195th independent Transport Aviation Regiment

195-й отдельный транспортный авиационный полк

Military Unit: 27834

Activated 9.1.63 in Kedainiai, Lithuanian SSR, from parts of the 600th Military-Transport Aviation Regiment.

Main duties was search and rescue missions for manned space capsules and astronauts after landing.

1998 renamed 320th independent Transport Aviation Squadron.

12.2009 absorbed by the 6956th Aviation Base.

Bases:

• Kedainiai, Lithuanian SSR, 1.63 - 12.65 [55 18 42N, 23 57 37E]
• Yuzhno-Uralsk (Uprun), Chelyabinsk Oblast, 12.65 - 10.80 [54 22 41N, 61 21 09E]
• Kustanay, Kustanay Oblast, 10.80 - 1998 [53 12 23N, 63 33 06E]
• Yuzhno-Uralsk (Uprun), Chelyabinsk Oblast, 1998 - today [54 22 41N, 61 21 09E]

Aircraft:

• Il-14, 1963-1970
• An-24, 1970-today
• An-12, 1974-today

Inventory:

• 1990's: 16 An-12, 13 An-24 and various search & rescue vehicles (PEM-1, PEM-2, PEM-3, GT-PS and A-3PS)

Subordination:

• HQ VTA, 1.63 - 10.66
• Search & Rescue Service VVS, 10.66 - 1972
• Search & Recue Complex VVS, 1972 - 6.76
• Unified State Aviation Search and Rescue Service Ministry of Defence (EGAPSS), 6.76 - 1992
• Russian Federal Aerospace Search and Rescue, 1992 - 1994
• Federal Aerospace Search and Rescue (FPSU), 1994 - 2005
• Federal Air Navigation Service (FANS), 2005 - today