Cuban Revolutionary Air Force – FAR: Orbat The Cuban Missile Crisis 1962
v.1.0 February 3, 2002

Ruben Urribarres
http://www.geocities.com/urrib2000/
Senor Urribarres’ site is in Spanish and has many photographs.
 
Senor Urribarres differs somewhat from Mr. Tom Cooper’s orbat for the same action.
 

2 Escuadrones de Caza (fighters) fighters MiG-15bis/UTI at airbases of  San Antonio de los Banos, Santa Clara, Camaguey and Holguin

1 Escuadron de Caza  (fighters) MiG-19P  at San Antonio

1 Escuadron de Reconocimiento (reconnaissance) MiG-15bis/Rbis at Ciudad Libertad

1 Escuadron de Enlace (training)Let L-60 at Ciudad Libertad

1 Escuadron de Transporte (transport)Il-14 at San Antonio

2 Escuadrones de Helicopteros (helicopters)Mi-1, Mi-4 at Baracoa, Ciudad Libertad

 
 
Soviet Forces

Air Defense Forces (PVO)

213th Fighter Aviation Regiment  MiG-21F-13 at Santa Clara, San Antonio, Camaguey

Air Forces (VVS)

437th Separate Helicopter Regiment - Mi-4 helicopters at Mariel

134th Separate Aviation Communications Squadron - 11 aircraft Il-14 at    San Antonio

Squadron of IL-28 aircraft based on Holguin

Naval Forces (VMF)

Aviation Mine-Torpedo Regiment - IL-28 aircraft at San Julian