338th Rizhskiy Military-Transport Aviation Regiment

338-й военно-транспортный Рижский авиационный полк

Military Unit: 22650

Activated 1944 in (?) as the 338th Aviation Regiment Long-Range.

26.12.44 renamed 338th Bomber Aviation Regiment.

27.4.46 renamed 338th Transport Aviation Regiment.

12.10.55 renamed 338th Military-Transport Aviation Regiment.

1.1.92 taken over by Ukraine.

Bases:

• Beltsy (Balti), Moldavian SSR, 1946 - 1956 [47 50 24N, 27 46 46E]
• Zaporozhye, Zaporozhye Oblast, 1956 - 1992 [47 52 01N, 35 18 53E]

Aircraft:

• Li-2, 1944-1957
• Tu-4D, 1956-1960
• An-12, 1960-1982
• Il-76MD, 1982-1992

Inventory:

• 1991: 28 Il-76

Subordination:

• 12th Aviation Division Long-Range, 1944 - 1945
• 12th Bomber Aviation Division, 1945 - 1946
• HQ VDV, 1946 - 1948
• 40th Transport Aviation Division, 1948 - 1955
• 40th Military-Transport Aviation Division, 1955 - 1956
• 6th Guards Military-Transport Aviation Division, 1956 - 1992