568th Maritime Missile Aviation Regiment

568-й морской ракетоносный авиационный полк

Military Unit: 90724

Activated 12.12.44 in Unashi, Primorskiy Kray, as the 55th Bomber Aviation Regiment VMF.

1.2.48 renamed 568th Maritime Torpedo Aviation Regiment.

15.1.57 renamed 568th Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment.

10.57 renamed 568th Long Range Maritime Torpedo Aviation Regiment.

1.5.61 renamed 568th Maritime Missile Aviation Regiment.

31.12.93 renamed 568th Guards Maritime Missile Aviation Regiment (Guards title from the 50th independent Guards Long-Range Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment).

1.12.94 renamed 568th independent Guards Maritime Missile Aviation Regiment.

1.6.02 renamed 568th independent Guards Mixed Aviation Regiment.

1.9.2009 renamed 7061st Guards Aviation Base.

Bases:

• Korsakov, Sakhalin Oblast, 10.45 - 4.53 [46 37 07N, 142 48 47E]
• Nikolaevka, Primorskiy Kray, 4.53 - 12.53 [43 05 11N, 133 11 32E]
• Mongokhto (Alekseyevka), Khabarovsk Kray, 12.53 - today [49 14 17N, 140 11 22E]

Aircraft:

• Pe-2, 1944-1953
• SB, 1944-1945
• Il-28T, 1953-1957
• Tu-16, 2.57-1992 [one AE with Tu-16K, one AE with Tu-16P/E elint versions and one AE with Tu-16Z tankers] [only one AE from 1980 to 1992 with Tu-16SPS]
• Tu-22M2, 3.80-1996 [intitially 20 delivered to two AE, then later three AE]
• Tu-22M3, 1996-today [from 2002 1st and 2nd AE only]
• Tu-142M, 2002-today [3rd AE]
• An-26, 2002-today
• Ka-27PS, 2002-today
• Mi-8T, 2002-today

Subordination:

• 16th Mixed Aviation Division, 1945 - 6.53
• 692nd Maritime Torpedo Aviation Division, 6.53 - 4.55
• 143rd Maritime Torpedo Aviation Division, 4.55 - 1958
• 143rd Long-Range Maritime Torpedo Aviation Division, 1958 - 1.5.61
• 143rd Maritime Missile Aviation Division, 1.5.61 - 1.7.94
• Pacific Fleet, 7.94 - today