931st independent Guards Prazhskiy Red Banner orders of Suvorov and Kutuzov Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment

931-й отдельный гвардейский разведывательный Пражский Кразнознамённый орденов Суворова и Кутузова авиационный полк

Military Unit: 18348; from 1.49: 82377

Activated 6.42 as the 47th independent Observation and Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron.

14.3.44 renamed 98th independent Observation and Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment by absorbing the 11th Guards, 47th, 53rd and 69th independent Observation and Reconnaissance Aviation Squadrons.

10.1.49 renamed 931st independent Observation and Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment.

1953 renamed 931st independent Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment.

1968 renamed 931st independent Guards Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment - Guards title from one of the independent Observation and Reconnaissance Aviation Squadrons from 1944.

21.8.68 to 11.68 deployed to Mimon-Gradchany, Czechoslovakia [50 37 11N, 14 44 02E].

From 6.89 the regiment was reduced to one squadron.

Disbanded 21.5.91, and the remaining MiG-25RB were transferred to the 11th independent Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment.

Bases:

• Zerbst, Germany, 1945 - 7.47 [52 00 04N, 12 08 40E]
• Köthen, Germany, 7.47 - 1951 [51 43 24N, 11 57 47E]
• Stendal, Germany, 1951 - 1968 [52 37 45N, 11 49 19E]
• Werneuchen, Germany, 1968 - 21.5.91 [52 37 56N, 13 46 43E]

Aircraft:

• Po-2, 1942-1948
• Yak-3, 1948-1953
• Il-28R, 1953-1972
• Yak-27R, 1966-1969
• Yak-28R, 1968-6.86 (1st and 2nd squadron)
• Yak-28PP, 6.86-7.89 (2nd squadron; delivered from the 11th ORAP 6.86; aircraft to Chortkov, Ukraine in July 1989)
• Su-24MR (planned for the 2nd squadron after July 1989, but the 2nd squadron was never reformed)
• MiG-25RB, 1974-5.91 (1st squadron; aircraft transferred to the 11th ORAP in 5.91)
• MiG-25BM, 6.86-7.90 (3rd squadron; the MiG-25BM were transferred to Schuchin, Belorussia in July 1990)
• MiG-25RU, 1974-5.91 (1st squadron)

Inventory:

• 1965 with 11 Il-28, 8 Yak-27, 6 Il-28U and 4 Yak-12
• 1967 with 36 Yak-27R, Il-28 and Mi-1
• 11.90 with 9 MiG-25R, 3 MiG-25RB and 2 MiG-25U [CFE treaty data exchange]

Subordination:

• 16th Air Army, 3.44 - 1.49
• 24th Air Army, 1.49 - 4.68
• 16th Air Army, 4.68 - 4.80
• VVS Group of Forces Germany, 4.80 - 5.88
• 16th Air Army, 5.88 - 5.91