 190 pupils of the school were awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union for combat exploits.In the early 1950s, the construction of the new "Engels-2" airport with a concrete runway with a length of 3 km and a width of 100m was begun, and therefore, by September 1954 the Engels school was moved to the city of Tambov.On December 15, 1954, the 201st Heavy Bomber Aviation Division was established, comprising the 79th, 1096th and 1230th Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiments (TBAPs).