2nd Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment

2nd Guards Orshanskiy Red Banner order of Suvorov Bomber Aviation Regiment

2-й гвардейский бомбардировочный Оршанский Краснознаменный ордена Суворова авиационный полк

Military Unit: 49706

Activated 5.38 as the 23rd Fighter Aviation Regiment.

9.41 renamed 526th Fighter Aviation Regiment.

6.12.41 renamed 2nd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment.

1949 renamed 2nd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO.

29.12.67 renamed 2nd Guards Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment.

1979 renamed 2nd Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment.

2009 renamed 6980th Guards Aviation Base.

Bases:

?, Czechoslovakia, 5.45
Grossenhain, Germany, 5.45 - 1.6.45 [51 18 26N, 13 33 14E]
Prague-Kbely, Czechoslovakia, 1.6.45 - 22.8.45 [50 07 21N, 14 32 30E]
Szombathely, Hungary, 22.8.45 - 21.5.46 [47 16 46N, 16 37 40E]
Székesfehérvár, Hungary, 21.5.46 - 5.47 [47 08 36N, 18 25 10E]
Kenyeri, Hungary, 5.47 - 25.11.47 [47 22 25N, 17 08 31E] - transfer to Pirsagat completed 10.1.48
Pirsagat, Azerbaizhan SSR, 25.11.47 - 22.1.52 [39 51 23N, 49 20 25E]
Kzyl-Agach, Azerbaizhan SSR, 22.1.52 - 6.9.69 [39 00 19N, 48 48 09E]
Dzhida, Buryatskaya ASSR, 6.9.69 - 22.9.2010 [50 40 43N, 106 08 16E] - also called Elaegnus
Shagol (Chelyabinsk), 22.9.2010 - today

Aircraft:

I-15, 1938-1941
I-16, 1938-1941
I-153, 1938-1941
MiG-3, 1941-1942
LaGG-3, 1941-1942
La-5, 1942-1945
La-7, 1945-1947
La-9, 7.47-1950
MiG-15, 1950-1954
MiG-17/P/PF, 1952-1974 [1954 1st AE received MiG-17P, 1955 1st and 2nd AE with MiG-17P/PF]
MiG-21PFM, 1974-1979
Su-24, 1979-1984
Su-24M, 1984-today

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