953rd Vitebskiy orders of Suvorov and Kutuzov Bomber Aviation Regiment

953-й бомбардировочный Витебский орденов Суворова и Кутузова авиационный полк

Military Unit: 15550

Activated 4.43 as the 953rd Assault Aviation Regiment.

5.57 renamed 953rd Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment (953rd IBAP - and from 1976 - 953rd APIB).

1978 renamed 953rd Bomber Aviation Regiment.

1994 transferred to Kamenka, Penza Oblast, and was absorbed by the 20th Guards Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment.

Bases:

• Kuplin, Brest Oblast, 1946 - 1955 [52 33 46N, 24 30 36E]

• Bobrovichi, Gomel Oblast, 1955 - 1994 [52 16 43N, 29 21 24E]

Aircraft:

• Il-2, 1943-1946?

• Il-10, 1946?-1955?

• MiG-15, 1955?-1960?

• MiG-17, 1957?-1961?

• Su-7B, 1961-1978

• Su-24, 1978-1994

Subordinated:

• 311th Assault Aviation Division, 1943 - 1957

• 311th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Division, 1957 - 1960

• 1st Guards Fighter-Bomber Aviation Division, 1960 - 1980

• 32nd Bomber Aviation Division, 1980 - 1992

• 26th Air Army, 1992 - 1994