455th Bomber Aviation Regiment

455-й бомбардировочный авиационный полк

Military Unit: 00000

Activated 4.53 in Tambov, Tambov Oblast, as the 455th Research Bomber Aviation Regiment, from the 1st Blind-Flying Training Bomber Aviation Regiment VVS.

9.54 renamed 455th Research-Instructor Bomber Aviation Regiment.

1955 renamed 455th Research-Instructor Mixed Aviation Regiment.

10.76 renamed 455th Research-Instructor Bomber Aviation Regiment - later again 455th Research-Instructor Mixed Aviation Regiment.

11.93 renamed 455th Bomber Aviation Regiment.

Bases:

• Tambov, Tambov Oblast, 4.53 - 7.54 [52 42 11N, 41 22 40E]

• Voronezh, Voronezh Oblast, 7.54 - today [51 37 12N, 39 08 33E]

Aircraft:

• Yak-25

• Yak-27

• Il-28, 1953-?

• Yak-28

• MiG-21

• Su-7

• Su-17R, ?-1993

• MiG-25R, ?-1993

• Su-24, 1973-1988?

• Su-24M, 1983-today

• Su-24MP, 1983-1993

Inventory:

• 11.90: 11 MiG-25, 15 Su-24 and 5 Su-17 [CFE treaty data exchange]

• 2000: 34 Su-24M [CFE treaty data exchange]

Subordinated:

• 4th Center for Combat Employment VVS, 5.53 - 1960

• 4th Center for Combat Employment and Retraining of Crews VVS, 1960 - 11.93

• 105th Mixed Aviation Division, 11.93 - today