5th Mixed Aviation Corps

Aircraft 304th Bad IL-4

Yak-7 fighter 203rd Iad

• 5th Mixed Aviation Corps
• 7th Fighter Aviation Corps
• 7th Lviv Fighter Aviation Corps
• 6th Guards Fighter Aviation Corps
• 6th Guards Lviv Fighter Aviation Corps
• 6th Guards Lviv Red Banner Fighter Aviation Corps
• 6th guards Lviv Red Banner Order of Suvorov II degree fighter aviation corps
• 78th guards Lviv Red Banner Order of Suvorov II degree fighter aviation corps

The corps was formed 03/08/1943 on the basis of the Decree of the State Defense Committee

1. To oblige Commander of the Air Force of the Red Army, Comrade Novikov, by May 15, 1943, to prepare and be ready to be sent to the front: two mixed air corps No. 4 and 5 each as part of one air division of the Il-4 bombers, consisting of two air regiments 32 aircraft each and one fighter air division, consisting of four air regiments of 32 aircraft each;
3. To create a mixed air corps number 5 by March 10, 1943. The air corps should include: 304 Il-4 bomber air division, created from airplanes transferred from ADD and 203 Yak-7 fighter air division, releasing it to the Headquarters reserve from Air Force 1 Army of the Western Front.

Formation of an air corps to conduct in the area of ​​the city of Lipetsk. To approve Major General of Aviation Slyusarev S.V. as commander of the mixed air corps No. 5

- Decree No. GKO-2880ss of February 13, 1943

On June 26, 1943, the 5th Mixed Aviation Corps was transformed into the 7th Fighter Aviation Corps .

• from June 1, 1943 to June 26, 1943, a total of 26 days ^[2]

Hero of the Soviet Union Major General Aviation Sidor Vasilyevich Slyusarev (08.3.1943-23.6.1943)

• 304th Bomber Aviation Division ^[3]
  • long-range bomber regiment
  • long-range bomber regiment
• 203rd Fighter Aviation Division ^[3]
  • 20th Fighter Aviation Regiment
  • 247th Fighter Aviation Regiment
  • 270th Fighter Aviation Regiment
• 416th Separate Aviation Communications Squadron
• 282nd Separate Communications Company
• 2675th Military Post Station

• Voronezh Front

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