25th Rananskaya twice Red Banner Maritime Missile Aviation Division imeni N.A. Ostryakov

25-я морская ракетоносная Рананская дважды Краснознаменная авиационная дивизия имени Н.А. Острякова

Military Unit: 49282; from 7.71: 34233

Activated 1.6.38 as the 29th Aviation Brigade.

22.2.43 named "imeni N.A. Ostryakov".

20.8.43 renamed 2nd Maritime Torpedo Aviation Division.

Organisation 1945:

• 4th Maritime Torpedo Aviation Regiment (Romanovka, Primorskiy Kray) with Il-4
• 49th Maritime Torpedo Aviation Regiment (Novonezhino, Primorskiy Kray) with A-20G
• 52nd Guards Maritime Torpedo Aviation Regiment (Yuzhnaya Sergeevka, Primorskiy Kray) with DB-3

4.7.45 to 7.3.46 the 36th Maritime Torpedo Aviation Regiment was attached to the division.

19.7.45 to 21.12.50 the 384th Fighter Aviation Regiment was part of the division.

12.46 renamed 3rd Maritime Torpedo Aviation Division.

In 12.47 the 52nd Guards Long-Range Aviation Regiment left the division.

30.12.50 the 1535th Guards Maritime Torpedo Aviation Regiment joined the division.

Organisation 1951:

• 44th Maritime Torpedo Aviation Regiment (Romanovka, Primorskiy Kray) with Il-4
• 49th Maritime Torpedo Aviation Regiment (Novonezhino, Primorskiy Kray) with A-20
• 1535th Guards Maritime Torpedo Aviation Regiment (Romanovka, Primorskiy Kray) with Il-4

31.5.55 the 926th Guards Maritime Torpedo Aviation Regiment left the division.

1.4.58 the 929th Maritime Torpedo Aviation Regiment joined the division, but was disbanded 1.7.60.

11.59 renamed 3rd Long-Range Maritime Torpedo Aviation Division.

15.4.60 the 169th Guards Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment joined the division.

1.5.61 renamed 3rd Maritime Missile Aviation Division.

1.10.61 the 867th Maritime Missile Aviation Regiment joined the division.

Organisation 1961:

• 49th Maritime Missile Aviation Regiment (Knevichi, Primorskiy Kray) with Tu-16
• 169th Guards Maritime Missile Aviation Regiment (Khorol, Primorskiy Kray) with Tu-16
• 867th Maritime Missile Aviation Regiment (Nikolaevka, Primorskiy Kray) with Il-28T

In 8.65 the 867th Guards Maritime Torpedo Aviation Regiment left the division.

15.7.71 renamed 25th Maritime Missile Aviation Division.

Second Red Banner awarded 21.2.78.

20.12.82 the 341st independent Maritime Aviation Squadron joined the division.

In 11.86 the 169th Guards Mixed Aviation Regiment left the division.

Organisation 1990:

• 183rd Maritime Missile Aviation Regiment (Knevichi, Primorskiy Kray) with Tu-16
• 141st Guards Maritime Missile Aviation Regiment (Khorol, Primorskiy Kray) with Tu-16

1.12.93 disbanded.

Bases:

• Romanovka, Primorskiy Kray, 1947 - 15.11.52 [43 14 36N, 132 27 18E]
• Zapadnye Knevichi, Primorskiy Kray, 15.11.52 - 1.12.93 [43 23 52N, 132 09 07E]

Subordination:

• Pacific Fleet, 3.42 - 5.47
• 7th VMF, 5.47 - 9.54
• Pacific Fleet, 9.54 - 7.94