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