559th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment

559th-й авиационный полк истребителей бомбардировщиков

Military Unit: 57800

Activated 7.50 in Kharkov-Osnova, Kharkov Oblast, as the 559th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO.

10.51 renamed 559th Fighter Aviation Regiment.

1960 renamed 559th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment (559th IBAP, 11.76 559th APIB).

1993 renamed 559th Bomber Aviation Regiment.

9.2009 renamed 6970th Aviation Base.

Bases:

• Kharkov-Osnova, Kharkov Oblast, 7.50 - 10.51 [49 55 29N, 36 17 27E]

• Grossenhain, Germany, 10.51 - 1955 [51 18 27N, 13 33 14E]

• Brandis, Germany, 1955 - 1955 [51 19 46N, 12 39 21E]

• Grossenhain, Germany, 1955 - 9.56 [51 18 27N, 13 33 14E]

• Finsterwalde, Germany, 9.56 - 22.3.93 [51 36 23N, 13 44 26E]

• Morosovsk, Rostov Oblast, 3.93 - today [48 18 51N, 41 47 27E]

Aircraft:

• Yak-15/17, 1950-1951

• MiG-15, 1951-1955

• MiG-17F, 1955-1964

• Su-7B, 1964-1976

• Su-7BM, 1964-1976

• MiG-27, 1976-1983

• MiG-27D, 1983-1988 (in 2 squadrons)

• MiG-27K, 1982-1993

• Su-24M, 1993-today

Inventory:

• 1964 with 42 Su-7

• 11.90 with 32 MiG-27K and 9 MiG-23UM [CFE treaty data exchange]

• 2000 with 30 Su-24M [CFE treaty data exchange]

Subordinated:

• 105th Fighter Aviation Division PVO, 7.50 - 10.51

• 105th Fighter Aviation Division, 10.51 - 1960

• 105th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Division, 1966 - 3.93

• 10th Mixed Aviation Division, 3.93 - today