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61st Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO

61st Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO

61-й истребительный авиационный полк ПВО

Military Unit: 54804

Activated 15.12.50 in Baranovichi, Brest Oblast - formation complete 1.5.51.

1.1.92 taken over by Belarus, and 1.1.94 renamed 61st Fighter Aviation Base.

Bases:

  • Baranovichi, Brest Oblast, 12.50 - today [53 05 51N, 26 02 50E]

Aircraft:

  • MiG-15, 1951-1954
  • MiG-17, 1953-1959
  • Yak-25M, 1957-1960's [one AE only]
  • Su-9, 1959-1971
  • MiG-25P/PDS, 1971-1992 [one AE only from 1984]
  • MiG-23ML/MLD, 1984-1991 [two AE only]
  • Su-27, 1991-today
  • MiG-29, 1994-today

Inventory:

  • 11.90: 13 MiG-25PDS and 25 MiG-23MLD [CFE treaty data exchange]

Subordination: