The 177th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO was a fighter regiment of the Soviet Air Defense Forces during World War II and the Cold War, later becoming part of the Russian Air Defense Forces and finally
An I-16 of the type flown by the regiment in 1941
A group of MiG-3s of the type flown by the regiment from 1941 to 1944
Three MiG-15s attacking American B-29s in 1951
Three parked Su-9s similar to those flown by the regiment between 1960 and 1980
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The Soviet Air Defence Forces was the air defence branch of the Soviet Armed Forces.
177th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO
…The 177th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Russian: 177-й истребительный авиационный полк ПВО; Military Unit Number 10232) was a fighter regiment of the Soviet Air Defense Forces (Russian: Войска́ противовозду́шной оборо́ны; PVO) during World War II and the Cold War, later becoming part of the Russian Air Defense Forces and…
76 mm anti-aircraft gun model 1914/15.
Quadruple anti-aircraft machine gun mount M4 model 1931.
Anti-aircraft gunnery guidance group during the defense of Moscow, November 1, 1941.
"On combat duty." Girls - air defense fighters are on combat duty on the roof of a house. Siege of Leningrad. USSR, Leningrad.