52nd Guards Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment

52-й гвардейский тяжелый бомбардировочный авиационный полк

Military Unit: 13784

Activated 4.10.44 in Manzovka, Primorskiy Kray, as the 52nd Guards Aviation Regiment Long-Range.

26.12.44 renamed 52nd Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment.

1949 renamed 52nd Guards Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment.

1967 with 3 squadrons (1st AE with Tu-16K-11 (KSR-1 missiles), 2nd AE with Tu-16K-16 (KSR-2 missiles), 3rd AE with Tu-16 elint/jammers).

12.89 renamed 52nd Guards Instructor Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment.

9.94 renamed 52nd Guards Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment.

Bases:

• Migalovo, Tver Oblast, 10.44 - 4.46 [56 49 49N, 35 45 19E]

• Balbasovo, Vitebsk Oblast, 4.46 - 7.11.51 [54 26 21N, 30 17 58E]

• Machulishchi, Minsk Oblast, 7.11.51 - 6.59 [53 46 27N, 27 34 50E]

• Shaikovka, Kaluga Oblast, 6.59 - today [54 13 31N, 34 22 20E]

Aircraft:

• TB-3, 1944-1945

• B-25, 1945-1949

• Tu-4, 3.49-1955 - completely reequipped late 1949

• Tu-16, 1955-1982 (from 1966 only in the 3rd AE with Tu-16 elint/jammers)

• Tu-16K, 1965-1967 (1st and 2nd AE)

• Tu-16K-16/11, 1967-1973 (1st and 2nd AE)

• Tu-16K-26, 1973-1982 (1st and 2nd AE)

• Tu-22M2, 1981-1993

• Tu-22M3, 1992-today

Inventory:

• 1991: 19 Tu-22M3 [CFE treaty data exchange]

• 2000: 29 Tu-22M3 [CFE treaty data exchange]

Subordinated:

• 21st Guards Aviation Division Long-Range, 10.44 - 12.44

• 21st Guards Bomber Aviation Division, 12.44 - 4.46

• 45th Bomber Aviation Division, 4.46 - 1948

• 45th Heavy Bomber Aviation Division, 1948 - 3.61

• 326th Heavy Bomber Aviation Division, 3.61 - 2.64

• 56th Heavy Bomber Aviation Division, 2.64 - 2.75

• 13th Guards Heavy Bomber Aviation Division, 2.75 - 12.89

• 43rd Center for Combat Employment and Retraining of Personnel DA, 12.89 - 9.94

• 326th Heavy Bomber Aviation Division, 9.94 - 5.98

• 22nd Guards Heavy Bomber Aviation Division, 5.98 - today