787th Fighter Aviation Regiment

787-й истребительный авиационный полк

Military Unit: 80657

Activated 7.41 as the 423rd Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO.

3.3.42 renamed 787th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO.

10.51 renamed 787th Fighter Aviation Regiment.

Disbanded 1993.

Bases:

• Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, 1945 - 10.51 [54 38 07N, 25 17 06E]

• Neuruppin, Germany, 10.51 - 10.56 [52 56 27N, 12 47 16E]

• Templin, Germany, 10.56 - 6.10.70 [53 01 50N, 13 32 32E]

• Finow, 6.10.70 - 11.5.93 [52 49 41N, 13 41 39E]

• Ross, Grodno Oblast, 5.93 - 1993 [53 18 15N, 24 22 02E]

Aircraft:

• I-16, 1941-1942

• MiG-3, 1941-1942

• Yak-1, 1942-1943

• Yak-3, 1943-1945

• Yak-7, 1944-1945

• Yak-9, 1945-1951

• MiG-15, 1951-1955

• MiG-17F/PF, 1955-1961

• Yak-25M, 1957-1961 (one squadron)

• MiG-19, 10.56-1960 (one squadron)

• MiG-21F-13/PF/PFM/SM, 1961-1976 [MiG-21PF from 9.61, MiG-21PFM from 1964, MiG-21SM/PFMA from 7.69]

• MiG-23M/ML, 1976-9.89

• MiG-25PD/PU, 1982-8.89

• MiG-29, 8.89-1993

Inventory:

• 1964: 36 MiG-21PF and 1 MiG-21U

• 11.90: 31 MiG-29 and 3 MiG-23UM [CFE treaty data exchange]

Subordinated:

• 125th Fighter Aviation Division PVO, 3.42 - 10.51

• 125th Fighter Aviation Division, 10.51 - 1961

• 16th Guards Fighter Aviation Division, 1961 - 5.93

• 26th Air Army, 5.93 - 1993