website design software
Flag Counter
Eastern Order of Battle

Soviet Carpathian Military District's
14th Tactical Air Army
in January 1, 1973

Last update: 27. 01. 2022.

Huge changes took place in the Soviet Carpathian Military District at the end of the 60's and the beginning of the 70's . The 14th Air Army participated in the occupation of Czechoslovakia and the strengthening of the Chinese Soviet border. In 1968 the regiment resettled from four airports (Ovruch, Ivano-Frankovsk, Cherlyany, Starokonstaninov) into these crisis areas. In the next five years, the aforementioned four airports operated as the base of operation, and six new regiments were formed before 1972.
The 69th independent Training Air Regiment’s soldier in front of MiG-15UTI Midget

Needed more new aircraft crews, therefore, pilot training was temporarily accelerated in 1968. Four pilot training regiments (example 69th independent Training Air Regiment at the Ovruch airport) were created. These only taught flying and closely related subjects. Younger boys came here with a DOSAAF pre-qualification as well as young graduates from other non-military pilot colleges. They were trained here for one or two years before they went to the combat regiment.
 

 

Accelerated Soviet pilot training in the 70s


<- The 69th independent Training Air Regiment’s soldier in front of MiG-15UTI ‘Midget’
Sovie 14th Tactical Air Army Order og Battle in 1973

Four new regiments were formed at Ivano-Frankovsk and Cherlyany airports between 1969 and 1971. Three of these moved to the Chinese Soviet border at the beginning of the 70's with MiG-21 and MiG-17 aircraft so they can attack China if necessary.

The core of the new unit was from the experienced pilots in the first squadron. The second and third squadron was formed out of the freshly graduated personnel.
The 168th Fighter Air Regiment received very eraly MiG-23 sans suffixe ‘Etalon’ aircraft type in 1972.

The 168th Fighter Air Regiment received very early MiG-23 sans suffixe ‘Etalon’ model of 1971 aircraft type in 1972. This photo was taken at the Starokonstaninov airport in summer of the 1973. Photo: AiV0002 V. A. Macak
Rare MiG-21S Fishbed-J tactical fighter aircraft from the 92nd Fighter Air Regiment

Rare MiG-21S ‘Fishbed-J’ tactical fighter aircraft from the 92nd Fighter Air Regiment at the Munkachevo AB
Sovie 14th Tactical Air Army Order og Battle in 1973 MAP

 
Sovie 14th Tactical Air Army Order og Battle in 1973 Sovie 14th Tactical Air Army Order og Battle in 1973

* Very early MiG-23 sans suffixe ‘Etalon’ version
** The exact sub-variants used aren't known
*** The 114th Tactical Bomber Air Regiment received second hand Yak-28 ‘Brewer’ bomber aircrafts in 1974
The first MiG-23M Flogger-B tactical fighter arrived to the 92nd Fighter Air Regiment at the Munkachevo AB in end of the 1974. Photo: gettyimages TASS The 230th Front Bomber Air Regiment’s Yak-28PP Brewer-D ECM and Yak-28I Brewer-C bomber aircraft.

The first MiG-23M ‘Flogger-B’ tactical fighter arrived to the 92nd Fighter Air Regiment at the Munkachevo AB in end of the 1977. Photo: Nikolai Akimov TASS

The 230th Front Bomber Air Regiment’s Yak-28PP ‘Brewer-D’ (b/n: 58) ECM and Yak-28I ‘Brewer-C’ (b/n: 20, 26, 19) bomber aircraft in 1977.

The 48th independent Guards Reconnaissance Air Regiment received two new reconnaissance aircraft types. 13 Yak-28R ''Brewer-D', 12 MiG-25 "Foxbat-B/D" reconnaissance type and 3-3 Yak-28U 'Maestro', MiG-25RU 'Foxbat-C' aircraft arrived at the Kolomija airport in 1973.

 

Soviet MiG-25 'Foxbat' supersonic reconnaissance aircraft at the Kolomija AB 70s

 

Soviet Yak-28R Brewer-D at Kolomija airport in the seventies

 
The 48th independent Guards Reconnaissance Air Regiment’s MiG-25RB ‘Foxbat-B’ at the Kolomija airport in the middle of the seventies. Photos: Denys Tomenchuk collection The 48th independent Guards Reconnaissance Air Regiment’s Yak-28R ‘Brewer-D’ at the Kolomija airport in the middle of the seventies. Photos: Denys Tomenchuk collection

The 48th independent Guards Reconnaissance Air Regiment’s MiG-25RB ‘Foxbat-B’ and Yak-28R ‘Brewer-D’ at the Kolomija airport in the middle of the seventies. Photos: Denys Tomenchuk collection
The 947th regiment received Su-7BM/BKL ‘Fitter-A’ and Su-7 ‘Moujik’ trainer in 1976. Photo: Evgeni Egen The three air squadron of the 236th regiment used second-hand MiG-21PFS/PFM ‘Fishbed-E’ supersonic bomber aircraft type from 1975. Photo: Vladimir Nosovitsky

The Soviet 14th Air Army replaced their old IL-28 ‘Beagle’ and MiG-17 ‘Fresco’ bomber and fighter-bomber type for second-hand supersonic Yak-28 ‘Brewer’, MiG-21 ‘Fishbed’, and Su-7 ‘Fitter’ type between 1974 and 1976.
 

Left: The 947th regiment received Su-7BM/BKL ‘Fitter-A’ and Su-7U ‘Moujik’ trainer in 1976. Photo: Evgeni Egen

Right: The three air squadron of the 236th regiment used second-hand MiG-21PFS/PFM ‘Fishbed-F’ supersonic bomber aircraft type from 1975. Photo: Vladimir Nosovitsky

 

A movie, about the Su-7B, Su-7BM and Su-7BKL Fitter-A bombers of the 806th Fighter Bomber Air Regiment at Lutsk airbase in 1970. The original movie was taken in 1970. Director: Alexey Gabrilovich

You might be interested in:
 

Carpathian Military District's Air Force in 1988

 

Tags:
Soviet Union, USSR, Soviet Air Forces, VVS, Cold War, Carpathian Military District's Air Force 1988, 14th Tactical Air Army, 4th Fighter Air Division, Ivano-Frankovsk, 4th Fighter Aviation Flogger-B, 168th Fighter Aviation Regiment, 145th Fighter Air Regiment, Ivano-Frankovsk, MiG-21PFM Fishbed-F, 145th Fighter Aviation Regiment, 92nd Fighter Air Regiment, Munkachevo, MiG-21PFS Fishbed-F, MiG-21S Fishbed-J, 92nd Fighter Aviation Regiment, 289th Fighter Bomber Air Division, Lutsk, 947th Fighter Bomber Air Regiment, Dubno, MiG-17 Fresco, 947th Fighter Bomber Aviation Regiment, 806th Fighter Bomber Air Regiment, Lutsk, Su-17 Fitter-C, 806th Fighter Bomber Aviation Regiment, 236th Fighter Bomber Air Regiment, Chortkov, MiG-17 Fresco, 236th Fighter Bomber Aviation Regiment, 7th Bomber Air Regiment, IL-28 Beagle, Starokonstaninov, 7th Bomber Aviation Regiment, 230th Bomber Air Regiment, Yak-28L Brewer-C, Yak-28L Brewer-C, Cherlyany, 230th Bomber Aviation Regiment, 48th independent Guards Reconnaissance Air Regiment, Kolomija, Yak-28R Brewer-D, MiG-25RB Foxbat-B, 48th independent Guards Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment, 229th independent Reconnaissance Air Squadron, Mig-21R Fishbed-H, Chortkov, 229th independent Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron, 340th independent Helicopter Regiment, Kalinov, Mi-6 Hook, Mi-4 Hound, Mi-8 Hip, 243rd independent Mixed Air Regiment, Lvov, Mikoyan and Gurevich, Sukhoi, Mil, Yakovlev


Облако тегов:
Союз Советских Социалистических Республик, СССР, Военно-воздушные силы, ПрикВО, Прикарпатском ВО, 14-я воздушная армия, 14-я ВА, Прикарпатского военного округа, 4-я истребительная авиационная дивизия, 4-й ИАД, Ивано-Франковск, 92-й истребительный Краснознаменный авиационный полк, 92-й иап, МиГ-21С, МиГ-21ПФМ, Мукачево, 168-й Севастопольский Краснознаменный ордена Богдана Хмельницкого истребительный авиационный полк, 168-й иап, МиГ-23, Староконстантинов, 145-й истребительный ордена Кутузова авиационный полк, 145-й иап, МиГ-21ПФМ, Ивано-Франковск, 289-ю истребительно-бомбардировочную авиационную Никопольскую Краснознамённую дивизию, Луцк, 289-ю ибад, 806-й ордена Суворова истребительно-бомбардировочный авиационный полк, 806-й ибап, Су-17, Луцк, 236-й ордена Кутузова истребительно-бомбардировочный авиационный полк, 236-й ибап, МиГ-17, Чортков, 947-й Севастопольский истребительно-бомбардировочный авиационный полк, 947-й ибап, МиГ-17, Дубно, 7-й бомбардировочный авиационный полк, Староконстантинов, Ил-28, 7-й Бап, 230-й бомбардировочный авиационный полк, Черляны, Як-28И, Як-28Л, 230-й Бап, 48-й отдельный гвардейский разведывательный Нижнеднестровский ордена Суворова авиационный полк, 48-й ограп, Як-28Р, МиГ-25РБС, МиГ-25РБ, Коломыя, 229-й отдельный разведывательный авиационный ескадрон, 229-й ОКРАЭ, МиГ-21р, Чертков, 340-й отдельный вертолётный Бреславский полк, 340-й овп, Ми-6, Ми-4, Ми-9, Калинов, 243-й отдельный смешаный авиационный полк, 243-й осап, Микоян и Гуревич, Сухой, Мил, Яковлев