773rd Fighter Aviation Regiment
773-й истребительный
авиационный полк
Military Unit: 21231; from 10.53: 59579
Activated 3.41 as the 273rd Fighter Aviation Regiment.
6.5.42 renamed 773rd Fighter Aviation Regiment.
Reorganised 7.60:
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1st AE (MiG-17P) transferred to the 787th Fighter Aviation
Regiment - replaced with a new 1st AE (Yak-25M)
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3rd AE (MiG-17F) transferred to the 19th Guards
Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment - replaced with a new 3rd AE (MiG-17F)
In 1965 all Yak-25M crews left for the 35th Fighter Aviation
Regiment, in exchange for several MiG-21PF crews from the same unit.
5.94 absorbed by the 28th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment.
Bases:
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Derevyannoye, Karelian ASSR, 1945 - 9.53 [61 36 26N, 34 37 20E]
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Trollenhagen, Germany, 10.53 - 12.53 [53 36 10N, 13 18 22E]
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Damgarten, Germany, 12.53 - 11.4.94 [54 15 50N, 12 26 30E]
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Andreapol, Tver Oblast, 4.94 - 5.94 [56 38 42N, 32 18 43E]
Aircraft:
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I-16, 1941-1942
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LaGG-3, 1942-1943
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P-39 Airacobra, 10.43-11.51
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MiG-15, 9.51-1957
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MiG-17P, 10.56-7.60
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MiG-17F, 1957-1964
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Yak-25M, 7.60-1965 [1st AE only] - also used a few Yak-25RV
drones
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MiG-21F-13, 5.63-1965
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MiG-21PF, 5.64-1971
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MiG-21PFM, 1.65-1973 [27 delivered 30.1.65 - 1966]
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MiG-21bis, 1973-1985
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MiG-23ML/MLD, 1985-1989 [from the 33rd IAP]
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MiG-29, 1989-1994
Inventory:
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1964: 6 MiG-17, 12 Yak-25, 12 MiG-21F, 12 MiG-21PF and 6
Yak-25RV
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11.90: 31 MiG-29 and 4 MiG-23UM [CFE treaty data exchange]
Subordination: