1226th Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment

1226-й тяжелый бомбардировочный авиационный полк

Military Unit: 19068

Activated 1957 in Dolon, Semipalatinsk Oblast.

1.1.92 taken over by Kazakhstan.

Bases:

• Dolon, Semipalatinsk Oblast, 1957 - 1992 [50 32 21N, 79 11 38E]

Aircraft:

• Tu-95, 1957-1962

• Tu-95M, 1957-1962

• Tu-95K, 1960-1985 (1980's with Tu-95K-22)

• Tu-95MS, 1984-1992

Inventory:

• 1.1.91: 13 Tu-16MS-16 and 27 Tu-95MS-6 (START treaty data exchange) - total includes the 1023rd Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment.

Subordinated:

• 79th Heavy Bomber Aviation Division, 1957 - 1992