263rd Pomeranskiy order of Suvorov Fighter Aviation Regiment

263-й истребительный Померанский ордена Суворова авиационный полк

Military Unit: 49718

Activated 26.6.41 in Moscow as the 401st Fighter Aviation Regiment for Special Use.

16.8.41 renamed 263rd Fighter Aviation Regiment.

Disbanded 22.3.47.

Bases:

• Prenzlau, East Germany, 4.45 - 5.45 [53 19 04N, 13 52 57E]
• Damgarten, East Germany, 5.45 - 7.45 [54 15 49N, 12 26 35E]
• Gabbert, Poland, 7.45 - 12.45 [53 18 42N, 15 42 47E]
• Prenzlau, East Germany, 12.45 - 3.47 [53 19 02N, 13 52 52E]

Aircraft:

• MiG-3, 6.41-1942
• LaGG-3, 1942-1942
• La-5, 10.42-1945
• La-7, 4.45-3.47

Subordination:

• 215th Fighter Aviation Division, 10.42 - 12.45
• 3rd Guards Fighter Aviation Division, 12.45 - 3.47