184th Guards Poltavsko-Berlinskiy Red Banner Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment

184-й гвардейский тяжелый бомбардировочный Полтавско-Берлинский Краснознаменный авиационный полк

Military Unit: 00000

Activated 1939 as the 51st Fast Bomber Aviation Regiment.

1940 renamed 51st Long-Range Bomber Aviation Regiment.

25.3.42 renamed 749th Aviation Regiment Long-Range.

26.3.43 renamed 9th Guards Aviation Regiment Long-Range.

26.12.44 renamed 9th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment.

21.12.45 renamed 184th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment.

1950 renamed 184th Guards Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment.

A special group was activated in 1958 (within the regiment), for in-flight refuelling tests and training.

1.1.92 taken over by Ukraine.

Reformed summer 2000 in Engels, Saratov Oblast.

Bases:

• Priluki, Chernigov Oblast, 1945 - 1992 [50 34 32N, 32 19 04E]

Aircraft:

• DB-3M, 1940-1942

• Il-4, 1942-1950

• Tu-4, 1950-1955

• Tu-16, 1955-1988 (3rd squadron used Tu-16P to 1988)

• Tu-16K-11/16, 4.63-1984

• Tu-22M3, 1984-1988

• Tu-160, 4.87-1992 (1st and 2nd squadron)

• Tu-134UBL, early 1991-1992 (3rd squadron only)

Inventory:

• 12.87: 10 Tu-160 and some Tu-22M3 and Tu-16P

• 1.1.1991: 13 Tu-160 (START treaty data exchange)

• 12.91: 21 Tu-160 (1st & 2nd squadrons) and some Tu-134UBL (3rd squadron)

Subordinated:

• 48th Long-Range Bomber Aviation Division, 1940 - 8.41

• 52nd Long-Range Bomber Aviation Division, 8.41 - 3.42

• 24th Aviation Division Long-Range, 3.42 - 3.43

• 3rd Guards Aviation Division Long-Range, 3.43 - 5.43

• 7th Guards Aviation Division Long-Range, 5.43 - 12.44

• 7th Guards Bomber Aviation Division, 12.44 - 4.46

• 2nd Guards Bomber Aviation Division, 4.46 - 1.49

• 139th Guards Bomber Aviation Division, 1.49 - 1950

• 139th Guards Heavy Bomber Aviation Division, 1950 - 1960

• 13th Guards Heavy Bomber Aviation Division, 1960 - 12.2.86

• 201st Heavy Bomber Aviation Division, 12.2.86 - 1992