959th Training Aviation Regiment

959-й учебный авиационный полк

Military Unit: 99311

Activated 12.35 as the 4th Training Fighter Aviation Squadron.

16.11.45 renamed 4th Training Aviation Regiment.

31.10.50 renamed 4th Aviation Regiment.

28.12.50 renamed 1688th Training Fighter Aviation Regiment.

3.55 renamed 959th Training Fighter Aviation Regiment.

1.12.57 renamed 959th Training Aviation Regiment.

15.6.93 renamed 959th Bomber Aviation Regiment.

Bases:

• Yeysk, Krasnodar Kray, 1945 - today [47 07 03N, 39 47 47E]

Aircraft:

• Yak-9, 1945-
• MiG-15, 1951-1977
• MiG-17, 1963-1979
• Su-7, 1966-1982
• MiG-21, 1971-1977 [one AE - to 228th UAP]
• Su-17, 1981-1989
• L-39, 1989-1993
• Su-24, 7.93-today

Inventory:

• 1978 with 114 MiG-17 and 48 Su-7
• 11.90 with 103 Aero L-39 (CFE treaty data exchange)
• 1.1.2000 with 32 Su-24 (CFE treaty data exchange)

Subordination:

• Bataysk Military Aviation School, 1952 - 1960
• Yeysk Higher Military Aviation School, 1960 - 1993
• 10th Mixed Aviation Division, 1993-today