32nd Guards Vilenskiy orders of Lenin and Kutuzov Fighter Aviation Regiment

32-й гвардейский истребительный Виленский орденов Ленина и Кутузова авиационный полк

Military Unit: 35452

Activated 20.7.41 as the 434th Fighter Aviation Regiment.

22.11.42 renamed 32nd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment.

7.62 to 10.62 the 2nd AE were deployed to Indonesia, to train local pilots.

The 1st Squadron (1st AE) was deployed to Bagram, Afghanistan [34 56 44N, 69 15 46E] from 9.88 to 1.89.

Disbanded 1.7.89.

Bases:

• Eggersdorf, Germany, 5.45 - 7.45 [52 28 56N, 14 05 20E]

• Ludwigslust, Germany, 7.45 - 12.45 [53 18 02N, 11 30 20E]

• Prenzlau, Germany, 12.45 - 8.46 [53 19 02N, 13 52 52E]

• Wittstock, Germany, 8.46 - 1947 [53 12 08N, 12 31 18E]

• Falkenberg, Germany, 1947 - 9.48 [51 32 51N, 13 13 07E]

• Orel, Orel Oblast, 9.48 - 6.49 [52 56 11N, 36 00 19E]

• Bryansk, Bryansk Oblast, 6.49 - 2.50 [53 16 12N, 34 20 16E]

• Kubinka, Moscow Oblast, 2.50 - 8.62 [55 36 49N, 36 38 52E] - to Cuba by ship

• Santa-Clara, Cuba, 9.62 - 18.2.63 [22 29 28N, 79 56 41W]

• San Antonio de Los Banos, 18.2.63 - 10.63 [22 51 45N, 82 31 24W] - training Cuban pilots on the MiG-21

• Kubinka, Moscow Oblast, 10.63 - 1.68 [55 36 49N, 36 38 52E] - arrived from Cuba with no aircraft

• Shatalovo, Smolensk Oblast, 1.68 - 7.89 [54 20 18N, 32 28 21E]

Aircraft:

• LaGG-3, 1941-1942

• Yak-1, 1942-1943

• Yak-7b, 1942-1942

• Yak-9, 1943-1943

• La-5, 1943-1944

• La-7, 1944-1948

• MiG-9, 1948-1949

• MiG-15, 2.50-1953

• MiG-17, 1953-1955

• MiG-19, 1955-1960

• MiG-21F-13, 4.60-1964

• MiG-21PF, 1964-1967

• MiG-21PFM, 1967-1971

• MiG-23S, 1970-1972

• MiG-23M, 1972-1978

• MiG-23MLA, 1978-1983

• MiG-23MLD, 1983-1989

Subordinated:

• 210th Fighter Aviation Division, 10.42 - 3.43

• 3rd Guards Fighter Aviation Division, 3.43 - 2.50

• 324th Fighter Aviation Division, 2.50 - 2.51

• 9th Fighter Aviation Division, 2.51 - 8.62

• Group of Forces Cuba, 8.62 - 10.63

• 9th Fighter Aviation Division, 10.63 - 7.89