5th Guards Konstantskiy order of the Patriotic War Maritime Missile Aviation Regiment

5-й гвардейский морской ракетоносный Констанцский ордена Отечественной войны авиационный полк

Military Unit: 42870

Activated 15.11.39 in Gvardeskoye, Crimean Oblast, as the 2nd Maritime-Torpedo Aviation Regiment, from the 35th Maritime-Torpedo Aviation Squadron.

3.4.42 renamed 5th Guards Maritime-Torpedo Aviation Regiment.

30.8.55 renamed 5th Guards Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment for Special Use.

3.10.57 renamed 5th Guards Long-Range Maritime-Torpedo Aviation Regiment.

1.5.61 renamed 5th independent Guards Maritime Missile Aviation Regiment.

1971 equipped with Tu-16K-10-26 (1st AE), Tu-16K-26 (2nd AE), Tu-16SPS (3rd AE) and Tu-16E (3rd AE).

4.5.85 awarded the order of the Patriotic War.

15.11.94 disbanded.

Bases:

• Gvardeskoye, Crimean Oblast, 1.45 -  11.60 [45 07 00N, 33 58 43E] [known as Sarabus until 1948]
• Veseloye, Crimean Oblast, 11.60 - 11.94 [45 34 41N, 34 16 45E]

Aircraft:

• DB-3F, 1939-1942
• Il-4, 1942-1945
• Tu-2T, 1945-1951
• Tu-14T, 5.51-1957
• Tu-16T/K-10, 4.56-1994 (from 1987 elint versions only)
• Tu-22M3, 1985-1994

Inventory:

• 11.90: 22 Tu-22M3 and 16 Tu-16SPS/E [CFE treaty data exchange]

Subordination:

• 2nd Guards Maritime Torpedo Aviation Division, 1945 - 1951
• 688th Maritime Torpedo Aviation Division, 1951 - 1955
• 88th Heavy Bomber Aviation Division, 1955 - 10.57
• 88th Maritime Torpedo Aviation Division, 10.57 - 1961
• VVS Black Sea Fleet, 1961 - 1971
• 2nd Guards Maritime Missile Aviation Division, 1971 - 1994