121st Guards Sevastopolskiy Red Banner Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment

121-й гвардейский тяжелый бомбардировочный Севастопольский Краснознаменный авиационный полк

Military Unit: 15486

Activated 13.3.40 as the 81st Long-Range Bomber Aviation Regiment.

18.3.42 renamed 81st Aviation Regiment Long-Range.

18.8.42 renamed 5th Guards Aviation Regiment Long-Range.

26.12.44 renamed 5th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment.

21.12.45 renamed 121st Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment.

1951 renamed 121st independent Guards Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment.

5.53 renamed 121st independent Guards Long-Range Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment.

1966 renamed 121st independent Guards Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment.

19.4.72 renamed 121st Guards Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment.

1.6.94 absorbed the 1096th Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment.

Bases:

• Novozybkhov (Klimovo), Bryansk Oblast, 5.46 - 1952 [52 20 30N, 32 10 12E]

• Machulishchi, Minsk Oblast, 1952 - 1.6.94 [53 46 27N, 27 34 50E]

• Engels, Saratov Oblast, 1.6.94 - today [51 28 53N, 46 12 46E]

Aircraft:

• DB-3F, 1940-1942

• Il-4, 1943 - 1951

• B-25, 1951-1953

• Tu-4R, 5.53-1958

• Tu-16R, 3.58-1963

• Tu-22, 8.63-1970's

• Tu-22K, 1966-6.94

• Tu-160, 6.94-today

• Tu-95MS, 1994 - today

Inventory:

• 1991: 34 Tu-22K [CFE treaty data exchange]

• 2000: 6 Tu-160, 13 Tu-95MS-16 and 2 Tu-95MS-6 [START treaty data exchange]

Subordinated:

• 50th Long-Range Bomber Aviation Division, 6.41 - 3.42

• 50th Aviation Division Long-Range, 3.42 - 12.44

• 11th Guards Bomber Aviation Division, 12.44 - 1951

• 50th Air Army, 1951 - 1960

• 6th independent Heavy Bomber Aviation Corps, 1960 - 19.4.72

• 22nd Guards Heavy Bomber Aviation Division, 19.4.72 - 12.89

• 15th Guards Heavy Bomber Aviation Division, 12.89 - 1.92

• 22nd Guards Heavy Bomber Aviation Division, 1.92 - today