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70 Years Victory Day Moscow

9 May 2015

Victory Day (in Russian “Den Pobedy”) or 9 May marks the capitulation of Nazi Germany to the Soviet Union in the part      
of the Second World War. Known in the Soviet Union as the Great Patriotic War where the Soviet Union fought against      
Nazi Germany. It was first inaugurated in the sixteen republics of the Soviet Union, following the signing of the surrender      
document late in the evening on 8 May 1945 (after midnight, thus on 9 May, by Moscow Time). The Soviet government      
announced the victory early on 9 May after the signing ceremony in Berlin. Though the official inauguration      
happened in 1945 (which means it has been celebrated since 1946), the holiday became a non-labour day only in 1965 and      
only in some of the countries.      
       
This year the 70 years’ celebration of 9 May was organised on a big scale by the government of Russia. Of course the tensions      
with the west attributed to the show of force, especially on the military parades near the western ‘front’. Several flypasts      
including military aviation were organised:      
       
Moscow 150 aircraft      
Rostov 35 aircraft      
Sevastopol 25 aircraft      
Kaliningrad 15 aircraft      
Severomorsk 10 aircraft      
Vladivostok 10 aircraft      
       
In this article we zoom in on the large flypast over Red Square in Moscow. We have also received reports about the      
dress rehearsal on 7 May. In our report we did not include unit designations, as it is still very unclear which units have      
now referred back to their old regiments number and which units still stick with the Air Base/Air Group designation      
(AvB/AvGr), but we have included home bases of the aircraft involved as far as known. Also the base where the aircraft      
flew from are mentioned. We have decided not to include construction numbers, as these were not logged around this      
event, so some might be found on our message board and in our database.      
Formation 1 (from Engels?):
RF-94109 12 red Tu-160 “Alexander Novikov” Engels
Formation 2 (from Kubinka):
RF-95573 03 yellow Mi-26   Torzhok
RF-91327 19 white Mi-8MTV-5   Ostrov
RF-91410 23 white Mi-8MTV-5   Ostrov
RF-91276 24 white Mi-8MTV-5   Ostrov
RF-91275 25 white Mi-8MTV-5   Ostrov
Formation 3 (from Kubinka):
RF-91882 21 white Mi-8MTV-5   ?
RF-91183 80 yellow Mi-8MTV-5   Torzhok
RF-91136 82 yellow Mi-8MTV-5   Torzhok
RF-91184 84 yellow Mi-8MTV-5   Torzhok
RF-91185 85 yellow Mi-8MTV-5   Torzhok
Formation 4 (from Kubinka):
-- 43 yellow Ansat U   Saratov-Sokol
-- 46 yellow Ansat U   Saratov-Sokol
-- 48 yellow Ansat U   Saratov-Sokol
-- 49 yellow Ansat U   Saratov-Sokol
-- 50 yellow Ansat U   Saratov-Sokol
Formation 5 (from Kubinka):
RF-91277 31 blue Mi-35M   ?
RF-95316 32 blue Mi-35M   ?
RF-13007 38 blue Mi-35M   ?
RF-13009 40 blue Mi-35M   ?
Formation 6 (from Kubinka):
RF-91333 41 white Ka-52   Ostrov
RF-91335 43 white Ka-52   Ostrov
RF-91332 48 white Ka-52   Ostrov
RF-91340 50 white Ka-52   Ostrov
RF-91342 52 white Ka-52   Ostrov
Formation 7 (from Kubinka):
RF-95315 05 white Mi-28N   Ostrov?
RF-95313 09 white Mi-28N   Ostrov?
RF-95323 10 white Mi-28N   Ostrov?
RF-95318 12 white Mi-28N   Ostrov?
RF-95321 14 white Mi-28N   Ostrov?
Formation 8:
RF-82032 - An-124-100 “Vladimir Gladilin” ?
Formation 9:
RF-76615 -- Il-76MD   Tver-Migalovo?
RF-76768 -- Il-76MD   Taganrog?
RF-76779 -- Il-76MD   Taganrog?
Formation 10 (from Engels?) :
RF-94130 24 red Tu-95MS   Engels
RF-94117 27 red Tu-95MS “Izborsk” Engels
RF-94116 28 red Tu-95MS “Sevastopol” Engels
Formation 11:
RF-94154 24 red Tu-22M3 “Mikail Shidlovskiy”  
Ryazan-Dyagilevo?
RF-94138 43 red Tu-22M3   Shaikovka
RF-94140 48 red Tu-22M3   Shaikovka
Formation 12 (from Engels):
RF-94285 81 blue Il-78   Ryazan-Dyagilevo
RF-94124 16 red Tu-95MS “Velikiy Novgorod” Engels
Formation 13 (from Engels?):
RF-94108 15 red Tu-160 “Vladimir Sudets” Engels
RF-94111 18 red Tu-160 “Andrei Tupolev” Engels
Formation 14 (from Engels?):
RF-94287 82 blue Il-78   Ryazan-Dyagilevo
RF-94110 17 red Tu-160 “Valeriy Ukalov” Engels
Formation 15 (Il-78 from Ryazan-Dyagilevo, Su-34s from Lipetsk):
RF-94275 50 blue Il-78   Ryazan-Dyagilevo
RF-95802 02 red Su-34   Voronezh-Baltimor
RF-95803 03 red Su-34   Voronezh-Baltimor
Formation 16 (Il-78 from Ryazan-Dyagilevo, Su-24s from Lipetsk):
RF-94277 52 blue Il-78   Ryazan-Dyagilevo
RF-92247 44 red Su-24M   Lipetsk
RF-92249 47 red Su-24M   Lipetsk
Formation 17 (Il-78 from Ryazan-Dyagilevo, MiG-31s from Khotilovo):
RF-94288 83 blue Il-78   Ryazan-Dyagilevo
RF-92381 91 blue MiG-31BM   Savasleyka
RF-92379 93 blue MiG-31BM   Savasleyka
Formation 18 (from Lipetsk):
RF-95001 19 red Su-30SM   Domna
RF-95003 24 red Su-30SM   Domna
RF-95004 25 red Su-30SM   Domna
RF-95005 28 red Su-30SM   Domna
RF-95149 21 red Su-35S   Komsomolsk na Amure-Dzemgi
RF-95147 22 red Su-35S   Komsomolsk na Amure-Dzemgi
RF-95498 26 red Su-35S   Komsomolsk na Amure-Dzemgi
RF-95496 32 red Su-35S   Komsomolsk na Amure-Dzemgi
On 7 May Su-35S 25 red/RF-95495 instead of 22 red.      
Formation 19 (from Ryazan-Dyagilevo):
RF-92946 73 red MiG-29UB   Kursk
RF-92234 01 red MiG-29SMT   Kursk
RF-92235 03 red MiG-29SMT   Kursk
RF-92924 04 red MiG-29SMT   Kursk
RF-92925 05 red MiG-29SMT   Kursk
On 7 May MiG-29SMT 06 red RF-92926 instead of 03 red.      
Formation 20 (from Lipetsk?):
RF-93826 10 red Su-34 bl/bl c/s Morozovsk?
RF-93829 15 red Su-34 bl/bl c/s Morozovsk?
RF-93818 22 red Su-34 bl/bl c/s Morozovsk?
RF-95808 24 red Su-34 gy c/s Voronezh-Baltimor
RF-93816 25 red Su-34 bl/bl c/s Morozovsk?
RF-95807 26 red Su-34 gy c/s Voronezh-Baltimor
RF-95067 28 red Su-34 gy c/s Voronezh-Baltimor
RF-95472 31 red Su-34 gy c/s Voronezh-Baltimor
Formation 21 (from Khotilovo):
RF-90945 02 white Su-24M   Chelyabinsk-Shagol
RF-90943 04 white Su-24M   Chelyabinsk-Shagol
RF-90942 05 white Su-24M   Chelyabinsk-Shagol
RF-90928 19 white Su-24M   Chelyabinsk-Shagol
RF-90933 25 white Su-24M   Chelyabinsk-Shagol
RF-90981 27 white Su-24M   Chelyabinsk-Shagol
RF-….. 29 white Su-24M   ?
RF-90781 46 white Su-24M   Chelyabinsk? (ex Voronezh)
Formation 22 (from Khotilovo):
RF-95446 01 blue MiG-31B   Perm-Bolshoye Savino
-- 15 blue MiG-31B   Perm-Bolshoye Savino
RF-92474 21 blue MiG-31B   Perm-Bolshoye Savino
-- 22 blue MiG-31B   Perm-Bolshoye Savino
RF-90898 10 red MiG-31BM “Alexander Pavlov” Kansk
RF-90891 21 red MiG-31BM   Kansk
RF-90890 22 red MiG-31BM   Kansk
RF-90888 24 red MiG-31BM   Kansk
Formation 23 (from Kubinka):
RF-91970 11 red Su-25SM   ?
RF-95487 14 red Su-25SM   Buddenovsk
RF-95483 16 red Su-25SM   Buddenovsk?
RF-93051 23 red Su-25SM   Buddenovsk?
RF-92256 97 red Su-25UB   Lipetsk
Formation 24 (from Lipetsk):
RF-93833 08 red Su-34 bl/bl c/s Morozovsk?
RF-93828 12 red Su-34 bl/bl c/s Morozovsk?
RF-93822 28 red Su-34 bl/bl c/s Morozovsk?
RF-93823 31 red Su-34 bl/bl c/s Morozovsk?
RF-95609 03 blue Su-27   Krymsk
RF-90744 11 blue Su-27   Krymsk?
RF-92202 17 red Su-27UB rd/wh/bl mks Lipetsk
RF-92198 62 red Su-27UB rd/wh/bl mks Lipetsk
RF-92934 22 red MiG-29SMT   Kursk
RF-92939 27 red MiG-29SMT   Kursk
Formation 25 (from Kubinka):
-- 08 blue MiG-29 “Strizhi” Kubinka
-- 12 blue MiG-29UB “Strizhi” Kubinka
-- 29 blue MiG-29 “Strizhi” Kubinka
-- 30 blue MiG-29 “Strizhi” Kubinka
-- 03 blue Su-27 “Russkiye Vityazi” Kubinka
-- 06 blue Su-27 “Russkiye Vityazi” Kubinka
-- 12 blue Su-27 “Russkiye Vityazi” Kubinka
-- 20 blue Su-27UB “Russkiye Vityazi” Kubinka
-- 22 blue Su-27UB “Russkiye Vityazi” Kubinka
On 7 May MiG-29 04 blue & 05 blue instead of 08 blue & MiG-29UB 12 blue, and Su-27UB 24 blue instead of Su-27 12 blue.      
Formation 26 (from Chkalovsky):
RF-92802 10 blue MiG-29UB   Armavir?
RF-92185 14 blue MiG-29(-A)   Astrakhan
RF-92191 15 blue MiG-29UB   Astrakhan
RF-92193 17 blue MiG-29UB   Astrakhan
RF-92806 50 blue MiG-29UB   ?
RF-92195 54 blue MiG-29UB   Astrakhan
RF-90861 55 blue MiG-29UB   Astrakhan
RF-95481 03 red Su-25SM   Budennovsk
RF-95488 04 red Su-25SM   Budennovsk
RF-92259 12 red Su-25SM   Lipetsk?
RF-93050 21 red Su-25SM   Budennovsk
RF-93002 21 red Su-25SM   ?
RF-93016 24 red Su-25SM   ?
RF-91962 29 red Su-25SM   Primorsko-Akhtarsk
RF-91982 96 red Su-25UB   Borisoglebsk
The MiG-29s (that performed the ‘7’ in the large ‘70’ ormation) were reported to come from Astrakhan. The Su-25s      
(that performed the ‘0’ in the ‘70’ were reported to come from Primorsko, but we think only a part of them came from      
Primorsko as the majority was seen on other air bases (e.g. Budennovsk) in the past.      
Formation 27 (from Klin):
RF-44494 46 white Yak-130   Borisoglebsk
RF-44489 50 white Yak-130   Borisoglebsk
RF-44502 54 white Yak-130   Borisoglebsk
RF-44570 55 white Yak-130   Borisoglebsk
RF-44571 56 white Yak-130   Borisoglebsk
RF-44573 58 white Yak-130   Borisoglebsk
The Yak-130’s of Borisoglebsk form the demo team “Krilya Tavridi”.      
Formation 28 (from Kubinka):
RF-95155 14 red Su-25BM   Lipetsk? (ex Domna)
RF-91975 70 red Su-25BM   Lipetsk
RF-95159 74 red Su-25BM   Lipetsk
RF-95161 76 red Su-25BM   Lipetsk
RF-91977 88 red Su-25BM   Lipetsk
RF-93616 33 red Su-25UB   Lipetsk
For completeness sake the different aircraft noted on 5 May over Moscow (although no exact formations were reported):      
RF-94105 06 red Tu-160 “Ilya Muromets” Engels
RF-94142 42 red Tu-22M3   Ryazan-Dyagilevo?
On the 7 May rehearsal also AS355N RF-29010 of the Ministry of Interior/Special Police Forces was noted over Moscow.      

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