The 508th Fighter Aviation Regiment was a military unit of the Soviet Air Force which took part in World War II.

[citation needed] From 1 May 1942 to 9 July 1942, the 508th was stationed in the rear, tasked with defending industrial and logistics facilities behind the front lines.

In May and June 1943, throughout the Battle of Kursk, the 508th was stationed at a Soviet military airfield in Gryaznoye.

There, sappers and Red Army soldiers installed aircraft mock-ups and simulated activity at the airfield, including aircraft, vehicles, observation towers, and fake anti-aircraft guns manned by stuffed mannequins.

[1] After the Battle of Kursk, the regiment participated in several other offensives, including Kirovograd, Kursun-Cherkassy, Uman–Botoșani, and lastly Lvov-Sandomierz.