24th Air Army
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The 24th Air Army was an Air army
of the Soviet Air Forces, active from 1980, and probably inactivated in 1992. Its headquarters was located at Vinnitsa.
2nd Separate Heavy Bomber Aviation Corps was established in August 1960 at Vinnitsa from elements of HQ 43rd Air Army of the Long Range Aviation
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Activated in August 1960 in Vinnitsa, Vinnitsa Oblast, from parts of HQ 43rd Air Army DA.
Organisation 1961:
Organisation 1978:
Redesignated 24th Air Army VGK 1 August 1980. The army was subordinated to the South-Western Strategic Direction.
At the dissolution of the Soviet Union this Army had forces in Belarus and Ukraine. In Ukraine forces consisted of the 32nd Bomber Aviation Division, at Starokonstantinov, the 56th Bomber Aviation Division at Cherlyany, and the 138th Fighter Aviation Division at Mirgorod. In Ukraine in 1991-92, this Army had available over 140 Su-24 Fencer, over 35 Yak-28 electronic warfare aircraft, and 40 MiG-27 Floggers and 40 Su-27 Flankers for strike escort.
Organisation 1990:
With the dissolution of the Soviet Union the army appears to have been inactivated. The city of Vinnitsa later became the headquarters of the Ukrainian Air Force
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Air Army (Soviet Union)
An air army was a type of formation of the Soviet Air Forces from 1936 until its dissolution in 1991. Air armies continued to be used in the successor Russian Air Force until 2009....
of the Soviet Air Forces, active from 1980, and probably inactivated in 1992. Its headquarters was located at Vinnitsa.
2nd Separate Heavy Bomber Aviation Corps was established in August 1960 at Vinnitsa from elements of HQ 43rd Air Army of the Long Range Aviation
Long Range Aviation
Long Range Aviation was the branch of the Soviet Air Forces tasked with long-range bombardment of strategic targets with nuclear weapons. During the Cold War, it was the counterpart to the Strategic Air Command of the United States Air Force....
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Activated in August 1960 in Vinnitsa, Vinnitsa Oblast, from parts of HQ 43rd Air Army DA.
Organisation 1961:
- 199th independent Guards Long-Range Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment (Nezhin, Chernigov Oblast) with Tu-16R
- 13th Guards Heavy Bomber Aviation Division (Poltava, Poltava Oblast)
- 15th Guards Heavy Bomber Aviation Division (OzernoyeOzerne (air base)Ozerne is an air base in Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine located 11 km southeast of Zhytomyr...
, Zhitomir Oblast) - 106th Heavy Bomber Aviation Division (Uzin, Kiev Oblast)
Organisation 1978:
- 199th independent Guards Long-Range Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment (Nezhin, Chernigov Oblast) with Tu-22R
- 13th Guards Heavy Bomber Aviation Division (PoltavaPoltavaPoltava is a city in located on the Vorskla River in central Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Poltava Oblast , as well as the surrounding Poltava Raion of the oblast. Poltava's estimated population is 298,652 ....
, Poltava Oblast) - 15th Guards Heavy Bomber Aviation Division (Ozernoye, Zhitomir Oblast)
- 106th Heavy Bomber Aviation Division (Uzin, Kiev Oblast)
Redesignated 24th Air Army VGK 1 August 1980. The army was subordinated to the South-Western Strategic Direction.
At the dissolution of the Soviet Union this Army had forces in Belarus and Ukraine. In Ukraine forces consisted of the 32nd Bomber Aviation Division, at Starokonstantinov, the 56th Bomber Aviation Division at Cherlyany, and the 138th Fighter Aviation Division at Mirgorod. In Ukraine in 1991-92, this Army had available over 140 Su-24 Fencer, over 35 Yak-28 electronic warfare aircraft, and 40 MiG-27 Floggers and 40 Su-27 Flankers for strike escort.
Organisation 1990:
- 101st independent Communications Regiment (Vinnitsa, Vinnitsa Oblast)
- 456th independent Guards Transport Aviation Regiment (Vinnitsa, Vinnitsa Oblast)
- 118th independent Aviation Regiment for Electronic Warfare (ChortkovChortkovChortkov may refer to:* Chortkiv, a shtetl in Galicia, Ukraine* Chortkov , a Hasidic dynasty from Chortkiv...
, Ternopol Oblast) - 511th independent Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment (Buyalyk, near OdessaOdessaOdessa or Odesa is the administrative center of the Odessa Oblast located in southern Ukraine. The city is a major seaport located on the northwest shore of the Black Sea and the fourth largest city in Ukraine with a population of 1,029,000 .The predecessor of Odessa, a small Tatar settlement,...
, Odessa Oblast) - 32nd Bomber Aviation Division (StarokonstantinovStarokostiantyniv (air base)Starokostiantyniv is an air base in Ukraine located 4 km east of Starokostiantyniv. It is a large military base, with numerous reveted areas on both sides of main runway...
, Khmelnitskiy Oblast)- 7th Bomber Aviation Regiment7th Bomber and Reconnaissance Brigade (Ukraine)-History:The 7th Bomber Aviation Regiment was formed in 1951, as one of the units of the 32nd Bomber Aviation Division, 24th Air Army of the Soviet Air Force.After the Regiment became a Ukrainian formation it was subordinate to the 35th Aviation Group....
(Starokonstantinov, Khmelnitskiy Oblast) with Su-24 - 727th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment (Kanatovo, Kirovobad Oblast) with Su-24
- 953rd Bomber Aviation Regiment (BobrovichiBobrovichiBobrovichi is an air base in Belarus located 16 km northeast of Kalinovichi. It is a large airfield with two large tarmacs on either side, and two alert revetments holding about 10 fighters each...
, Gomel Oblast) with Su-24
- 7th Bomber Aviation Regiment
- 56th Bomber Aviation Division (Cherlyany, Lvov Oblast)
- 230th Bomber Aviation Regiment (Cherlyany, Lvov Oblast) with Su-24
- 314th Bomber Aviation Regiment (Cherlyany, Lvov Oblast) with Su-24 (Holm states that this regiment was disbanded in 1988; Feskov et al lists it in 1988)
- 947th Bomber Aviation Regiment (Dubna, Rovno Oblast) with Su-24
- 138th Fighter Aviation Division (MirgorodMirgorod AirportMirgorod Airport is an airfield located approximately Southeast of Mirgorod, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine. The date the airfield was constructed is not known....
, Poltava Oblast)- 168th Fighter Aviation Regiment (Starokonstantinov, Khmelnitskiy Oblast) with MiG-23
- 831st Fighter Aviation Regiment (Mirgorod, Poltava Oblast) with Su-27
With the dissolution of the Soviet Union the army appears to have been inactivated. The city of Vinnitsa later became the headquarters of the Ukrainian Air Force
Ukrainian Air Force
The Ukrainian Air Force is a part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Ukrainian Air Force Command and headquarters are located in the city of Vinnytsia....
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