199th independent Guards Brestskiy Long-Range Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment

199-й отдельный гвардейский Брестский дальний разведывательный авиационный полк

Military Unit: 13656

Activated 10.43 in Kratovo, Moscow Oblast, as the 113th Aviation Regiment "Night-Hunters" Long-Range.

15.1.44 renamed 27th Guards Aviation Regiment "Night-Hunters" Long-Range.

26.12.44 renamed 27th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment.

21.12.45 renamed 199th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment.

1953 renamed 199th Guards Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment.

1956 renamed 199th Guards Long-Range Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment.

3.11.88 three Tu-22R were deployed to Mozdok, Severo-Osetinskaya ASSR, for operations over Afghanistan, but the aircraft returned to Nezhin a week later, without being used on any operations.

1.1.92 taken over by Ukraine.

Bases:

• Kirovograd, Kirovograd Oblast, 1945 - 2.51 [48 33 42N, 32 23 12E]

• Nezhin, Chernigov Oblast, 1.51 - 1992 [51 05 10N, 31 52 11E]

Aircraft:

• A-20G, 1943-1944

• B-25, 1944-1953

• Tu-4, 1953-1956

• Tu-16R, 1956-1967

• Tu-22R/P, 7.64-1992

Subordinated:

• 4th Guards Aviation Division Long-Range, 10.43 - 12.44

• 14th Guards Bomber Aviation Division, 12.44 - 1952

• 14th Guards Heavy Bomber Aviation Division, 1952 - 1960

• 2nd independent Heavy Bomber Aviation Corps, 1960 - 1980

• 46th Air Army VGK, 1980 - 1992