7th Bomber and Reconnaissance Brigade (Ukraine)
Encyclopedia
History
The 7th Bomber Aviation Regiment was formed in 1951, as one of the units of the 32nd Bomber Aviation Division, 24th Air Army24th Air Army
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....
of the Soviet Air Force
Soviet Air Force
The Soviet Air Force, officially known in Russian as Военно-воздушные силы or Voenno-Vozdushnye Sily and often abbreviated VVS was the official designation of one of the air forces of the Soviet Union. The other was the Soviet Air Defence Forces...
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After the Regiment became a Ukrainian formation it was subordinate to the 35th Aviation Group.
Later the Regiment was reorganized into a Bomber and Reconnaissance Brigade.
In 2005-2006 the Brigade became first 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....
formation to be composed of professional soldiers and not conscripts.
External links
- Holm, 7th Bomber Aviation Regiment, accessed August 2011