91st Dembitskiy order of Bogdan Khmelnitskiy Research-Instructor Fighter Aviation Regiment

91-й исследовательско-инструкторский истребительный Дембицкий ордена Богдана Хмельницкого авиационный полк

Military Unit: 23251

Activated 4.40 as the 91st Fighter Aviation Regiment.

Apparently involved in training duties as early as 1949.

1953 renamed 91st Research Fighter Aviation Regiment.

9.54 renamed 91st Research-Instructor Fighter Aviation Regiment.

1955 renamed 91st Research-Instructor Mixed Aviation Regiment.

10.76 renamed 91st Research-Instructor Fighter Aviation Regiment.

Disbanded 1992.

Bases:

• ?

• Tambov, Tambov Oblast, 5.53 - 7.54 [52 42 11N, 41 22 40E]

• Voronezh, Voronezh Oblast, 7.54 - 1960 [51 37 12N, 39 08 33E]

• Lipetsk, Lipetsk Oblast, 1960 - today [52 38 23N, 39 26 56E]

Aircraft:

• I-153, 1940-1941

• Yak-7/9/1, 1942-1944

• Yak-3, 1944-1949

• MiG-15, 1949-1960

• MiG-17, 1950's

• MiG-21, 1960's-1975

• MiG-23S, 1972-1978?

• MiG-23M, 1975-1983

• MiG-29, 6.83-1992

• Su-27, 1985-1992

Inventory:

• 11.90: 23 MiG-29 and 15 Su-27 [CFE treaty data exchange]

Subordinated:

• 256th Fighter Aviation Division, 2.43 - 12.45

• 6th Guards Fighter Aviation Division, 12.45 - ?

• 4th Center for Combat Employment VVS, 5.53 - 1960

• 4th Center for Combat Employment and Retraining of Crews VVS, 1960 - 1992