15th independent Tallinskiy Red Banner order of Ushakov Long-Range Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment

15-й отдельный дальний разведывательный Таллинский Краснознаменный ордена Ушакова авиационный полк

Military Unit: 49206

Activated 4.5.38 as the 15th Maritime Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment, from the 105th Maritime Heavy Bomber Aviation Brigade.

9.39 renamed 15th independent Maritime Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment.

15.4.43 renamed 15th independent Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment.

1.4.61 renamed 306th independent Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron.

15.10.61 renamed 15th independent Long-Range Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment.

The 3rd AE was disbanded 30.7.71.

Disbanded 1.12.93 - absorbed by the 846th independent Maritime Assault Aviation Regiment.

Bases:

• Kolobzheg, Poland, 29.4.45 - 20.6.45 [54 12 01N, 15 41 17E]
• Kagul, Estonian SSR, 20.6.45 - 28.9.45 [58 18 24N, 22 15 48E]
• Suurkyul, Estonian SSR, 28.9.45 - 30.5.46 [59 15 32N, 24 12 19E]
• Mamonovo, Kaliningrad Oblast, 30.5.46 - 10.9.54 [54 28 30N, 19 58 00E]
• Dunaevka, Kaliningrad Oblast, 10.9.54 - 9.7.56 [54 51 55N, 20 10 56E] - HQ at Chkalovsk
• Chkalovsk, Kaliningrad Oblast, 10.9.54 - 1993 [54 46 01N, 20 23 50E]

Aircraft:

• Che-2, 1938-1943
• MBR-2, 1938-1943
• TB-1, 1938-1939
• DB-3, 1938-1939
• Pe-2R, 1943-1945
• Yak-9R, 1943-45
• A-20F-3a/G, 1943-52
• P-63, 5.47-1952
• La-11, 5.50-1952 [3rd AE]
• Il-28R, 5.52-1963
• Tu-16SP, 1969-1984 [4 aircraft]
• Tu-16R, 1975-1985 [2nd AE only]
• Tu-22R, 6.62-1989 [from 1975 1st AE only - 1989 to 290th ODRAP]
• Su-24MR, 1985-1993 [2nd AE only]
• Su-24M, 1989-1993 [2nd AE only]

Subordination:

• VVS Baltic Fleet, 1938 - 1993