356th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO

356-й истребительный авиационный полк ПВО

Military Unit: 54835

Activated 6.44 in the Domna area, Chita Oblast, as the 356th Fighter Aviation Regiment.

1950 renamed 356th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO.

Taken over by Kazakhstan 1.1.92 .

2001 absorbed by 610th Air Base.

Bases:

• Irkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast, 1945 - 5.60 [52 22 06N, 104 10 56E]

• Semipalatinsk, Semipalatinsk Oblast, 5.60 - 2001 [50 21 08N, 80 14 06E]

• Karaganda, Qaraghandy (Dzhezkazgan) Oblast, 2001 - today [49 40 26N, 73 20 26E]

Aircraft:

• Yak-9, 1944-1952

• MiG-15, 1952-1956

• MiG-17PF, 1956-1961 [1st and 2nd AE only from 1960]

• Yak-25M, 9.60-1963 [3rd AE from 611th IAP]

• Su-9, 12.61-1968 [1st and 2nd AE only]

• Yak-28P, 1963-1968 [3rd AE only]

• Tu-128, 1968-1986 [operational from 1969]

• MiG-31, 12.86-today [training began 5.86]

Subordinated:

• 246th Fighter Aviation Division, 1944 - 1950

• 000 Fighter Aviation Division, 1950 - 1950

• 33rd Air Defence Division, 1960 - 3.80

• VVS Central Asian Military District, 3.80 - 4.86

• 56th Air Defence Corps, 4.86 - 1.92

• Kazakhstan Air Force, 1.92 - 2001

• 610th Air Base, 2001 - today