696th independent Helicopter Regiment

696-й отдельный вертолётный полк

Military Unit: 25462

Activated 1.11.55 in Torzhok, Tver Oblast, as the 696th Military-Transport Aviation Regiment.

22.11.60 renamed 696th independent Helicopter Regiment.

1.12.79 renamed 696th independent Helicopter Regiment (Research-Instructor).

20.3.81 renamed 696th independent Research-Instructor Helicopter Regiment.

15.1.90 renamed 696th Research-Instructor Helicopter Regiment (Troop Transport Helicopters).

1.12.09 renamed 7086th Aviation Base.

Bases:

• Torzhok, Tver Oblast, 1.11.55 - today [57 02 52N, 35 00 25E]

Aircraft:

• Mi-1, 1955-?
• Mi-4, 1955-?
• Mi-6, 1964-?
• Mi-8, 1973-?
• Mi-24, 1974-?
• Mi-26
• Ka-50/52

Inventory:

• 11.90 with 8 Mi-8, 17 Mi-24, 3 Mi-24K and 2 Mi-24R [CFE treaty data exchange]
• 2008 with 16 Mi-24, 8 Mi-26, 12 Mi-8 and 8 Ka-50/52

Subordination:

• 124th Military-Transport Aviation Division, 1955 - 1960
• Moscow Military District, 1960 - 1.12.79
• 344th Center for Combat Employment and Retraining of Personnel, 1.12.79 - today