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