19th Guards Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment

19-й гвардейский авиационный полк истребителей бомбардировщиков

Military Unit: 59529

Activated 12.39 as the 145th Fighter Aviation Regiment.

4.4.42 renamed 19th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment.

1961 renamed 19th Guards Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment (IBAP, from 11.76 APIB).

1993 renamed 19th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment.

8.08 renamed 6972nd Guards Aviation Base.

Bases:

• Alakurtti, Murmansk Oblast, 1946? - 10.53 [66 58 27N, 30 20 54E]

• Damgarten, Germany, 10.53 - 10.56 [54 15 50N, 12 26 30E]

• Wittstock, Germany, 10.56 - 9.61 [53 12 04N, 12 31 23E]

• Lärz, Germany, 9.61 - 23.3.93 [53 18 18N, 12 45 13E]

• Millerovo, Rostov Oblast, 3.93 - today [48 57 15N, 40 17 58E]

Aircraft:

• I-16, 1939-1941

• LaGG-3, 1941-1942

• MiG-3, 1941-1942

• Hurricane, 1942-1944

• P-40 Tomahawk, 1942-1945

• P-39 Aircobra, 1942-1951

• MiG-15bis, 1951-1964

• MiG-17F, 1953-1962

• Su-7B, 2.62-1977

• MiG-27K/M/D, 1977-1993 [1993 to depot at Chebenki, Orenburg Oblast]

• MiG-29, 1993-today

Inventory:

• 1964: 36 Su-7, 8 MiG-15UTI and 2 MiG-17F

• 10.90: 32 MiG-27D and 7 MiG-23UM [CFE treaty data exchange]

• 2000: 51 MiG-29 [CFE treaty data exchange]

Subordinated:

• 258th Fighter Aviation Division, 11.42 - 2.43

• 258th Mixed Aviation Division, 2.43 - 8.43

• 1st Guards Mixed Aviation Division, 8.43 - 11.44

• 16th Guards Fighter Aviation Division, 11.44 - 1961

• 125th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Division, 1961 - 3.93

• 4th Air Army, 3.93 - 10.93

• 16th Guards Fighter Aviation Division, 10.93 - 5.98

• 51st Air Defence Corps, 5.98 - today