Hobby Master Archive

In 1974 the Ukraine received the MiG-25. The 146th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (146 Gv IAP) took up residence at Vasilkov in 1950 as part of the 19th Air Defense Division. In 1989 the 19th Air Defense Division was re-organized and became the 49th Air Defense Corps. After the break-up of the Soviet Union the Ukrainian Air Force took over 79 MiG-25s. In 1994 three air defense regions were formed with the 146th FAR and 636th assigned to the Central region but disbanded in 1996.