976th Insterburgskiy orders of Suvorov and Kutuzov Bomber Aviation Regiment

976-й бомбардировочный Инстербургский орденов Суворова и Кутузова авиационный полк

Military Unit: 40426

Activated 3.8.42 as the 972nd "A" Fighter Aviation Regiment.

21.8.42 renamed 976th Fighter Aviation Regiment.

1953 renamed 976th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO.

1982 renamed 976th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment.

1989 renamed 976th Bomber Aviation Regiment.

1992 renamed 976th Instructor Bomber Aviation Regiment.

Disbanded 1999.

Bases:

• ?, Kaliningrad Oblast, 1945 - 1946

• Yevlakh, Azerbaizhan SSR, 1946 - 1953 [40 38 00N, 47 08 28E]

• Kyurdamir, Azerbaizhan SSR, 1953 - 6.92 [40 16 33N, 48 09 44E]

• Totskoye, Orenburg Oblast, 6.92 - 1999 [52 30 08N, 52 46 46E]

Aircraft:

• Yak-1, 1942-1943

• Yak-7, 1943-1944

• Yak-9, 1944-1950

• MiG-15, 1950-1955

• MiG-17, 1955-1960

• Su-9, 9.60-1973 [partly from the 179th Gv.IAP]

• Su-15, 6.73-1981

• Su-17M, 7.82-1989 [from the 730th APIB]

• Su-24M, 1989-1999 [mid-1989 from the 34th BAP]

Inventory:

• 12.60: 18 Su-9

• 12.73: 30 Su-15

• 11.90: 29 Su-24 [CFE treaty data exchange]

Subordinated:

• 259th Fighter Aviation Division, 5.43 - 1953

• 259th Fighter Aviation Division PVO, 1953 - 1960

• 15th Air Defence Corps, 1960 - 1982

• VVS Transcaucasian Military District, 1982 - 1984

• 36th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Division, 1984 - 1988

• 36th Bomber Aviation Division, 1988 - 1992

• 1080th Training Aviation Center for retraining of personnel, 1992 - 1997

• 4th Center for Combat Employment and Retraining of Crews VVS, 1997 - 1999