Leningrad Military District (LenVO, later Northern Front)
The unit of the Air Force of the Red Army (VVS-KA) in the Leningrad Area were includd in a command structure called Leningrad Military District (LenVO); later this structure was renamed Northern Front.
Here are the units known to be equipped with MiGs at the date of 22 June 1941:
2 SAD : 1 MiG-3 at divisional command
No other regiments with MiG-3 in 2 SAD at 22/6/1941
3 IAD (PVO Leningrad) with these regiments equipped with MiGs:
153 IAP, Petrozavodsk, Kexholm, 45 MiG-3 and 66 I-153
159 IAP, Grivocki AB, 58 MiG-3 and 15 I-16
39 IAD with these regiments equipped with MiGs:
7 IAP, 37 MiG-3 and 61 I-153, 3 I-16 and 4 I-15bis
Baltic Fleet Air force (VVS-KBF)
Besides the units of the Air Force of the Red Army (VVS-KA), the units of the Baltic Fleet Air force (VVS-KBF) operated in the area of Leningrad.
5 IAP was equipped with MiG-3s aside I-16, I-15bis and I-153.
Red 1 of 5 IAP VVS KBF
This aircraft (serial n.2171) was piloted by Lieutenant N.M.Estyen of 5 IAP VVS KBF; he made a forced landing after being hit by AA fire near Utti air base in southern Finland on July 12, 1941.
Plane 2171 was a very early MiG-3, built at the end of December 1940
or in early January 1941.
Image from Red Stars by Geust, Keskinen, Stenman, ed. Apali
Part of the wreck of this plane is still preserved in a depot of the Finnish Museum, still with the original colors. It shows the surprising dark red of the number and of the trim tabs of the rudder and of the right elevator, and the blue-green outline of the number 1. Some vague light blue paint halos are visible on the tail, probably due to small accidents while retouching the plane.
Surprisingly, the lower part of the rudder has a soft area that seems painted light grey instead of the usual green or a more likely light blue.
Image by Antti Lappalainen at Finnishmuseim, depot of Vesivehmaa
More photos of the remains here
Blue 11 of 153 IAP
Left: the sad remains of MiG-3 (s/n 3115) that crashed on 13 July 1941 on the Shum airport, killing the pilot ml. lt. G.K.Eremenko of 2nd Squadron of 153 IAP, 3 IAD, Air Defence of Leningrad.
The plane is described as having a blue 11 on its rudder. On the photo, the colors are unrecognizable, but it is likely that the plane had the original factory livery, and the dark areas visible on the rudder are due to the shadow of the stabilizer and elevator.
Image from the article of M.Timin on M-Hobby 2019-04
Yellow 11 of 159 IAP
MiG-3 with tactical number 11, presumably from the 159 IAP. It made an emergency landing on the Karelian isthmus in July-August 1941. The unit part of 54 IAD of the Air Defense of Leningrad . It was based on the Grivochki aerodrome, Dnovsky District, Leningrad Region.
The unit had 60 MiG-3 at the war outbreak, but on 20 September 1941 it transferred the remaining planes to other regiments and was later re-equipped with Tomahawk.
Image from M-Hobby 2019-04
