The 29th Guards Fighter Aviation Volkhov Regiment ( 29th Guards IAP ) is a military unit of the Air Force of the Red Army , which took part in the operations of the Great Patriotic War , in the Civil War in China and in the War in Korea .
 29th Guardsfighter aircraft Volkhov Regiment | |
|---|---|
| Honorary Items | Volkhovsky |
| Troops | Air force |
| Type of army | fighter aircraft |
| Formation | 11/22/1942 |
| Dissolution (transformation) | 05/31/1960 |
| Predecessor | 154th Fighter Aviation Regiment |
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Shelf Names
Over the entire period of its existence, the regiment changed its name several times:
- 154th Fighter Aviation Regiment ;
- 29th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment;
- 21st Guards Fighter Aviation Volkhov Regiment;
- Field mail 55713.
Create
The 29th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment was formed on November 22, 1942 by converting from the 154th Fighter Aviation Regiment on the basis of the Order of the NPO of the USSR [1] .
Disbandment of the Regiment
The 29th Guards Fighter Aviation Volkhov Regiment was disbanded as part of the 5th Fighter Aviation Air Defense Division on May 31, 1969
In the army
Aircraft Curtiss P-40B
As part of the army [2] :
- from December 1, 1942 to November 14, 1944, Total - 714 days
During the war in Korea:
- from 03.03.1950 to 03.10.1950, a total of 214 days
- from November 21, 1950 to January 24, 1950, only 64 days,
Total: 278 days
Regiment Commanders
- Guard Lieutenant Colonel Matveev Alexander Andreevich [3] , from 11/10/1941 to 05/18/1943
- Guard Lieutenant Colonel Pilyutov Petr Andreevich [3] , from 05/28/1943 to 12/12/1943
- Guard Major Dvornik Alexander Filippovich [3] , from December 29, 1943 to December 31, 1945
As part of formations and associations
| Period | Front (district) | army | body | division | note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/22/1942 | Leningrad Front | 8th Army | Air Force 8th Army | Regiment converted to Guards, MiG-3 , Tomahawk , Kittyhawk | |
| 12/01/1942 | Leningrad Front | 13th air army | 275th Fighter Aviation Division | 4 MiG-3 , 12 Kittyhawk , 1 Yak-1 | |
| 01/04/1943 | Leningrad Front | regiment retrained on the Yak-7 B, aero. Plekhanovo | |||
| 01/10/1943 | Leningrad Front | 13th air army | 275th Fighter Aviation Division | Yak-7 B | |
| 01/05/1944 | Leningrad Front | 13th air army | 275th Fighter Aviation Division | air. Moloskovitsy rearmament on the Yak-9 D | |
| 09/05/1944 | Karelian front | 7th Air Army | 1st Guards Combined Aviation Division | Yak-9 D | |
| 09/28/1944 | Karelian front | 7th Air Army | 324th Fighter Aviation Division | Yak-9 D | |
| 12/06/1944 | Moscow Military District | 324th Fighter Aviation Division | Yak-9 D | ||
| 1949 | Moscow Military District | retrained for new MiG-15 aircraft | |||
| 02/13/1950 | Shanghai Group of Forces | 106th Air Defense Fighter Division | MiG-15 | ||
| 03.03.1950 | Shanghai Group of Forces | 106th Air Defense Fighter Division | combat operations on the MiG-15 | ||
| 10/03/1950 | Shanghai Group of Forces | 106th Air Defense Fighter Division | the end of hostilities on the MiG-15 | ||
| 10/08/1950 | Shanghai Group of Forces | Air Defense of the Liaodong Peninsula of China | 64th Fighter Aviation Corps | 50th Fighter Aviation Division of Air Defense ( 106th Fighter Aviation Division of Air Defense ) | MiG-15 |
| 11/21/1950 | Shanghai Group of Forces | 64th Fighter Aviation Corps | 50th Air Defense Fighter Division | The fighting on the territory of Korea MiG-15 | |
| 01/24/1951 | Shanghai Group of Forces | 64th Fighter Aviation Corps | 50th Air Defense Fighter Division | ending participation in hostilities on the territory of Korea MiG-15 | |
| 03.03.1951 g. | Country air defense | 50th Air Defense Fighter Army | 50th Air Defense Fighter Division | Levashovo of the Leningrad Region MiG-15 | |
| 02/10/1958 | Country air defense | Leningrad Air Defense Army | 25th Air Defense Fighter Army | 44th Air Defense Fighter Division | Gorelovo , MiG-15 |
| 03/01/1960 | Country air defense | 18th Air Defense Corps | Gorelovo , MiG-17 | ||
| 05/31/1969 | Country air defense | 10th Air Defense Army | 5th Air Defense Division | regiment disbanded, Karelia , Su-9 |
Honorary Names
- For the shown examples of courage and heroism in the fight against the Nazi invaders and in order to further consolidate the memory of the heroic deeds of the Stalinist falcons, the order of the USSR NCO ordered the 29th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment on May 4, 1943 to be given the honorary name Volkhovsky [4]
MiG-15 identification marks of the Air Force of North Korea.
Distinguished Regiment Warriors
- Gorbachevsky, Alexander Ivanovich , squadron commander of the 29th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment of the 275th Fighter Aviation Division of the 13th Air Army of the Leningrad Front, Captain Guard, was awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of February 4, 1944. Gold Star No. 3200
- Zyuzin Pyotr Dmitrievich , navigator of the 29th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment of the 324th Fighter Aviation Division of the 7th Air Army of the Karelian Front, Lieutenant Guard, was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the USSR of November 2, 1944. Gold Star No. 4318
- Korshunov Konstantin Ionovich , squadron commander of the 29th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment of the 275th Guards Fighter Aviation Division of the 13th Air Army of the Leningrad Front, Guard Senior Lieutenant was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the USSR on February 4, 1944. Gold Star No. 3134
- Leonovich Ivan Semenovich , deputy squadron commander of the 29th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment of the 324th Fighter Aviation Division of the 7th Air Army of the Karelian Front, Guard Senior Lieutenant, By the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the USSR dated November 2, 1944, was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. Gold Star No. 4317
- Naumenko Stepan Ivanovich , deputy squadron commander for the flight of the 29th guards Volkhov fighter aviation regiment of the 50th fighter aviation division of the 64th fighter aviation corps, major, for the courage and bravery shown in the performance of military duty by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 12 May 1951 awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union with the award of the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal (6634)
- Pilyutov, Pyotr Andreyevich , commander of the 29th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment of the 275th Fighter Aviation Division of the 13th Air Army of the Leningrad Front, Guard Captain, By the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the USSR dated December 10, 1943, was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. Gold Star No. 885
- Chubukov, Fyodor Mikhailovich , squadron commander of the 29th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment of the 275th Fighter Aviation Division of the 13th Air Army of the Leningrad Front, Captain Guard, was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on August 19, 1944. Gold Star No. 5138
- Chirkov, Andrei Vasilievich , assistant commander of the 29th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment for the Air Rifle Service of the 275th Fighter Aviation Division of the 13th Air Army of the Leningrad Front, Guard Captain, By the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the USSR dated February 4, 1944 was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. Gold Star No. 3135
Combat Statistics
During the Great Patriotic War
In total, during the years of World War II, the regiment [5] :
| Missions completed | Aircraft shot down in the air | Destroyed aircraft total |
|---|---|---|
| 13061 | 429 | 458 |
Its losses [3] :
| Lost aircraft, total | Total Pilots Died | Pilots died in air battles | Did not return from a combat mission | Died during raids and other non-combat losses | Died in plane crashes and died of wounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96 | 76 | 43 | 9 | 2 | 13 |
During the war in China in 1950-1951.
| Missions completed | Aircraft shot down in the air (Kuomintang Air Force) | Its not a combat loss |
|---|---|---|
| 80 | 2 | 1 MiG-15 and 1 pilot |
During the Korean War
For the War in Korea Regiment [3]
| Completed combat missions, total | Conducted air battles, total | UN aircraft shot down | of which bombers | of which fighter-bombers | of which are scouts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 800 | 29th | 37 | five | 31 | one |
Its losses [3] :
| Lost aircraft, total | Total Pilots Died |
|---|---|
| five | four |
Notes
- β Order of the NPO of the USSR No. 374 of 11.22.1942
- β Collective of authors. List No. 12 of the aviation regiments of the Air Force of the Red Army, which were part of the Active Army during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. / Pokrovsky. - The Ministry of Defense of the USSR. Military Scientific Directorate of the General Staff. - Moscow: Military Publishing House, 1960. - T. Appendix to the Directive of the General Staff of January 18, 1960 No. 170023. - 96 p.
- β 1 2 3 4 5 6 Anokhin V.A. Bykov M.Yu. All fighter aviation regiments of Stalin. The first complete encyclopedia. - Popular science. - Moscow: Yauza-press, 2014 .-- S. 78 .-- 944 p. - ISBN 978-5-9955-0707-9 .
- β Order of the NPO of the USSR No. 207 dated 05/04/1943
- β Anokhin V.A. Bykov M.Yu. All fighter aviation regiments of Stalin. The first complete encyclopedia. - Popular science publication. - Moscow: Yauza-press, 2014 .-- S. 54-55. - 944 p. - ISBN 978-5-9955-0707-9 .
Literature
- B. Growl , M. Morozov. Guard aviation divisions, corps, squadrons 1941-45 // World of Aviation: Aviation-historical journal, technical review .. - M. , 2003. - Issue. 32 . - No. 3 . - S. 25 - 28 . Archived March 5, 2016.
- B. Growl , M. Morozov. Guard aviation divisions, corps, squadrons 1941-45 // World of Aviation: Aviation-historical journal, technical review .. - M. , 2003. - Issue. 31 . - No. 2 . - S. 25 - 31 . Archived on April 22, 2016.
- Team of authors. List No. 12 of the aviation regiments of the Air Force of the Red Army, which were part of the Active Army during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. / Pokrovsky. - The Ministry of Defense of the USSR. Military Scientific Directorate of the General Staff. - Moscow: Military Publishing House, 1960. - T. Appendix to the Directive of the General Staff of January 18, 1960 No. 170023. - 96 p.
- Anokhin V.A. Bykov M.Yu. All fighter aviation regiments of Stalin. The first complete encyclopedia. - Popular science publication. - Moscow: Yauza-press, 2014 .-- S. 61 - 65. - 944 p. - ISBN 978-5-9955-0707-9 .
Links
- List of operations of the armed forces of the USSR in World War II
- Photos of pilots and combat aircraft of the 29th Guards. iap
- Heroes of World War II
- Air force
- World War II Aviators