497th Bomber Aviation Regiment

497-й бомбардировочный авиационный полк

Military Unit: 91098, from 1989: 00000

Activated 7.50 in Kharkov, Kharkov Oblast, as the 497th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO.

10.51 renamed 497th Fighter Aviation Regiment.

1960 renamed 497th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment (497th IBAP, from 11.11.76 497th APIB).

1985 renamed 497th Bomber Aviation Regiment.

1993 withdrawn to Krasnodar, Krasnodar Kray, and was disbanded.

Bases:

• Kharkov-Osnova, Kharkov Oblast, 7.50 - 10.51 [49 55 29N, 36 17 27E]

• Grossenhain, Germany, 10.51 - 1955 [51 18 27N, 13 33 14E]

• Brandis, Germany, 1955 - 1955 [51 19 46N, 12 39 21E]

• Grossenhain, Germany, 1955 - 7.89 [51 18 27N, 13 33 14E]

• Lida, Grodno Oblast, 7.89 - 1993 [53 52 34N, 25 22 34E]

Aircraft:

• Yak-15/17, 1950-1951

• MiG-15, 1951-1955

• MiG-17, 1955-1964

• Su-7B, 1964-1974

• Su-7BM, 1973-1976

• Su-7BKL, 1973-1976

• Su-17M2, 1976-1985

• Su-24, 1984-1993

Inventory:

• 1964 with 36 Su-7

• 11.90 with 29 Su-24 [CFE treaty data exchange]

Subordinated:

• 105th Fighter Aviation Division PVO, 7.50 - 10.51

• 105th Fighter Aviation Division, 10.51 - 1960

• 105th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Division, 1960 - 7.89

• 1st Guards Bomber Aviation Division, 7.89 - 1993