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The main unit which taken part in air combats over Korea became 64-th Fighter Aviation Corps . It is created in 15-nov-1950 by the order of the Joint Staff of the USSR № 5564. Unit formed on territory of the Peoples Republic of China for the period from 15 November till 24 November 1950. The structure included three fighter aviation divisions in which total included: 844 officers, 1153 sergeants and 1274 soldiers. The HQ was placed in the Mukden city, and all airplanes were placed on the Chinese Mukden, Anshan and Andun Air Bases. The main purposes of soviet MiG-15 pilots was protection civil objects in North Korea.
Combat action results (64 Fighter Air Corps):
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Description |
nov1950-dec1951 |
1952 |
jan-jul 1953 |
Total |
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- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Day combat sortie |
21 538 |
23 539 |
18 152 |
63 229 |
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Non combat sortie |
? |
? |
? |
32 276 |
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A to A combats Day/Night |
307 / 16 |
868 / 32 |
615 / ? |
1790 / ? |
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- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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MiG-s losses (without w/o) |
71 |
172 |
76 |
319 |
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Pilots killed (in action) |
34 |
51 |
25 |
110 |
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- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
64 Fighter Air Corps inventory (15-sep-1951):
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Unit |
Planes |
Pilots |
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151 IAD |
52 MiG-15 |
61 (only 49 ready to fly) |
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303 IAD |
85 MiG-15bis |
100 (only 79 ready to fly) |
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324 IAD |
52 MiG-15bis |
54 (only 42 ready to fly) |
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351 Night IAP |
20 La-11 |
30 (only 20 ready to fly in darkness) |
Total Soviet losses in Korea war for all reasons . . . . . . . . . 335 MiG-15 (120 pilots killed)
Total Chinise AF losses for all reasons . . . . 224 MiG-15, 3 La-11, 4 Tu-2 (126 pilots killed)
Soviet Air Force losses database (click here for):
1950 losses and incidents
1951 losses and incidents
1952 losses and incidents
1953 losses and incidents
Sources:
Central Archives MoD RusF, F.16, op 3139;
Central Archives MoD RusF, F.64 IAK, op 174045;
Igor Seidov "Red devils in Korean sky". Moscow, print "Exmo";
Yury Tepsurkaev, Leonid Krylov "Air war in Korea chronicles". Moscow, print "Exmo";
Memory book;
Internet sources: airbase forum, ru.wiki.
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