735th Bomber Aviation Regiment

735-й бомбардировочный авиационный полк

Military Unit: 10329

Activated 7.49 at Kharkov-Osnovo, Kharkov Oblast, as the 735th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO.

1981 renamed 735th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment.

1984 renamed 735th Bomber Aviation Regiment.

Several times between 2.7.80 and 2.1.89 deployed to Kokaydy, Surkhandar'inskaya Oblast [37 37 27N, 67 30 57E] for combat duties over Afghanistan.

1.1.92 taken over by Uzbekistan.

Bases:

• Kharkov-Osnovo, Kharkov Oblast, 7.49 - 10.9.49[49 55 29N, 36 17 18E]

• Yaroslavl-Dyatkovo, Yaroslavl Oblast, 10.9.49 - 1954 [57 34 26N, 39 54 22E]

• Karshi-Khanabad, Kashkadar'inskaya Oblast, 1954 - 1992 [38 50 09N, 65 55 19E]

Aircraft:

• Yak-9, 1949-1951

• MiG-15, 7.50-1955

• MiG-17, 1955-1969 [one squadron only from 1961]

• Su-9, 1961-1980

• MiG-23M, 1980-1984

• Su-24, 1984-1992

Inventory:

• 1961: 24 Su-9, 12 MiG-17 and 9 MiG-15UTI

• 1966: 27 Su-9, 1 Su-9U, 13 MiG-17, 8 MiG-15UTI

• 1970: 29 Su-9, 1 Su-9U, 3 MiG-17, 5 MiG-15UTI

Subordinated:

• 100th Fighter Aviation Division PVO, 1949 - 1954

• 38th Fighter Aviation Division, 1954 - 2.61

• 17th Air Defence Division, 2.61 - 29.4.65

• 15th Air Defence Division, 29.4.65 - 4.80

• VVS Turkestan Military District, 4.80 - 5.88

• 49th Air Army, 5.88 - 6.89

• 73rd Air Army, 6.89 - 1.92