290th independent Long-Range Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment

290-й отдельный дальний разведывательный авиационный полк

Military Unit: 65358

Activated 1941 in Ukurey, Chitinskaya (Chita) Oblast, as the 290th Long-Range Bomber Aviation Regiment.

26.12.44 renamed 290th Bomber Aviation Regiment.

1953 renamed 290th Long-Range Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment.

1.1.92 taken over by Belorussia - disbanded 12.94.

Bases:

• Belogorsk, Amur Oblast, 1946 - 1950 [50 53 35N, 128 28 30E]

• Novozybkhov (Klimovo), Bryansk Oblast, 1950 - 1952 [52 20 30N, 32 10 12E]

• Zyabrovka, Gomel Oblast, 1952 - 1994 [52 18 23N, 31 09 36E]

Aircraft:

• Il-4, 1942-1953

• Tu-4R, 1953-1957

• Tu-16R, 1957-1994

• Tu-22R/P, 1962-1994 (first unit to acquire the Tu-22)

Inventory:

• 1991: 29 Tu-22R (two squadrons) and 13 Tu-16 (one squadron) [CFE treaty data exchange]

Subordinated:

• 33rd Bomber Aviation Division, 1941 - 1950

• 50th Air Army DA, 1950 - 1960

• 6th independent Heavy Bomber Aviation Corps, 1960 - 1980

• 46th Air Army VGK, 1980 - 1994