256th Fighter Aviation Regiment

256th Fighter Aviation Regiment
Active 1950-1959
Country  Soviet Union
Branch Soviet Air Forces
Type Aviation Regiment
Garrison/HQ Kamen-Rybolov
Engagements Korean War
Commanders
Notable
commanders		 Ivan Semenyuk
Aircraft flown
MiG-15

The 256th Fighter Aviation Regiment (256th IAP) was a fighter aviation regiment of the Soviet Air Forces. It existed between 1950 and 1959[1] and fought in the Korean War.[2]

History

The 256th Fighter Aviation Regiment was activated on 31 December 1950 as part of the 190th Fighter Aviation Division in Kamen-Rybolov. The regiment was initially equipped with Bell P-63 Kingcobra fighters. In July 1951, it received Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 jet fighters. The regiment was initially led by World War II flying ace and Hero of the Soviet Union Ivan Semenyuk.[3] It deployed to Myaogou in northeast China in February 1952 as part of Soviet participation in the Korean War.[4] On 3 March, the regiment shot down an F-86 Sabre with the loss of a MiG-15 over the Sui-ho Dam. Pilots of the regiment shot down two Sabres and suffered the loss of an MiG on 24 March. It fought in the Attack on the Sui-ho Dam.[5] Six pilots of the regiment were killed during the deployment.[2] The regiment had shot down 16 Sabres while losing six MiGs during the deployment.[6] From July 1952 to 1956, flying ace Vladimir Zabelin was the regimental commander.[7] In August 1952 the 256th was moved back to Kamen-Rybolov. The division received Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 aircraft in 1954. The regiment was disbanded on 13 June 1959. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Holm, Michael. "256th Fighter Aviation Regiment". ww2.dk. Retrieved 17 Jan 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Потери ВВС СССР в Корее" [Losses of the VVS in Korea]. www.airwar.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2016-01-17.
  3. ↑ "Семенюк Иван Иванович" [Semenyuk Ivan Ivanovich]. www.warheroes.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2016-01-17.
  4. ↑ Rottman, Gordon L. (2002-01-01). Korean War Order of Battle: United States, United Nations, and Communist Ground, Naval, and Air Forces, 1950-1953. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780275978358.
  5. ↑ Seidov, Igor; Britton, Stuart (2014-03-19). Red Devils over the Yalu: A Chronicle of Soviet Aerial Operations in the Korean War 1950-53. Helion and Company. ISBN 9781909384415.
  6. ↑ Polak, Tomas (1999-01-01). Stalin's Falcons. Grub Street. ISBN 9781902304014.
  7. ↑ "Забелин Владимир Николаевич - Советские асы. Герои воздушных войн 1936-1953 гг." [Zabelin Vladimir Nikolayevich - Soviet Aces 1936-1953]. soviet-aces-1936-53.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2016-01-17.
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