12th Mginskaya Red Banner Military-Transport Aviation Division

12-я военно-транспортная Мгинская Краснознаменная авиационная дивизия

Military Unit: 21879

Activated 5.43 as the 12th Aviation Division Long-Range.

26.12.44 renamed 12th Bomber Aviation Division.

Organisation May 1945:

• 12th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment with Li-2

• 33rd Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment with Li-2

• 338th Bomber Aviation Regiment with Li-2

27.4.46 renamed 12th Transport Aviation Division.

Organisation 1950:

• 374th Transport Aviation Regiment (Tula, Tula Oblast) with Li-2

• 930th Transport Aviation Regiment (Teykovo, Ivanovo Oblast) with Li-2

12.10.55 renamed 12th Military-Transport Aviation Division.

Organisation 1970:

• 374th Military-Transport Aviation Regiment (Tula, Tula Oblast) with An-12

• 566th Military-Transport Aviation Regiment (Seshcha, Bryansk Oblast) with An-12

• 229th Military-Transport Aviation Regiment (Ivanovo, Ivanovo Oblast) with An-22

• 8th Military-Transport Aviation Regiment (Seshcha, Bryansk Oblast) witn An-12

Organisation 1991:

• 8th Military-Transport Aviation Regiment (Migalovo, Tver Oblast) with An-22

• 81st Military-Transport Aviation Regiment (Ivanovo, Ivanovo Oblast) with An-22

• 566th Military-Transport Aviation Regiment (Seshcha, Bryansk Oblast) with An-124

• 235th Military-Transport Aviation Regiment (Seshcha, Bryansk Oblast) with An-124

Organisation 2005:

• 117th Military-Transport Aviation Regiment (Orenburg, Orenburg Oblast) with Il-76MD and An-12PPS

• 196th Guards Military-Transport Aviation Regiment (Migalovo, Tver Oblast) with Il-76M/MD

• 566th Military-Transport Aviation Regiment (Seshcha, Bryansk Oblast) with An-124 and Il-76M/MD

• 76th independent Guards Military-Transport Aviation Squadron (Migalovo, Tver Oblast) with An-22

• 78th independent Military-Transport Aviation Squadron (Klin, Moscow Oblast) with An-12/26 and Tu-134/154

Bases:

• Migalovo, Tver Oblast, 1946 - today [56 49 45N, 35 45 19E]

Subordinated:

• 7th Aviation Corps Long Range, 5.43 - 12.44

• 4th Guards Bomber Aviation Corps, 12.44 - 4.46

• HQ VDV, 1946 - 1955

• HQ VTA, 1955 - 1.9.98

• 61st Air Army, 1.9.98 - today