402nd Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment

402-й тяжелый бомбардировочный авиационный полк

Military Unit: 32901

Activated 1.3.51 in Balbasovo, Vitebsk Oblast - formation complete 3.9.51.

From May 1988 part of the unit (rotating crews) were deployed to Mary, Mary Oblast [37 37 23N, 61 53 45E], for combat missions over Afghanistan - last mission flown 14.2.89, for a total of 537 combat missions.

Disbanded 18.12.93.

Bases:

• Balbasovo, Vitebsk Oblast, 3.51 - 12.93 [54 26 21N, 30 17 58E] - later called Orscha, Vitebsk Oblast.

Aircraft:

• Tu-4, 1951-1954

• Tu-16, 1954-1979

• Tu-16K-16, 11.62-1967

• Tu-16K-11, 1967-1979

• Tu-16K-26, 1979-1983

• Tu-22M3, 1983-12.93

Subordinated:

• 160th Heavy Bomber Aviation Division, 1951 - 12.59

• 45th Heavy Bomber Aviation Division, 12.59 - 3.61

• 6th independent Heavy Bomber Aviation Corps, 3.61 - 3.62

• 57th Heavy Bomber Aviation Division, 3.62 - 8.63

• 6th independent Heavy Bomber Aviation Corps, 8.63 - 2.64

• 326th Heavy Bomber Aviation Division, 2.64 - 12.93