124th Maritime Missile Aviation Regiment

124-й морской ракетоносный авиационный полк

Military Unit: 30834

Activated 30.8.55 in Gvardeskoye, Crimean Oblast, as the 124th Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment, from the 27th Training Unit.

3.10.57 renamed 124th Long-Range Martitime Torpedo Aviation Regiment.

20.3.61 renamed 124th independent Maritime Missie Aviation Regiment.

1971 renamed 124th Maritime Missie Aviation Regiment.

1980 with Tu-16K-10-26 (1st and 2nd AE), Tu-16Z (3rd AE) and Tu-16SPS (3rd AE).

During the 1980's a squadron was deployed to Syria for a short while, but details are lacking.

Disbanded 12.90.

Bases:

• Gvardeskoye, Crimean Oblast, 1955 -  12.90 [45 07 00N, 33 58 43E]

Aircraft:

• Tu-4KS, 1955-1957
• Tu-16, 6.56-1993
• Tu-16KS, 1957-1990

Inventory:

• 1955: 12 Tu-4KS, 8 Tu-4, 2 MiG-15SDK, 1 MiG-15UTI, 1 Li-2 and 2 Po-2
• 1957: 12 Tu-16KS, 6 Tu-16Z and 1 Tu-16SPS
• 1961: 16 Tu-16KS, 6 Ty-16SPS, 6 Tu-16Z and a few An-2
• 11.90: 19 Tu-16 [CFE treaty data exchange]

Subordination:

• 88th Heavy Bomber Aviation Division, 1955 - 1957
• 88th Maritime Torpedo Aviation Division, 1957 - 1961
• VVS Black Sea Fleet, 1961 - 1971
• 2nd Guards Maritime Missile Aviation Division, 1971 - 1990