179th Yaroslavskiy order of Suvorov Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO

179-й истребительный Ярославский ордена Суворова авиационный полк ПВО

Military Unit: 21815

Activated 5.41 as the 179th Fighter Aviation Regiment.

11.42 - 10.43 known as the 179th independent Observation Aviation Regiment.

17.5.60 renamed 179th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO.

1979 renamed 179th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment.

10.3.88 renamed 179th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO.

1.1.92 taken over by Ukraine.

10.94 renamed 10th Aviation Base.

Disbanded 12.96.

Bases:

• Hodonin, Czechoslovakia, 14.4.45 - 13.5.45 [48 48 42N, 17 08 01E]

• Cherlyany, Lvov Oblast, 28.8.45 - 6.46 [49 44 20N, 23 40 15E]

• Uzin, Kiev Oblast, 6.46 - 1957 [49 47 38N, 30 25 26E]

• Stryy, Lvov Oblast, 1957 - 12.96 [49 14 35N, 23 47 30E]

Aircraft:

• MiG-3, 1941-1942

• Hurricane, 1941-1942

• Su-2, 11.42-10.43

• Yak-1, 1943-1944

• Yak-9, 1943-1946

• Yak-3, 1946-1953

• MiG-15, 12.53-1958

• MiG-17, 10.57-1965

• Yak-25, 10.60-1965 (one squadron only, 10 delivered)

• Su-9, 1965-1978

• MiG-23M, 1978-1996

Inventory:

• 1958: 40 MiG-17 and 4 MiG-15UTI

• 11.90: 43 MiG-23MLD [CFE treaty data exchange]

Subordinated:

• 331st Fighter Aviation Division, 11.43 - 31.5.46

• Long-Range Aviation, 31.5.46 - 1957 (182nd Fighter Aviation Division)

• 131st Fighter Aviation Division, 1957 - 8.58

• 279th Fighter Aviation Division, 8.58 - 17.5.60

• 28th Air Defence Corps, 17.5.60 - 1979

• 14th Air Army, 1979 - 4.80

• VVS Carpathian Military District, 4.80 - 8.84

• 289th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Division, 8.84 - 3.88

• 28th Air Defence Corps, 3.88 - 1996