831st Galatskiy Red Banner order of Suvorov Fighter Aviation Regiment
831-й истребительный Галацкий Краснознаменный ордена Суворова авиационный полк
Military Unit: 21888
Activated 11.40 in Krasnovodsk, Khorezmskaya Oblast, as the 164th Fighter Aviation Regiment.
10.1.49 renamed 831st Fighter Aviation Regiment.
1.1.92 taken over by Ukraine.
Bases:
unknown airfield, Georgian SSSR, 1946 - 1960
Borispol, Kiev Oblast, 1960 - 1977 [50 20 13N, 30 53 37E]
Mirgorod, Poltava Oblast, 1977 - 1992 [49 55 58N, 33 38 30E]
Aircraft:
I-16, 1940-1941
I-153, 1940-1941
LaGG-3, 1941-1943
La-5FN, 1943-1946
La-7, 1944-1951
MiG-15, 1951-1958?
MiG-17, 1958?-1968
MiG-21PF/PFM, 1968-1986
Su-27, 1985-1992
Inventory:
11.90: 40 Su-27 [CFE treaty data exchange]
Subordinated:
295th Fighter Aviation Division, 11.42 - 1946
00 Fighter Aviation Division, 1946 - 1961
138th Fighter Aviation Division, 1961 - 1992