787th Fighter Aviation Regiment

787-й истребительный авиационный полк

Military Unit: 36685; from 10.51: 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:

• Novoselki (Vilnius), Lithuanian SSR, 1945 - 10.51 [54 37 25N, 25 08 15E] - no traces left today
• 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, 7.41-1942
• MiG-3, 7.41-1942
• Yak-1, 4.42-1943 (one squadron)
• Hurricane, 7.42-1943 (two squadrons)
• Yak-7b, 6.43-1948
• Yak-3, 7.48-1951
• La-9, 1.51-12.51
• MiG-15, 10.51-1954
• MiG-17F/PF, 1954-1961
• 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]

Subordination:

• 125th Fighter Aviation Division PVO, 3.42 - 10.51
• 125th Fighter Aviation Division, 10.51 - 10.7.60
• 16th Guards Fighter Aviation Division, 10.7.60 - 5.93
• 26th Air Army, 5.93 - 1993