511th independent Yasskiy Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment

511-й отдельный разведывательный Ясский авиационный полк

Military Unit: 45155

Activated 1941 as the 511th Bomber Aviation Regiment.

3.43 renamed 511th independent Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment.

25.10.83 reduced to two squadrons - the 3rd AE (Yak-28PP) was used to activate the 118th Aviation Regiment for Electronic Warfare.

1.12.86 transferred all its Su-24MR to the 47th independent Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment, and received MiG-25RB for it's 2nd AE from the same unit.

5.12.88 received about 25 Su-24MR from the 47th independent Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment.

1.1.92 taken over by Ukraine - disbanded 2003.

Bases:

• Buyalyk, Odessa Oblast, 1945 - 1.92 [46 53 36N, 30 41 57E] - certain from 1950's.

Aircraft:

• Pe-2, 1941-1943

• Pe-3, 1941-1943

• Pe-2R, 1943-1952?

• MiG-15R, 1950's-1960's

• Yak-27R, 1960-1965?

• Yak-28R, 1962-1986

• Yak-28PP, 1970's-1983

• MiG-25RB, 1975-12.88

• Su-24MR, 1984?-12.86 and 12.88-1992

Inventory:

• 11.90: 23 Su-24MR [CFE treaty data exchange]

Subordinated:

• 5th Air Army, 1943 - 1.49

• 48th Air Army, 1.49 - 4.68

• 5th Air Army, 4.68 - 1980

• 24th Air Army VGK, 1980 - 1992