72nd Guards Polotskiy order of Suvorov Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO

72-й гвардейский истребительный Полоцкий ордена Суворова авиационный полк ПВО

Military Unit: 42135

Activated 6.41 as the 17th Fighter Aviation Regiment.

1.42 renamed 485th Fighter Aviation Regiment.

18.3.43 renamed 72nd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment.

1.10.48 renamed 72nd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO.

3.3.93 united with the 445th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO, and renamed 470th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO.

Bases:

• Donskoye, Kaliningrad Oblast, 4.45 - 15.5.45 [54 56 05N, 19 58 58E]

• Kaliningrad-Chkalovsk, Kaliningrad Oblast, 15.5.47 - 9.9.46 [54 46 00N, 20 23 52E]

• Khrabrovo, Kaliningrad Oblast, 9.9.46 - 20.9.48 [54 53 24N, 20 35 38E]

• Borki, Tver Oblast, 20.9.48 - 21.7.50 [56 47 54N, 37 19 49E]

• Andun, China, 21.7.50 - 29.10.51 [40 01 26N, 124 17 05E]

• Borki, Tver Oblast, 11.51 - 9.56 [56 47 54N, 37 19 49E]

• Amderma, Nenetskiy Autonomous Okrug, 9.56 - 25.10.93 [69 45 46N, 61 34 04E]

• Savatiya-Kotlas, Arkhangelsk Oblast, 25.10.93 - today [60 59 42N, 46 51 55E]

Aircraft:

• MiG-3, 1941-1942

• Hurricane, 1942-1943

• Yak-7, 1943-1944

• Yak-9, 1944-1945

• P-63 Kingcobra, 1945 - 1947

• Yak-15, 5.47-1949

• MiG-9, 1948-1949

• MiG-15, 1949-1956 [one AE with MiG-17]

• MiG-19P, 1956-1969

• Yak-25M, 1956-1971(?) [only 1st AE after 1969]

• Tu-128, 1969-1986

• MiG-31, 12.86-today [combat ready 5.87]

• MiG-25PU, 1987-today

Inventory:

• 11.90: 31 MiG-31 [CFE treaty data exchange]

• 2000: 34 MiG-31 and 5 MiG-25 [CFE treaty data exchange]

Subordinated:

• 5th Guards Fighter Aviation Division, 11.42 - 10.48

• 5th Guards Fighter Aviation Division PVO, 10.48 - 1.49

• 151st Guards Fighter Aviation Division PVO, 1.49 - 28.8.56

• Belomorskiy Air Defence Corps, 28.8.56 - 9.56

• Polyarnyy Air Defence Division, 9.56 - 3.60

• 4th Air Defence Division, 3.60 - 10.93

• 22nd Air Defence Division, 10.93 - today