149th Bomber Aviation Division

149-я бомбардировочная авиационная дивизия

Military Unit: 45190

Activated 6.42 as the 149th Fighter Aviation Division PVO.

Organisation 9.45:

• 3rd Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Nikolaevka, Amur Oblast)
• 18th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Zavitinsk, Amur Oblast)
• 60th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Dzemgi, Khabarovsk Kray)
• 400th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Nikolaevka, Amur Oblast)

In 2.46 the 400th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO was disbanded.

In 11.48 the 60th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO was replaced by the 582nd Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO.

29.1.52 transferred from the Air Defense Forces (PVO) to the Air Force (VVS), and renamed 149th Fighter Aviation Division.

Organisation 1955:

• 3rd Fighter Aviation Regiment (Sanshilipu, China) with MiG-15
• 18th Fighter Aviation Regiment (Pulandyan, China) wiht MiG-15
• 582nd Fighter Aviation Regiment (Dehshakhe, China) with MiG-15

In 6.55 the 582nd Fighter Aviation Regiment was replaced by the 42nd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment.

1.9.60 renamed 149th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Division (149th IBAD, 11.11.76 renamed 149th ADIB).

Organisation 1965:

• 3rd Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment (Krzywa, Poland) with Su-7B and MiG-17
• 18th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment (Szprotawa, Poland) with MiG-17
• 42nd Guards Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment (Zhagan, Poland) with MiG-15F/PF

Organisation 1970:

• 3rd Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment (Krzywa, Poland) with Su-7BM
• 18th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment (Szprotawa, Poland) with MiG-17
• 42nd Guards Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment (Zhagan, Poland) with MiG-17

Organisation 1980:

• 3rd Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment (Krzywa, Poland) with MiG-27
• 18th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment (Szprotawa, Poland) with Su-17
• 42nd Guards Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment (Zhagan, Poland) with MiG-21

15.10.81 the 18th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment was renamed 89th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment.

7.82 renamed 149th Bomber Aviation Division.

Organisation 1988:

• 3rd Bomber Aviation Regiment (Krzywa, Poland) with Su-24M
• 42nd Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment (Zhagan, Poland) with Su-24M
• 89th Bomber Aviation Regiment (Szprotawa, Poland) with Su-24

1992 renamed 149th Mixed Aviation Division.

Organisation 1998:

• 67th Bomber Aviation Regiment (Siverskaya (Siverskiy-2), Leningrad Oblast) with Su-24M
• 722nd Bomber Aviation Regiment (Smuravevo, Pskov Oblast) with Su-24M
• 98th Guards Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment (Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast) with MiG-25RB and Su-24MR

Bases:

• Nikolaevka, Primorskiy Kray, 6.42 - 9.47 [43 05 11N, 133 11 30E]
• Kahabarovsk, Khabarovsk Kray, 9.47 - 10.52 [48 27 43N, 135 09 09E]
• Sanshilipu, China, 10.52 - 5.55 [39 17 27N, 121 45 48E]
• Szprotawa, Poland, 23.5.55 - 7.92 [51 33 38N, 15 35 23E]
• Smuravevo, Pskov Oblast, 7.92 - 98 [58 48 58N, 28 00 45E]

Subordination:

• Primorskaya Army PVO, 3.45 - 7.46
• 1st Fighter Aviation Corps PVO, 7.46 - 2.49
• 65th Fighter Aviation Corps PVO, 2.49 - 1.52
• 54th Air Army, 1.52 - 10.52
• 55th Fighter Aviation Corps, 10.52 - 5.55
• 37th Air Army, 5.55 - 7.64
• Aviation Northen Group of Forces, 7.64 - 4.68
• 4th Air Army, 4.68 - 8.80
• 4th Air Army VGK, 8.80 - 1992
• 76th Air Army, 1992 - 1998