974th Kishenevskiy order of Suvorov Fighter Aviation Regiment

974-й истребительный Кишеневский ордена Суворова авиационный полк

Military Unit: 53896

Activated 7.42 as the 897th Fighter Aviation Regiment.

20.2.49 (directive 10.1.49) renamed 974th Fighter Aviation Regiment.

Disbanded 2.3.59.

Bases:

• Stara Zagora, Bulgaria, 6.45 - 10.47 [42 22 37N, 25 39 20E]
• Mirgorod, Poltava Oblast, 10.47 - 3.59 [49 55 58N, 33 38 30E]

Aircraft:

• Yak-7b, 7.42-1944
• Yak-1b, 4.43-1944
• Yak-9, 3.44-1945
• Yak-3, 3.45-1951
• MiG-15, 1951-1954
• MiG-17, 1954-1959

Subordination:

• 288th Fighter Aviation Division, 10.42 - 2.49
• 138th Fighter Aviation Division, 2.49 - 3.59