Polish People's Republic - Northern Group of Forces
Soviet 4th Tactical Air Army on January 1, 1978

Between 1974 and 1978 the 3rd and 18th air regiment received modern Su-17 and MiG-27 fighter-bomber type. Retraining for Su-17M Fitter-C at the 18th Fighter Bomber Air Regiment began in 1974. The regiment's 1st squadron received the first Su-7U Moujik trainer type at Taganrog airport in 1974, they flew them over to Poland. The rest of the squadrons still flew with MiG-17 Fresco type.

The first Su-17M Fitter-C bombers arrived from the factory in September 1974. The transport pilots of the Komsomolski factory delivered the first six Su-17M to Szprotawa in Poland. They flew about 6500(!) miles from Komsomolsk-on-Amur factory airport to Szprotawa.

The second batch, six Su-17M Fitter-C stayed in Kubinka airport (Moscow Military District) due to the bad weather at the end of 1974. They could only continue their flight to Poland in February 1975. That's why they decided in December 1974, that the additional Su-17M bombers would be delivered by An-22s from the factory. The first An-22 Cock heavy cargo aircraft arrived in January 1975, with Su-17M Fitter-C bombers. The dismounted Su-17s were assembled by the 20th air regiment (from 16th Air Army in GDR) and the factory's specialists. The first assembled Su-17M Fitter-C fighter-bomber had its first flight in May 1975.
 

Each airport also included a grassy reserve airport. Every year they practiced take off and landing with MiG-21 Fishbed and Su-17 Fitter type. In Poland, a large number of reserve highway strips were built, which could also be used by the Soviet forces. The work of NATO's reconnaissance was made very difficult by the fact that the Soviet airplanes could be anywhere in the country.

Three MiG-21PFM Fishbed-Fs of the 42nd Guard Fighter Bomber Air Regiment on grass airfield in the early eighties. sgvavia.ru

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