304th independent Helicopter Squadron

304-я отдельная вертолетная эскадрилья

Military Unit: 23273

Activated 1976 in Dauriya (Arabatuk), Chita Oblast, from an unknown independent Helicopter Unit (probably activated 1972).

1980's with 6 Mi-24D, 6 Mi-8T and 2 Mi-9.

Disbanded 1994.

Bases:

• Dauriya (Arabatuk), Chita Oblast, 1976 - 1987 [50 13 28N, 117 05 56E] - there since 1972
• Novo-Aleksandrovsk, Sakhalin Oblast, 1987 - 1994 [47 04 04N, 142 44 47E]

Aircraft:

• Mi-8
• Mi-9
• Mi-24

Subordination:

• 122nd Guards Motorised Rifle Division, 1976 - 1987
• 51st Combined Arms Army, 1987 - 1994