486th Fighter Aviation Regiment

12th Fighter Aviation Regiment (May 1938 – 26 Dec 1941)
486th Fighter Aviation Regiment (26 Dec 1941 – 7 Sep 1960)
12th Fighter Aviation Regiment (May 1938 – 26 Dec 1941); 486th Fighter Aviation Regiment (26 Dec 1941 – 7 Sep 1960)
Active	1938–1960
Country	Soviet Union
Branch	Soviet Air Force
Type	Aviation Regiment
Size	Regiment
Engagements	Soviet invasion of Poland; World War II Crimean Campaign; Battle of Kursk; Operation Bagration; Vienna Offensive;
Decorations	Order of Suvorov 3rd class Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky 2nd class
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Dmitry Alexandrovich Medvedev
Aircraft flown
	Lavochkin La-7 MiG-17

The 486th Fighter Aviation Regiment was a fighter regiment (IAP) of the Soviet Air Force. It was formed in 1938 as the 12th Fighter Aviation Regiment and disbanded in 1960. The regiment was awarded the Order of Suvorov 3rd class and the Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky. It fought in the Soviet invasion of Poland, Crimean Campaign, Battle of Kursk, Operation Bagration and the Vienna Offensive. Regimental personnel included flying aces and Heroes of the Soviet Union Pavel Terentyevich Korobkov, Dmitry Alexandrovich Medvedev, Nikolay Mikhailovich Gusarov and Andrei Girich. Throughout its career, the regiment operated the Polikarpov I-15, Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3, Lavochkin La-7, Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 and Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17, among other aircraft.

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