189th Guards Brestskiy order of Suvorov Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment

189-й гвардейский Брестский ордена Суворова авиационный полк истребителей бомбардировщиков

Military Unit: 10384

Activated 9.42 as the 946th Assault Aviation Regiment.

27.10.44 renamed 189th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment.

29.4.56 renamed 189th Guards Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment (IBAP, from 11.76 APIB).

11.90 renamed 189th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment.

Disbanded 2.98 - honours and awards were transferred to the 120th Fighter Aviation Regiment.

Bases:

• Bozepolé-Wielkie (Gross-Boschpol), Poland, 5.45 [54 33 48N, 17 58 26E] - airfield location uncertain
• Legnica, Poland, 12.45(?) - 1951 [51 10 58N, 16 10 44E]
• Olawa, Poland, 1951 - 9.60 [50 58 42N, 17 15 02E]
• Bzheg, Poland, 9.60 - 7.61 [50 50 13N, 17 24 54E]
• Borzya-2, Chita Oblast, 1961 - 1998 [50 23 45N, 116 20 51E] - possibly only from 1969

Aircraft:

• Il-2, 1942-1946
• Il-10, 1946-1956
• MiG-15, 1956-1960
• MiG-17, 1960-1975
• Su-17/M, 1975-1985
• Su-17M3, 1985-1991
• Su-24M, 1990-1998 [11 received from the 89th BAP 14.11.90]

Subordination:

• 231st Assault Aviation Division, 1942 - 10.44
• 196th Assault Aviation Division, 10.44 - 12.45
• 230th Assault Aviation Division, 12.45 - 1.49
• 172nd Assault Aviation Division, 1.49 - 4.56
• 172nd Fighter-Bomber Aviation Division (IBAD), 4.56 - 7.61
• 23rd Air Army, 7.61 - 1969
• 30th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Division (IBAD, from 11.76 ADIB), 1969 - 1990
• 23rd Air Army, 1990 - 1998