116th Center for Combat Employment Aviation

116-й Центр боевого применения авиации

Military Unit: 28025

Activated 6.11.58 in Mozdok, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR, as the 228th Mixed Aviation Regiment [formation begun 8.58] - for combat training at the Ashuluk Range.

6.60 renamed 228th Training Aviation Regiment.

3.62 renamed 116th Center for Combat Employment Aviation.

1.9.78 the mixed transport/bomber squadron was replaced by a MiG-23M squadron, and from now the center was only equipped with fighter aircraft.

1988 with MiG-21bis (1st squadron) and MiG-23MLD (2nd and 3rd squadrons).

2000 with 2 squadrons MiG-29 and an independent Helicopter Squadron with Mi-8.

Bases:

• Mozdok, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR, 11.58 - 4.60 [43 47 08N, 44 36 06E]

• Astrakhan (Volga airfield), Astrakhan Oblast, 4.60 - today [46 23 42N, 47 53 39E]

Aircraft:

• Mi-4, 1958-1960's

• An-2, 1958-1980's

• Li-2, 1958-1960's

• MiG-15UTI, 1959-1970's

• Tu-4, 1958-1961 (target towing)

• Il-28, 1961-1978 (target towing)

• Yak-25

• Yak-28

• MiG-19

• MiG-21, 1960's-1.2.89 & 11.90-1994?

• Mi-6, ?-1978

• Mi-8, ?-1978

• Il-14

• An-14

• MiG-23MLD, 1978-2000

• MiG-29, late 1988-15.11.90 (transferred to the 18th Center for Combat Employment) and 1999-today

Inventory:

• 11.90: 14 MiG-21 and 14 MiG-23 [CFE treaty data exchange]

• 2000: 28 MiG-29 and 22 MiG-23 [CFE treaty data exchange]

• 2009: 28 MiG-29

Subordinated:

• 48th Training Aviation Base, 1961 - ?

• 185th Center for Combat Employment and Retraining of Personnel, ? - today