138th independent Mixed Aviation Regiment

138-й отдельный смешанный авиационный полк

Military Unit: 55751

Activated 20.2.42 in Komendantskiy Airfield, Leningrad Oblast, as the 6th independent Transport Aviation Unit.

20.1.46 united with the 22nd independent Communication Aviation Squadron, as the 314th independent Mixed Aviation Regiment.

20.6.46 renamed 98th independent Mixed Aviation Squadron.

20.8.46 renamed 138th independent Mixed Aviation Regiment.

11.3.48 renamed 247th independent Mixed Aviation Squadron.

20.10.81 renamed 138th independent Mixed Aviation Regiment.

5.6.96 renamed 202nd independent Mixed Aviation Squadron.

27.4.98 renamed 138th independent Mixed Aviation Regiment.

2004 renamed 87th Aviation Base, and later 549th Aviation Base.

Bases:

• Leningrad-Komendantskiy Airfield, Leningrad Oblast, 1942 - 1960 [60 00 11N, 30 17 52] - today a busy main street through St. Petersburg
• Levashovo, Leningrad Oblast, 1960 - today [60 05 16N, 30 11 52E]

Aircraft:

• Mi-1
• Mi-2
• Mi-4
• Mi-6 (Mi-6VPK and Mi-22 in the 1980's)
• Mi-8
• Li-2
• Il-14
• An-2
• An-14
• An-12
• An-24/26
• Tu-124
• Tu-134, 1981-
• Il-22, 1981-

Inventory:

• 11.90: 10 Mi-8, 1 Mi-6 and some An-26 and Tu-134 [CFE treaty data exchange]
• 2000: 37 Mi-8 and some An-12 [CFE treaty data exchange]
• 2009: 2 Tu-134, 6 An-26, 5 An-12 and 5 Mi-8

Subordination:

• 13th Air Army, 1942 - 1.49
• 76th Air Army, 1.49 - 1980
• VVS Leningrad Military District, 1980 - 1988
• 76th Air Army, 1988 - 1998
• 6th Air Army VVS and PVO, 1998 - today