18th Guards Vitebskiy twice Red Banner order of Suvorov Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment

18-й гвардейский Витебский дважды Краснознаменный ордена Суворова авиационный полк истребителей бомбардировщиков

Military Unit: 21806

Activated 19.6.38 as the 6th Fighter Aviation Regiment.

7.3.42 renamed 18th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment.

9.48 renamed 18th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO.

1965 renamed 18th Guards Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment.

3.93 renamed 18th independent Guards Assault Aviation Regiment.

Named "Normandiya-Neman" from 9.5.95.

14.2.2006 awarded the French Legion of Honor.

1.12.2009 united with the 187th independent Assault Aviation Regiment, and renamed 6983rd Guards Aviation Base.

Bases:

• Elbing, Germany, 5.45 - 8.45
• Kobrin, Brest Oblast, 8.45 - 9.48 [52 14 19N, 24 20 55E]
• Yaroslavl-Dyatkovo, Yaroslavl Oblast, 9.48 - 6.50 [57 34 26N, 39 54 22E]
• Galenki, Primorskiy Kray, 6.50 - 3.51 [44 05 49N, 131 48 12E]
• Mukden, China, 25.3.51 - 8.5.51 [41 49 22N, 123 17 54E]
• Andun, China, 8.5.51 - 28.5.51 [40 01 26N, 124 17 05E]
• Myaogou, China, 28.5.51 - 3.52 [39 57 00N, 124 08 50E] - uncertain
• Galenki, Primorskiy Kray, 3.52 - today [44 05 49N, 131 48 12E]

Aircraft:

• I-16, 6.38-1942
• Yak-1, 2.42-1943
• Yak-7b, 2.42-1943
• Yak-9, 9.43-1944
• Yak-3, 6.44-1948
• MiG-9, 12.48 - 1950
• MiG-15, 3.50-1953
• MiG-17, 1953-1966
• MiG-21SM/SMT, 1966-1989
• MiG-27D/K, 5.89-1993 [MiG-27K in 1st AE, MiG-27D in 2nd and 3rd AE]
• Su-25, 3.93-today

Subordination:

• 303rd Fighter Aviation Division, 1944 - 9.48
• 303rd Fighter Aviation Division PVO, 9.48 - 3.57
• 303rd Fighter-Bomber Aviation Division, 3.57 - 10.94
• 1st Air Army, 10.94 - 5.98
• 11th Air Army VVS and PVO, 5.98 - today