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Eastern Order of Battle

Soviet Central Asian Military District's
73rd Tactical Air Army
in January 1, 1978

The Soviet Central Asian Military District had two army corps in the seventies. The air support of these was performed by two mixed air divisions. The 1st Army Corps – 10th Mixed Air Division and 17th Army Corps – 24th Mixed Air Division.
 
Soviet 905th Fighter Air Regiment MiG-21SMT Fishbed-K in Taldy Kurgan

Soviet 905th Fighter Air Regiment’s MiG-21SMT ‘Fishbed-K’ and mechanical crews at the Taldy Kurgan in 1976.
Soviet 905th Fighter Air Regiment crew front of they MiG-21SMT Fishbed-K in Taldy Kurgan

The 905th Fighter Air Regiment’s MiG-21SMT ‘Fishbed-K’ at the Taldy Kurgan air base.

Between 1973 and 1975, primarily fighter forces were modernized. The 27th Guard Fighter Air Regiment received MiG-21bis ‘Fishbed-L/N/’, while the 905th Fighter Air Regiment received MiG-21SMT ‘Fishbed-K’ fighter type. The 905th regiment used two different MiG-21SMT ‘Fishbed-K’ sub-variants. The second squadron used the humpback larger saddle tank variant (Izdeliye 50), while the first and third squadrons used the smaller saddle tank variant (Izdeliye 50bis).  Some Western sources refer to it as the MiG-21ST. Around 1980 the machines were painted camouflage.

MiG-21bis Fishbed-L/N tactical fighters at Usharal AB in the seventies

 

905th regiment's pilots at Taldy Kurgan in 1975-1977

 
Soviet 73rd Tactical Air Army order of battle map in 1978

 
Soviet 73rd Tactical Air Army order of battle in 1978

           * The exact sub-variants used aren't known
           ** There is no exact information

 

    Right: The “D” Reconnaissance pod under the MiG-21R ‘Fishbed-H’ of the 381st independent Reconnaissance Air Regiment at Chimkent Photo: AiK magazin - Sergey Cvetkov
Soviet 73rd Tactical Air Army order of battle in 1978
The “D” Reconnaissance pod under the MiG-21R ‘Fishbed-H’ of the 381th independent Reconnaissance Air Regiment at Chimkent Photo: AiK magazin - Sergey Cvetkov

 

The 149th Guard Bomber Air Regiment used two squadron of Yak-28I ‘Brewer-C’ supersonic bomber aircraft (70) at the Nikolajevka airport in 1978

The squadron of Yak-28PP ‘Brewer-E’ ECM aircraft (21) accompanied the bombers of the 149th guard regiment in Chinese airspace.

 

From 1975, bomber forces replaced their MiG-17s. The 134th and the 129th Fighter Bomber Air Regiments received second-hand MiG-21PFS and PFM ‘Fishbed-F’ tactical bomber types, while the 149th Guard Bomber Air Regiment received second-hand Yak-28I ‘Brewer-C’ bombers and Yak-28PP ‘Brewer-E’ ECM aircraft. These old models were sufficient at the Sino-Soviet border.

 

    Right: Soviet MiG-21PFS ‘Fishbed-F’ tactical bomber aircrft of the 134th Fighter Bomber Air Regiment, at the Zhangitzobe airport. Photo: Vladimir Sklyarov

 
Soviet MiG-21R Fishbed-H in Zhangitzobe airbase

Soviet MiG-21R ‘Fishbed-H’ reconnaissance aircraft in Zhangitzobe airbase
Soviet 39th independent Reconnaissance Air Regiment Yak-28R Brewer-D

USSR 39th independent Reconnaissance Air Regiment’s
pilots in theirs Yak-28R ‘Brewer-D’

The 39th regiment received high-speed MiG-25RB ‘Foxbat’ reconnaissance aircraft. The 39th Regiment was part of the scouting network settled around China.

In 1973, a new helicopter regiment was formed at Dzhambul airport with two Mi-6 ‘Hook’ heavy and two Mi-8 ‘Hip’ medium transport squadron.
 

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