523rd Orshanskiy Red Banner orders of Suvorov,
Kutuzov and Aleksandr Nevskiy Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment
523-й авиационный
Оршанский Краснознаменный орденов Суворова, Кутузова и Александра Невского полк истребителей
бомбардировщиков
Military Unit: 29683
Activated 1941 as the 523rd Fighter Aviation Regiment.
6.48 renamed 523rd Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO.
1957 renamed 523rd Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment (IBAP, from
11.76 APIB).
Disbanded 10.94 - awards and honours to the
56th Bomber Aviation Regiment.
Bases:
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Kobrin, Brest Oblast, 1945 - 6.48 [52 14 19N, 24 20 55E]
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Kostroma (Sokerkino), Kostroma Oblast, 6.48 - 9.50 [57 47 54N, 41 01
07E]
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Vozdvizhenka, Primorskiy Kray, 9.50 - 3.51 [43 54 30N, 131
55 30E]
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Mukden, China, 25.3.51 - 28.5.51 [41 49 22N, 123 17 54E]
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Myaogou, China, 28.5.51 - 3.52 [39 57 00N, 124 08 50E] -
uncertain
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Vozdvizhenka, Primorskiy Kray, 3.52 - 10.94 [43 54 30N, 131
55 30E]
Aircraft:
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LaGG-3, 1941-1942
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La-5, 1942-1945
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La-7, 1945-1948
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Yak-15, 1948-1949
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MiG-9, 1948-1949
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MiG-15, 1949-1953
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MiG-17, 1953-1957
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Su-7, 1957-1971
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Su-17, 1971-1994 [latest model: Su-17M4]
Subordination: