144th Fighter Aviation Division

144-я истребительная авиационная дивизия

Military Unit: 15505

Activated 11.41 as the 144th Fighter Aviation Division PVO.

Organisation 5.45 (Baranovichi, Brest Oblast):

• 144th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO
• 383rd Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO
• 439th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO

31.1.46 the 144th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO was disbanded, and was replaced by the 445th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO.

Organisation 1950:

• 383rd Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Baranovichi, Brest Oblast) with MiG-9
• 439th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Baranovichi, Brest Oblast) with MiG-9
• 445th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Machulishi, Minsk Oblast) with MiG-15

In 10.50 the 445th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO left the division.

21.10.50 renamed 144th Fighter Aviation Division.

15.5.53 the 4th Fighter Aviation Regiment joined the division.

In 11.53 the 383rd Fighter Aviation Regiment was replaced by the 163rd Fighter Aviation Regiment.

Organisation 1958:

• 4th Fighter Aviation Regiment  (Bobruisk, Mogilev Oblast) with MiG-17
• 163rd Fighter Aviation Regiment (Mogilev, Mogilev Oblast) with MiG-17
• 439th Fighter Aviation Regiment (Zyabrovka, Gomel Oblast) with MiG-17

Disbanded 1.4.58.

Bases:

• Baranovichi, Brest Oblast, 1.45 - 10.50 [53 05 52N, 26 02 30E]
• Mukden, China, 10.50 - 10.51 [41 52 18N, 123 26 19E]
• Mogilev, Mogilev Oblast, 10.51 - 4.58 [53 57 20N, 30 05 40E]

Subordination:

• 4th Air Defence Corps, 3.45 - 9.45
• Western Air Defence District, 9.45 - 7.46
• 19th Fighter Aviation Army PVO, 7.46 - 2.49
• 78th Fighter Aviation Army PVO, 2.49 - 10.49
• 64th Fighter Aviation Army PVO, 10.49 - 10.50
• Mukden Air Defence Group, 10.50 - 10.51
• 26th Air Army, 24.10.51 - 2.11.51
• 50th Air Army DA, 2.11.51 - 10.7.57
• 26th Air Army, 10.7.57 - 1.4.58