726th Fighter Aviation Regiment

[1] In July 1950, the division and the 726th IAP were relocated to Yaroslavl's Dyadkovo airfield, and became part of the Moscow Air Defence District's 56th Fighter Aviation Corps (IAK).

[6] On 1 August, 24 MiGs from the regiment sortied to intercept F-86s heading for the Sui-ho Dam, flying at an altitude of 10,000 meters (33,000 ft).

They were surprised by the Sabres, which began their attack with an altitude superiority, and three MiGs were lost with their pilots, including the 3rd Squadron commander.

A total of 18 MiGs from the regiment, divided into two groups, one led by Goryachko and the other by squadron commander Major Konstantin Degtyarev, intercepted the strike at noon, losing three aircraft and a pilot.

[14] A pilot from the regiment damaged a Sabre from the 334th FIS which had to be written off after a belly landing at its base, in final victory of November.

[15] In actions on 24 December pilots from the regiment claimed three Sabres downed, but American reports only mention the loss of one F-86F from the 334th FIS.

[17] The regiment participated in the interception of an airstrike of F-84Gs covered by Sabres on "targets in the Hihong area" on 15 January, claiming the downing of three F-86s with the loss of one MiG and its pilot.

[20] A MiG from the regiment was lost on 4 April when its pilot "placed excessive stress" on its wings, resulting in one falling off before he successfully ejected.

During its deployment in Korea, the regiment claimed 39 UN aircraft, including 18 fighter-bombers and 21 fighters, for the loss of 12 MiGs and seven pilots.