Chortkiv Air Base
Chortkiv Air Base is a former Ukrainian Air Force installation located in Chortkiv, Chortkiv Raion, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine.
| Chortkiv Air Base (Chortkov Air Base)  | |||||||
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| Chortkiv, Chortkiv Raion, Ternopil Oblast in Ukraine | |||||||
  Chortkiv Air Base Shown within Ternopil Oblast  Chortkiv Air Base Chortkiv Air Base (Ukraine) | |||||||
| Coordinates | 48°58′35″N 25°44′39″E | ||||||
| Type | Air Base | ||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
| Operator | Ukrainian Air Force | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| In use | Unknown-2005 | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Elevation | 10 metres (33 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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The base was home to the:
- 452nd Assault Aviation Brigade (previously 452nd Independent Assault Aviation Regiment) (452 OShAP)) (452 Shavbr) (Sukhoi Su-25) (1989-2004)[1][2]
- 236th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment (APIB) between December 1954 and August 1984 of the 289th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Division (ADIB)[3] of the 15th Air Army of the Carpathian Military District
- The unit flew the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 (NATO: Fagot), Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 (NATO: Fresco), Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (NATO: Fishbed), Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23BM (NATO: Flogger) & Mikoyan MiG-27K (NATO: Flogger-J2)[3]
References
- AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. November 2022. p. 44.
- "452nd independent Assault Aviation Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- "236th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
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