88th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment

88-й авиационный полк истребителей бомбардировщиков

Military Unit: 21891, from 1987: 41426

Activated 21.11.67 in Suurkyul-Emari, Estonian SSR.

5.90 transferred to the Northern Fleet, and renamed the 88th independent Maritime Assault Aviation Regiment.

Disbanded 1.8.95.

Bases:

• Suurkyul-Emari, Estonian SSR, 11.67 - 8.84 [59 15 36N, 24 12 39E]

• Kanatovo, Kirovograd Oblast, 8.84 - 7.87 [48 33 43N, 32 23 07E]

• Debrecen, Hungary, 7.87 - 18.5.90 [47 29 26N, 21 36 52E]

• Olenya (Olenegorsk), Murmansk Oblast, 18.5.80 - 1.8.95 [68 09 11N, 33 27 41E]

Aircraft:

• MiG-17, 1967-1973

• MiG-21PFM, 1970-1980

• MiG-27D/K, 1980-1994

• Su-25, 8.94-8.95

Inventory:

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

Subordinated:

• 15th Air Army, 1967-1977

• VVS Baltic Military District, 1977 - 1981

• 39th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Division, 1981 - 1984

• 17th Air Army, 1984 - 7.87

• 36th Air Army, 7.87 - 5.90

• Northern Fleet, 5.90 - 8.95