968th Sevastopolskiy Red Banner order of Suvorov Fighter Aviation Regiment

968-й истребительный Севастопольский Краснознаменный ордена Суворова авиационный полк

Military Unit: 26361, from 1949: 35444, from 1989: 12304

Activated 6.41 as the 402nd Fighter Aviation Regiment.

10.1.49 renamed 968th Fighter Aviation Regiment.

5.93 renamed 968th Research-Instructor Fighter Aviation Regiment.

3.6.94 renamed 968th Research-Instructor Mixed Aviation Regiment.

2009 with four squadrons (1st and 2nd AE with fighters, 3rd AE with bombers and 4th AE with assault aircraft).

Bases:

• Dallgow, East Germany, 5.45 - 8.45 [52 32 06N, 13 06 54E]

• Brandenburg-Briest, East Germany, 8.45 - 1947 [52 26 11N, 12 26 48E]

• Stendal, East Germany, 1947 - 1949 [52 37 45N, 11 49 19E]

• Oranienburg, East Germany, 1949 - 1950 [52 43 35N, 13 13 01E]

• Neuruppin, East Germany, 1950 - 10.51 [52 56 25N, 12 47 20E]

• Ross, Grodno Oblast, 10.51 - 12.7.89 [53 18 15N, 24 22 02E]

• Altenburg, East Germany, 19.7.89 - 8.4.92 [50 58 54N, 12 30 27E]

• Falkenberg, East Germany, 8.4.92 - 22.4.92 [51 32 51N, 13 13 04E]

• Lipetsk, Lipetsk Oblast, 4.92 - today [52 38 23N, 39 26 56E]

Aircraft:

• MiG-3, 1941-1943

• Yak-1, 1941-1943

• Yak-3, 1943-1948

• Yak-9, 1948-1949

• MiG-15, 6.49-1953

• MiG-17, 1953-1966 (3rd AE only from 1959-1966)

• MiG-19PM/PMU, 1959-1965

• MiG-21PFM, 1965-1972 (training began 4.65)

• MiG-23S, 1972-1973 (training began 6.72, aircraft from the 32nd Guards IAP)

• MiG-23M, 1973-1984

• MiG-29, 11.83-today (training began 9.83, 1st MiG-29 delivered 11.83 (1st AE); 2nd AE converted 4.84, followed by the 3rd AE in 9.84)

• Su-24, 1993-today

• MiG-25RB/RU, 1993-2000

• Su-17M4, 1993-1996?

• Su-25, 1996?-today

• Su-27, 1996?-today

• Su-30, 2002-today

• Su-34, 2007-today

Inventory:

• 11.90: 31 MiG-29 and 4 MiG-23UM [CFE treaty data exchange]

• 1992: 46 MiG-29 and 4 MiG-29UB

• 2000: 33 Su-24, 21 Su-27, 16 MiG-29, 13 Su-25 and 4 MiG-25 [CFE treaty data exchange]

Subordinated:

• 239th Fighter Aviation Division, 7.42 - 12.42

• 265th Fighter Aviation Division, 12.42 - 1.49

• 175th Fighter Aviation Division, 1.49 - 1952

• 229th Fighter Aviation Division, 1952 - 1954

• 95th Fighter Aviation Division, 1954 - 7.88

• 1st Guards Fighter-Bomber Aviation Division, 7.88 - 2.89

• 6th Guards Fighter Aviation Division, 7.89 - 7.91

• 126th Fighter Aviation Division, 7.91 - 4.92

• 4th Center for Combat Employment and Retraining of Crews VVS, 4.92 - today