309th Smolenskaya Red Banner Fighter Aviation Division PVO

309-я истребительная авиационная Смоленская Краснознаменная дивизия ПВО

Military Unit: 21802

Activated 18.2.43 as the 309th Fighter Aviation Division.

Organisation 1947:

• 49th Fighter Aviation Regiment (Nasosnaya, Azerbaizhan SSR)
• 162nd Fighter Aviation Regiment (Sital-Chai, Azerbaizhan SSR)
• 172nd Fighter Aviation Regiment (Nasosnaya, Azerbaizhan SSR)

15.3.49 renamed 309th Fighter Aviation Division PVO.

In 11.50 the 172nd Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO was transferred to the new 65th Fighter Aviation Division PVO.

Organisation 1952:

• 49th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Inyutino, Kaluga Oblast)
• 162nd Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Stupino, Moscow Oblast)

Organisation 1958:

• 49th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Inyutino, Kaluga Oblast)
• 162nd Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Stupino, Moscow Oblast)

Disbanded 5.11.58.

Bases:

• Tutow, East Germany, 7.5.45
• Barth, East Germany, 16.5.45 - 7.45
• Kolobrzeg(?), Poland, 7.45 - 12.45
• Nasosnaya, Azerbaizhan SSR, 12.45 - 11.50 [40 35 34N, 49 33 19E]
• Peking area(?), China, 17.11.50 - 3.52 - tasked with training Chinese pilots
• Stupino, Moscow Oblast, 8.3.52 - 5.11.58 [54 53 20N, 38 08 56E]

Subordination:

• 8th Fighter Aviation Corps, 7.45 - 12.45
• 7th Air Army, 12.45 - 4.46
• 11th Air Army, 4.46 - 12.47
• 5th Fighter Aviation Corps, 12.47 - 2.49
• 62nd Fighter Aviation Corps, 2.49 - 15.3.49
• 36th Fighter Aviation Corps PVO, 15.3.49 - 11.50
• ?
• 37th Fighter Aviation Corps PVO, 3.52 - 11.58