185th Guards Kirovogradsko-Budapeshtskiy Red Banner Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment

185-й гвардейский тяжелый бомбардировочный Кировоградско-Будапештский Краснознаменный авиационный полк

Military Unit: 21274

Activated 13.5.43 as the 21st Guards Aviation Regiment Long-Range.

26.12.44 renamed 21st Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment.

21.12.45 renamed 185th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment.

1949 renamed 185th Guards Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment.

31.10.88 to 12.88 based at Mary, Mary Oblast [37 37 23N, 61 53 45E], for operations over Afghanistan.

1.1.92 taken over by Ukraine.

Bases:

• Poltava, Poltava Oblast, 1945 - 1992 [49 37 34N, 34 29 14E]

Aircraft:

• Il-4, 1943-1949

• B-25, 1949

• Tu-4, 1949-1955

• Tu-16, 1955-1974

• Tu-16K-11/16, 4.63-1974

• Tu-16P, 1960's-1992

• Tu-22M2, 1974-1982

• Tu-22M3, 1981-1992

Inventory:

• 1.1.1991: 18 Tu-22M3 and 6 Tu-16P (CFE treaty data exchange)

Subordinated:

• 7th Guards Aviation Division Long-Range, 5.43 - 12.44

• 7th Guards Bomber Aviation Division, 12.44 - 4.46

• 13th Guards Bomber Aviation Division, 4.46 - 1949

• 13th Guards Heavy Bomber Aviation Division, 1949 - 1992