116. IAP
Until 1943, pilots of this regiment flew LaGG-3 fighters. They operated as part of the Southwest Front and fought over the Don River. In the spring of 1943, the regiment is rearmed with La-5 machines, with which they joined the fighting at Kursk. It then participated in the liberation of the Donbas and in the fighting over the Crimea. It helps to liberate Ukraine, taking part in the battles of Zaporozhye and the crossing of the Dnieper River. As part of the 3rd Ukrainian Front, he takes part in the Yanka-Kishinev operation and subsequently fights over Romania, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Hungary.
Notable pilots:
Dolgarev, P.M.
Gubernskiy, M.
Kalashonok, V.
Krasnov, N.F.
Markov, V.V.
Pantelkin, A.A.
Ulitin, I.S.
Source.
Until 1943, pilots of this regiment flew LaGG-3 fighters. They operated as part of the Southwest Front and fought over the Don River. In the spring of 1943, the regiment is rearmed with La-5 machines, with which they joined the fighting at Kursk. It then participated in the liberation of the Donbas and in the fighting over the Crimea. It helps to liberate Ukraine, taking part in the battles of Zaporozhye and the crossing of the Dnieper River. As part of the 3rd Ukrainian Front, he takes part in the Yanka-Kishinev operation and subsequently fights over Romania, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Hungary.
Notable pilots:
Dolgarev, P.M.
Gubernskiy, M.
Kalashonok, V.
Krasnov, N.F.
Markov, V.V.
Pantelkin, A.A.
Ulitin, I.S.
Source.