882nd independent Tilzitskiy Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment

882-й отдельный разведывательный Тильзитский авиационный полк

Military Unit: 15282

Activated 7.44 as the 90th independent Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment.

1.1.49 renamed 882nd independent Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment.

4.60 probably reduced and renamed 000 independent Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron.

4.68 renamed 882nd independent Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment with two squadrons.

Disbanded 1992 (directive issued 29.7.92).

Bases:

• ?, Belorussian Military District, 1945 - 1946

• Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast(?), 1946 - 1955? [48 33 12N, 44 22 14E] - date and place uncertain

• Dallyar, Azerbaizhan SSR, 1955? - 1992 [40 53 21N, 45 57 35E]

Aircraft:

• Pe-2R, 1944-1952

• MiG-15R, 1952?-1965

• Il-28R, 1954-1972

• MiG-17R, 1968-1970

• Yak-28R, 1970-1987

• Yak-28PP, 1970's-8.84 [transferred to the 151st OAPREB]

• MiG-25RB, 1984?-1992

• Su-24MR, 1987-1992

Inventory:

• 11.90: 16 MiG-25RB and 11 Su-24MR [CFE treaty data exchange]

Subordinated:

• 1st Air Army, 1945 - 1946

• 7th Air Army, 1946 - 1.49

• 62nd Air Army, 1.49 - 1955(?)

• 34th Air Army, 1955(?) - 4.80

• VVS Transcaucasian Military District, 4.80 - 5.88

• 34th Air Army, 5.88 - 1992