251st Guards Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment

251-й гвардейский тяжелый бомбардировочный авиационный полк

Military Unit: 00000

Activated 3.44 as the 337th Aviation Regiment Long-Range.

5.11.44 renamed 35th Guards Aviation Regiment Long-Range.

26.12.44 renamed 251st Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment.

1950 renamed 251st Guards Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment.

From spring 1986 to 12.88 small parts saw periodic action over Afghanistan, flying from Mary, Mary Oblast [37 37 23N, 61 53 45E].

12.89 renamed 251st Guards Instructor Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment.

1.1.92 taken over by Ukraine.

Bases:

• Borispol, Kiev Oblast, 1945 - 2.51 [50 20 13N, 30 53 37E]

• Belaya Tserkov, Kiev Oblast, 2.51 - 1.92 [49 47 43N, 30 01 43E]

Aircraft:

• B-25, 1944 - 1950

• Tu-4, 1950-1956

• Tu-16, 1956-1992

• Tu-16K, 1968-1992

• Tu-16N, 1960's-1992 (tankers - one squadron)

Inventory:

• 1991: 27 Tu-16K [CFE treaty data exchange]

Subordinated:

• 5th Guards Aviation Division Long-Range, 3.44 - 12.44

• 15th Guards Bomber Aviation Division, 12.44 - 1950

• 15th Guards Heavy Bomber Aviation Division, 1950 - 12.89

• 43rd Center for Combat Employment and Retraining of Personnel DA, 12.89 - 1.92