138th Pavlogradsko-Venskaya Red Banner order of Suvorov Fighter Aviation Division
138-я истребительная Павлоградско-Венская Краснознаменная ордена Суворова авиационная дивизия
Military Unit: 78587
Activated 1.7.42 as the 288th Fighter Aviation Division.
Organisation 5.45 (Münchendorf, Austria):
611th Fighter Aviation Regiment with Yak-3 and Yak-9T
659th Fighter Aviation Regiment with Yak-3
866th Fighter Aviation Regiment with Yak-3
897th Fighter Aviation Regiment with Yak-3 and Yak-9
The 611th Fighter Aviation Regiment was disbanded in 12.45, while the three other regiments probably survived until 12.58.
10.1.49 renamed 138th Fighter Aviation Division.
In 1.59 the 10th Guards Fighter Aviation Division was disbanded, and the 138th Fighter Aviation Division took over it's three regiments.
Organisation 1959:
111th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (Velikaya Krucha, Poltava Oblast)
112th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (Borispol, Kiev Oblast)
113th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (Kremenchug, Poltava Oblast)
All three Guards regiments were disbanded before 5.61 (the 113th Guards IAP became the 392nd Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment).
Organisation 1962:
190th Fighter Aviation Regiment (Kanatovo, Kirovograd Oblast) with MiG-17
831st Fighter Aviation Regiment (Borispol, Kiev Oblast) with MiG-17
000 Fighter Aviation Regiment
Organisation 1980:
168th Fighter Aviation Regiment (Starokonstantinov, Khmelnitskiy Oblast) with MiG-23
190th Fighter Aviation Regiment (Kanatovo, Kirovograd Oblast) with MiG-23
831st Fighter Aviation Regiment (Mirgorod, Poltava Oblast) with MiG-21
1982-1986 the 894th Fighter Aviation Regiment was attached to the division.
Organisation 1990:
168th Fighter Aviation Regiment (Starokonstantinov, Khmelnitskiy Oblast) with MiG-23
831st Fighter Aviation Regiment (Mirgorod, Poltava Oblast) with Su-27
The 85th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment joined the division in 7.91.
1.1.92 taken over by Ukraine.
Bases:
Münchendorf, Austria, 4.45 - 7.45 [48 01 45N, 16 24 15E]
Romania (unknown airfield), 7.45 - 1947
Mirgorod, Mirgorod Oblast, 1947 - 1992 [49 55 56N, 33 38 29E] - certain from 1960
Subordinated:
17th Air Army, 1944 - 1980
24th Air Army VGK, 1980 - 1.92