356th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO

356-й истребительный авиационный полк ПВО

Military Unit: 54835

Activated 15.3.44 in Undurkhan, Mongolia, as the 356th Fighter Aviation Regiment.

1950 renamed 356th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO.

Taken over by Kazakhstan 1.1.92.

2001 absorbed by 610th Air Base.

Bases:

• Obo-Somen, Mongolia, 10.45 - 18.2.47 [49 00 44N, 111 30 35E]
• Borzya, Chita Oblast, 18.2.47 - 28.7.57 [50 23 44N, 116 20 54E]
• Irkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast, 28.7.57 - 5.60 [52 22 06N, 104 10 56E]
• Semipalatinsk, Semipalatinsk Oblast, 5.60 - 2001 [50 21 08N, 80 14 06E]
• Karaganda, Qaraghandy (Dzhezkazgan) Oblast, 2001 - today [49 40 26N, 73 20 26E]

Aircraft:

• I-16, 3.44-1945
• Yak-9, 4.45-11.46
• Yak-3, 8.45-1952
• MiG-15, 1952-1956
• MiG-17PF, 1956-1961 [1st and 2nd AE only from 1960]
• Yak-25M, 9.60-1963 [3rd AE from 611th IAP]
• Su-9, 12.61-1968 [1st and 2nd AE only]
• Yak-28P, 10.63-1968 [3rd AE only]
• Tu-128, 1968-1986 [operational from 1969]
• MiG-31, 12.86-today [training began 5.86]

Inventory:

• 1.1.91: 30 MiG-31

Subordination:

• 246th Fighter Aviation Division, 1944 - 1950
• 246th Fighter Aviation Division PVO, 1950 - 1.8.57
• Transbaykal Air Defence Corps, 1.8.57 - 4.60
• 33rd Air Defence Division, 4.60 - 2.86
• 56th Air Defence Corps, 2.86 - 1.92
• Kazakhstan Air Force, 1.92 - 2001
• 610th Air Base, 2001 - today