559th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment
559th-й авиационный полк истребителей
бомбардировщиков
Military Unit: 57800
Activated 7.50 in Kharkov-Osnova, Kharkov Oblast, as the 559th Fighter Aviation
Regiment PVO.
10.51 renamed 559th Fighter Aviation Regiment.
1960 renamed 559th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment (559th IBAP,
11.76 559th APIB).
1993 renamed 559th Bomber Aviation Regiment.
12.2009 renamed 6970th Aviation Base.
Bases:
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Kharkov-Osnova, Kharkov Oblast, 7.50 - 10.51 [49 55 29N, 36
17 27E]
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Grossenhain, Germany, 10.51 - 1955 [51 18 27N, 13 33 14E]
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Brandis, Germany, 1955 - 1955 [51 19 46N, 12 39 21E]
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Grossenhain, Germany, 1955 - 9.56 [51 18 27N, 13 33 14E]
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Finsterwalde, Germany, 9.56 - 22.3.93 [51 36 23N, 13 44 26E]
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Morosovsk, Rostov Oblast, 3.93 - today [48 18 51N, 41 47
27E]
Aircraft:
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Yak-15/17, 1950-1951
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MiG-15, 1951-1955
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MiG-17F, 1955-1964
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Su-7B, 1964-1976
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Su-7BM, 1964-1976
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MiG-27, 1976-1983
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MiG-27D, 1983-1988 (in 2 squadrons)
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MiG-27K, 1982-1993
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Su-24M, 1993-today
Inventory:
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1964 with 42 Su-7
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11.90 with 32 MiG-27K and 9 MiG-23UM [CFE treaty data
exchange]
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2000 with 30 Su-24M [CFE treaty data exchange]
Subordination: