964
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Yak-25M, 14.8.56-1962
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MiG-21F/F-13, 10.61-1965?
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MiG-21PF/PFM, 1964-1970
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MiG-21R, 1967-1970
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MiG-21SM, 1970-1988
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MiG-21SMT, 1978-1988
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MiG-21bis, 1982-1988
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Su-27, 11.7.87-1.5.98
Inventory:
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1957: 38 Yak-25M
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1963: 4 MiG-21F, 21 MiG-21F-13 and 12 MiG-17
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1965: 29 MiG-21PF and 14 MiG-21PFM
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1967: 40 MiG-21R and 14 MiG-21PFM
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1970: 26 MiG-21R and 14 MiG-21SM
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11.90: 35 Su-27 [CFE treaty data exchange]
Subordination: