The 197th Fighter Aviation Regiment ( 197th IAP ) is a military unit of the Air Force of the Red Army , which took part in the hostilities of the Great Patriotic War .
 197th fighterair regiment | |
|---|---|
| Troops |  Air force |
| Type of army | fighter aircraft |
| Formation | 03/05/1943 |
| Dissolution (transformation) | 06/08/1946 |
| Predecessor | 197th mixed air regiment |
| Battle way | |
The Great Patriotic War (1943 - 1945):
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Content
Shelf Names Shelf Names History
For the entire period of its existence, the regiment did not change its name:
- 197th Fighter Aviation Regiment ;
- 197th mixed air regiment ;
- 197th Fighter Aviation Regiment (2nd formation);
- Military unit Field mail 35513.
Create
- The 197th Fighter Aviation Regiment began to be formed on the basis of the Order of the Air Force Commander of the Leningrad Military District [1] on July 05, 1941 and was mainly formed on July 26, 1941 in the Air Force 7 Separate Army at the Lodeynoye Pole airfield of the Karelian-Finnish SSR based on squadrons of the 7th IAP and the 153rd IAP in the state 015/134 on I-153 aircraft.
- The 197th Fighter Aviation Regiment was reorganized on November 22, 1942 into a mixed aviation regiment according to the state 015/256 (1 squadron at the Hurricanes, 2 aerial forces at U-2);
- The 197th mixed aviation regiment was disbanded on March 2, 1943, and the flight crew was transferred to the 20th Guards. IAP, materiel in the 152nd IAP.
- On March 5, 1943, the regiment was re-formed as the 197th fighter aviation regiment as part of the 260th mixed aviation division of the 7th VA of the Karelian Front on the basis of the headquarters and command of the 197th glider, flight crew of the 839th airborne regiment and 841st glancing in the state 015/284. I received 8 I-16s from the 841st glanders and 9 I-153s from the 839th IAP (as a result, one squadron of the 197th IAP received I-16 fighters, one a-153 and one a-Hurricanes )
Disbandment of the Regiment
During the period from May 11 to June 8, 1946, the 197th Fighter Aviation Regiment was disbanded into the 324th Air Assault Forces of the MVO Air Force, and the flight personnel was transferred to other regiments of the division [2] .
In the army
As part of the army [3] :
- from March 11, 1943 to November 14, 1944.
Regiment Commanders
- Major Khodakovsky Fedor Sidorovich [4] , 03/05/1943 - 11/17/1943
- Major Mironenko Vladimir Sergeevich (died) [4] , 11/18/1943 - 02/02/1944
- Major Gres Vasily Timofeevich [4] , 02/04/1944 - 03/15/1944
- Lieutenant Colonel Petrov Nikolay Nikolaevich [4] , 03/15/1944 - 05/26/1944
- Major Rovnin Andrey Nikonorovich [4] , 05/26/1944 - 03/29/1945
- Lieutenant Colonel Galchenko V. A. [4] , 03.30.1945 - 04.1945
- Major Litvinenko Trofim Afanasevich [4] , 04.1945 - 06/08/1946
As part of formations and associations
| Period | Front (district) | army | division | note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/05/1943 | Karelian front | 7th Air Army | 260th Mixed Aviation Division | I-16, I-153, Hurricane |
| 03/20/1943 | Karelian front | 7th Air Army | 260th Mixed Aviation Division | He began combat work |
| 11/07/1943 | Karelian front | 7th Air Army | 260th Mixed Aviation Division | He stopped military work and began retraining for LaGG-3 aircraft received from the 609th IAP |
| 02/01/1944 | Karelian front | 7th Air Army | 260th Mixed Aviation Division | He began to study the fighter Yak-9 |
| 02/04/1944 | Karelian front | 7th Air Army | 260th Mixed Aviation Division | Reformed by state 015/364 |
| 02/06/1944 | Karelian front | 7th Air Army | 260th Mixed Aviation Division | Got 37 Yak-9 and began to master them. |
| 03/19/1944 | Karelian front | 7th Air Army | 260th Mixed Aviation Division | Resumed combat work on the Yak-9 |
| 10/05/1944 | Karelian front | 7th Air Army | 324th Fighter Aviation Division | Yak-9 |
| November 14, 1944 | Karelian front | 7th Air Army | 324th Fighter Aviation Division | Expelled from the army |
| November 15, 1944 | Reserve High Command | 7th Air Army | 324th Fighter Aviation Division | |
| 05/02/1945 | Kharkov Military District | District Air Force | 178th Fighter Aviation Division | |
| 05/09/1945 | Kharkov Military District | District Air Force | 178th Fighter Aviation Division | |
| 12/30/1945 | Moscow Military District | District Air Force | 324th Fighter Aviation Division | |
| 06/08/1946 | Moscow Military District | District Air Force | 324th Fighter Aviation Division | disbanded |
Participation in operations and battles
- Defense of the Arctic - from March 1, 1943 to November 7, 1943.
- Svir-Petrozavodsk operation - from June 21, 1944 to August 9, 1944.
- Petsamo-Kirkenes operation - from October 7, 1944 to October 29, 1944.
Acknowledgments from the Supreme Commander
For the examples of courage and heroism shown to the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the regiment as part of the 269th Garden, thanks are declared:
- For crossing the Svir River [5] ;
- For the mastery of the city of Petsamo ( Pechenga ) [6] ;
- For the liberation of the region of Nickel, Akhmalahti, SalmijΓ€rvi [7] ;
- For the mastery of the city of Kirkenes [8] ;
- For the liberation of the Pechenga region [9] .
Aces Pilot Regiment
| Full Name | Awards | Aircraft shot down (+ in the group) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bocharov Vasily Nikolaevich [10] | 12 + 0 | Regiment pilot: May 1943 - May 1945. Combat sorties: 247 (as of 05/06/1945). | |
| Vernigora Petr Akimovich [10] | 5 + 0 | Regiment Pilot: Apr 1944 - May 1945. Combat sorties: 342; air battles: 33. | |
| Kornienko Nikolay Lukich [10] | 10 + 0 | Regiment Pilot: May - Oct. 1943. sorties: 170; air battles: 50. The war in Korea (1950-1953). He conducted combat work on the MiG-15 as part of the 18th giap from May 1951 to February 1952. Aircraft down: 5 + 0. He died on August 17, 1993. | |
| Kostikov Mikhail Mikhailovich [10] | 10 + 4 | Regiment Pilot: Apr 1942 - May 1945. Combat sorties: about 320. | |
| Kushchevsky Nikolay Kuzmich [10] | 5 + 0 | Regiment pilot: May 1943 - July 1944. Missing July 14, 1944. He did not return from the combat mission. | |
| Lapin Isaac Aronovich [10] | 5 + 0 | Pilot regiment: May 1943 - May 1945. Combat sorties: 129. | |
| Lednev Boris Semenovich [10] | 13 + 0 | Regiment pilot: May 1943 - May 1945. Combat sorties: 245; air battles: 35. | |
| Pospelov Pavel Demidovich [10] | 5 + 2 | Pilot Regiment: Feb. - apr. 1944. Missing on April 6, 1944. He did not return from a combat mission. | |
| Ragulin Victor Yakovlevich [10] | 7 + 0 | Pilot Regiment: Feb. 1944 - March 1945. Combat sorties: about 80. Missing March 21, 1945. He did not return from the combat mission. | |
| Sobornov Gennady Alexandrovich [10] | 5 + 0 | Regiment Pilot: Aug - Dec 1941. Combat sorties: 129; air battles: 20. The Civil War in Spain (1936-1939). He conducted combat work on the I-16 from August 1937 to April 1938. According to unconfirmed reports, he had a combat score of 6 + 12 air victories in Spain. 11/05/1942 shot down in aerial combat, escaped by parachute, but received severe burns. After the hospital, he worked as a pilot instructor at the Main Directorate of Civil Aviation of the Air Force of the Air Force; | |
| Feoktistov Vasily Vasilievich [10] | 5 + 0 | Pilot Regiment: Feb. 1944 - May 1945. Combat sorties: 202. | |
| Tsagoyko Nikolay Vasilievich [10] | 8 + 0 | Regiment Pilot: Sept. 1944 - May 1945. He was shot down in an air battle on 06/10/1943, was captured, returned in July 1944. |
The results of the regiment's combat activity
In total, during the years of World War II, the regiment [4] [11] :
| Missions completed | Aircraft shot down in the air | Destroyed aircraft total |
|---|---|---|
| more than 1994 | 77 | 77 |
Its losses [4] :
| Lost aircraft, total | Total Pilots Died |
|---|---|
| 52 | 28 |
Armed aircraft
| Period | Aircraft |
|---|---|
| 1942 - 1943 | I-16 |
| 1942 - 1943 | I-15 |
| 1942 - 1943 | Hurricane |
| 1943 - 1944 | LaGG-3 |
| 1944 - 1946 | Yak-9 |
Basing
| Period | Aerodrome |
|---|---|
| 04.1945 - 12.1945 | Kharkov |
| 12.1945 - 06.1946 | Volosovo, Moscow region |
Notes
- β Order of the Commander of the Air Force of the LVO No. 00279 dated 07/02/1941
- β Directive of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the USSR No. 246688 dated 05/06/1946
- 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 7 8 9 Anokhin V. A., Bykov M. Yu. All Stalin's fighter aviation regiments. The first complete encyclopedia. - Popular science publication. - M .: Yauza-press, 2014 .-- S. 486. - 944 p. - 1,500 copies - ISBN 978-5-9955-0707-9 .
- β Order of the Supreme High Command No. 114 of June 24, 1944
- β Order of the Supreme High Command No. 197 of October 15, 1944
- β Order of the Supreme High Command No. 202 of October 23, 1944
- β Order of the Supreme High Command No. 205 of October 25, 1944
- β Order of the Supreme High Command No. 208 of November 1, 1944
- β 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M. Yu. Bykov. All Asa of Stalin 1936-1953 .. - Popular science publication. - M .: Yauza-press LLC, 2014. - 1392 p. - (Elite Air Force Encyclopedia). - 1,500 copies - ISBN 978-5-9955-0712-3 .
- β for the period 07/11/1943 - 11/14/1944, until 07/07/1943 no data
Literature
- 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 Stalin's fighter aviation regiments. The first complete encyclopedia. - Popular science publication. - M .: Yauza-press, 2014 .-- 944 p. - 1,500 copies - ISBN 978-5-9955-0707-9 .
- M. Yu. Bykov. All Asa of Stalin 1936-1953 .. - Popular science publication. - M .: Yauza-press LLC, 2014. - S. 702. - 1392 p. - (Elite Air Force Encyclopedia). - 1,500 copies - ISBN 978-5-9955-0712-3 .
See also
- List of operations of the armed forces of the USSR in World War II
- List of losses of aircraft of the USSR Air Force in the Afghan war