283rd Kamyshinskaya Red Banner order of Suvorov Fighter Aviation Division

283-я истребительная Камышинская Краснознаменная ордена Суворова авиационная дивизия

Military Unit: 06941

Activated 7.42.

Organisation 5.45:

• 56th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment with Yak-3

• 116th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment with Yak-3

• 176th Fighter Aviation Regiment with Yak-3

• 519th Fighter Aviation Regiment with Yak-3 and Yak-9

The 519th Fighter Aviation Regiment was probably disbanded 4.47.

The 116th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment left for Germany in 10.53, and was replaced by the 982nd Fighter Aviation Regiment - while the 56th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment was transferred to the PVO (Astrakhan - Volga airfield, Astrakhan Oblast - where it was disbanded 1960), and was replaced by the 841st Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment.

Organisation 1955:

• 176th Fighter Aviation Regiment (Mikha-Tskhakaya, Georgian SSR) with MiG-17

• 841st Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (Kobuleti, Adzharskaya ASSR) with MiG-17

• 982nd Fighter Aviation Regiment (Vaziani, Georgian SSR) with MiG-17

Organisation 1970:

• 176th Fighter Aviation Regiment (Mikha-Tskhakaya, Georgian SSR) with MiG-21

• 841st Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (Meria, Adzharskaya ASSR) with MiG-21

• 982nd Fighter Aviation Regiment (Vaziani, Georgian SSR) with MiG-21

Organisation 1990:

• 176th Fighter Aviation Regiment (Mikha-Tskhakaya, Georgian SSR) with MiG-29

• 982nd Fighter Aviation Regiment (Vaziani, Georgian SSR) with MiG-23MLD

Disbanded 1992.

Bases:

• Güterfelde, East Germany, 5.45 - 12.45 [52 21 17N, 13 10 21E]

• Mikha-Tskhakaya, Georgian SSR, 12.45 - 1992 [42 14 34N, 42 02 58E]

Subordinated:

• 13th Fighter Aviation Corps, 8.44 - 12.45

• 11th Air Army, 1946 - 1.49

• 34th Air Army, 1.49 - 4.80

• VVS Transcaucasian Military District, 4.80 - 5.88

• 34th Air Army, 5.88 - 1992