18th Guards Vitebskiy twice Red Banner order of Suvorov Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment

18-й гвардейский Витебский дважды Краснознаменный ордена Суворова авиационный полк истребителей бомбардировщиков

Military Unit: 21806

Activated 19.6.38 as the 6th Fighter Aviation Regiment.

7.3.42 renamed 18th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment.

6.48 renamed 18th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO.

1965 renamed 18th Guards Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment.

3.93 renamed 18th independent Guards Assault Aviation Regiment.

Named "Normandiya-Neman" from 9.5.95.

Disbanded 6.09.

Bases:

• Kobrin, Brest Oblast, 1945 - 6.48 [52 14 19N, 24 20 55E]

• Yaroslavl-Dyatkovo, Yaroslavl Oblast, 6.48 - 9.50 [57 34 26N, 39 54 22E]

• Galenki, Primorskiy Kray, 9.50 - 3.51 [44 05 49N, 131 48 12E]

• Mukden, China, 25.3.51 - 8.5.51 [41 49 22N, 123 17 54E]

• Andun, China, 8.5.51 - 28.5.51 [40 01 26N, 124 17 05E]

• Myaogou, China, 28.5.51 - 3.52 [39 57 00N, 124 08 50E] - uncertain

• Galenki, Primorskiy Kray, 3.52 - 2009 [44 05 49N, 131 48 12E]

Aircraft:

• I-15bis, 1938-1942

• I-16, 1938-1942

• Yak-7B, 1942-1944

• Yak-3, 1944-1945

• Yak-7, 1945-1948

• Yak-15, 1948-1951

• MiG-9, 1948-1951

• MiG-15, 1951-1953

• MiG-17, 1953-1966

• MiG-21SM/SMT, 1966-1989

• MiG-27D/K, 5.89-1993 [MiG-27K in 1st AE, MiG-27D in 2nd and 3rd AE]

• Su-25, 3.93-2009

Subordinated:

• 303rd Fighter Aviation Division, 1944 - 6.48

• 303rd Fighter Aviation Division PVO, 6.48 - 3.57

• 303rd Fighter-Bomber Aviation Division, 3.57 - 10.94

• 1st Air Army, 10.94 - 5.98

• 11th Air Army VVS and PVO, 5.98 - 2009