899th Orshanskiy Red Banner order of Suvorov Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment im. F.E. Dzerzhinskiy

899-й авиационный полк Оршанский Краснознаменный ордена Суворова истребителей бомбардировщиков им. Ф.Э.Дзержинского

Military Unit: 30135

Activated 24.8.38 as the 15th Fighter Aviation Regiment, from the 106th Fighter Aviation Squadron.

10.1.49 renamed 899th Fighter Aviation Regiment.

7.81 renamed 899th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment.

1993 renamed 899th independent Assault Aviation Regiment.

1998 united with the 20th Guards Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment, as the 899th independent Guards Assault Aviation Regiment.

Bases:

• Strausberg, East Germany, 4.45 - 5.45 [52 34 57N, 13 54 56E]

• Elstal, East Germany, 5.45 - 1947 [52 31 52N, 12 59 19E]

• Dallgow, East Germany, 1947 - 1949 [52 32 04N, 13 06 56E]

• Trollenhagen, East Germany, 9.49 - 10.53 [53 36 09N, 13 18 18E]

• Riga-Rumbula, Latvian SSR, 10.53 - 1980 [56 52 48N, 24 13 37E]

• Lielvarde, Latvian SSR, 1980 - 1.7.93 [56 46 48N, 24 51 01E] - transferred in spring 1980

• Buturlinovka, Voronezh Oblast, 1.7.93 - today [50 47 34N, 40 36 32E]

Aircraft:

• I-153, 1939-1941

• MiG-3, 1941-1942

• La-5, 1942

• LaGG-3, 1942

• Yak-7B, 1942 - 1943

• Yak-9, 1943-1950

• Yak-3, 1944-1945

• MiG-15, 1950-1958?

• MiG-19, 1955-1970

• MiG-21PFM, 1970-1976

• MiG-21bis, 1975-1982

• MiG-21SM, 1980-1982

• MiG-21SMT, 1982-1989 (from Hungary, exchange of MiG-21SM for MiG-21SMT)

• MiG-27D, 1989-1993

• Su-25, 1993-today

Inventory:

• 11.90: 47 MiG-27 and 11 MiG-23UM [CFE treaty data exchange]

• 2000: 52 Su-25 [CFE treaty data exchange]

Subordinated:

• 278th Fighter-Aviation Division, 2.43 - 1.49

• 263rd Fighter-Aviation Division, 1.49 - 1960

• 1st Guards Fighter-Aviation Division, 1960 - 1981

• 39th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Division, 1981 - 1993

• 105th Mixed Aviation Division, 1993 - today