905th Fighter Aviation Regiment

905-й истребительный авиационный полк

Military Unit: 40577

Activated 1.12.43 as the 905th Assault Aviation Regiment.

4.56 renamed 905th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment.

1970(?) renamed 905th Fighter Aviation Regiment.

Disbanded 10.90.

Bases:

• Tokmak-2, Frunze Oblast, 12.43 - 1973 [42 49 49N, 75 20 11E]

• Taldy-Kurgan, Taldy-Kurgan Oblast, 1973 - 6.84 [45 07 24N, 78 26 36E]

• Bagram, Afghanistan, 15.6.84 - 13.7.85 [34 56 49N, 69 15 43E] - part of unit also deployed at Shindand [33 23 29N, 62 15 34E]

• Taldy-Kurgan, Taldy-Kurgan Oblast, 7.85 - 1990 [45 07 24N, 78 26 36E]

Aircraft:

• Il-2, 1943-1948?

• Il-10, 1948?-1956

• MiG-15, 1956-1960

• MiG-17, 1960-1973

• MiG-21SM/SMT, 1973-1980

• MiG-21PF, 1975-1980

• MiG-23MLA, 8.80-1984

• MiG-23MLD, 1984-1990 [MiG-23 to 301st and 308th IAP]

Subordinated:

• 333rd Assault Aviation Division, 12.43 - 4.56

• 333rd Fighter-Bomber Aviation Division, 4.56 - 1960

• 73rd Air Army, 1960 - 1970

• 24th Mixed Aviation Division, 1970 - 1980

• 10th Fighter Aviation Division, 1980 - 6.84

• VVS 40th Combined Arms Army, 6.84 - 7.85

• 10th Fighter Aviation Division, 7.85 - 4.89

• 73rd Air Army, 4.89 - 1990