159th Guards Novorossiyskiy Red Banner order of Suvorov Fighter Aviation Regiment

159-й гвардейский истребительный Новороссийский Краснознаменный ордена Суворова авиационный полк

Military Unit: 40431

Activated 4.40 as the 88th Fighter Aviation Regiment.

14.4.44 renamed 159th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment.

1984 - 1st squadron with MiG-21bis and MiG-21SMT - 2nd and 3rd squadrons with MiG-21SM.

Disbanded 1.5.98.

Bases:

• Pasewalk, East Germany, 4.45 - 20.8.45 [53 33 33N, 13 57 00E]

• Malbork, Poland, 20.8.45 - 14.5.48 [54 01 41N, 19 08 05E]

• Brzheg, Poland, 14.5.48 - 2.52 [50 50 13N, 17 24 54E]

• Kluczewo, Poland, 2.52 - 1.1.61 [53 16 54N, 14 57 58E]

• Kolobrzheg, Poland, 1.1.61 - 1.9.61 [54 11 59N, 15 41 05E]

• Zhagan, Poland, 1.9.61 - 15.8.64 [51 37 36N, 15 24 23E]

• Kluczewo, Poland, 15.8.64 - 10.7.92 [53 16 54N, 14 57 58E]

• Besovets, Karelskaya ASSR, 10.7.92 - 1.5.98 [61 53 12N, 34 09 17E]

Aircraft:

• I-16, 1940-1943

• LaGG-3, 1943-1944

• La-5, 6.44-5.45

• La-7, 18.10.45-1951

• Yak-17, 1.1.51-1951

• MiG-15bis, 25.1.51-1.56

• MiG-17, 25.1.54-1963

• MiG-17F/P/PF, 1.56-1964

• Yak-25M, 14.8.56-1962

• MiG-21F/F-13, 10.61-1965?

• MiG-21PF/PFM, 1964-1970

• MiG-21R, 1967-1970

• MiG-21SM, 1970-1988

• MiG-21SMT, 1978-1988

• MiG-21bis, 1982-1988

• Su-27, 11.7.87-1.5.98

Inventory:

• 1957: 38 Yak-25M

• 1963: 4 MiG-21F, 21 MiG-21F-13 and 12 MiG-17

• 1965: 29 MiG-21PF and 14 MiG-21PFM

• 1967: 40 MiG-21R and 14 MiG-21PFM

• 1970: 26 MiG-21R and 14 MiG-21SM

• 11.90: 35 Su-27 [CFE treaty data exchange]

Subordinated:

• 216th Fighter Aviation Division, 5.42 - 4.43

• 229th Fighter Aviation Division, 4.43 - 2.52?

• 239th Fighter Aviation Division, 2.52 - 1.5.98