103rd Guards Krasnoselskiy Military-Transport Aviation Regiment

103-й гвардейский военно-транспортный Красносельский авиационный полк

Military Unit: 15401

Activated 7.8.55 in Smolensk, Smolensk Oblast as the 20th independent Guards Transport Aviation Squadron, from the 214th Guards Transport Aviation Regiment.

7.5.88 renamed 103rd independent Guards Transport Aviation Regiment.

8.88 absorbed the 25th independent Mixed Aviation Squadron from the VVS - Moscow Military District.

A third squadron was formed 5.92, but was disbanded again in 1999.

16.12.94 renamed 103rd Guards Military-Transport Aviation Regiment.

Bases:

• Smolensk, Smolensk Oblast, 8.55 - today [54 49 25N, 32 01 34E]

Aircraft:

• Li-2, 1955-1965

• An-12, 5.62-1995

• Il-14, 1962-1976

• An-26, 1980's

• Il-76, 1995-today

Inventory:

• 1963: 3 An-12, 1 Il-14, 7 Li-2, 1 An-2

• 1973: 4 An-12 and 4 Il-14

• 1993: 25 aircraft and 2 helicopters

Subordinated:

• 50th Air Army, 8.55 - 1960

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

• 46th Air Army VGK, 8.80 - 10.94

• 3rd Guards Military-Transport Aviation Division, 10.94 - 2001

• 61st Air Army, 2001 - today