Tambov (air base)
Tambov is an air base in Russia located 4 km southwest of Tambov. It is a bomber training base with many Tupolev Tu-134UBL aircraft.
Tambov Tambov/Vostochniy | |||||||
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Тамбов/Восточный | |||||||
Tambov, Tambov Oblast in Russia | |||||||
Tambov Shown within Tambov Oblast Tambov Tambov (Russia) | |||||||
Coordinates | 52°42′0″N 041°22′0″E | ||||||
Type | Air Base | ||||||
Site information | |||||||
Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
Operator | Russian Aerospace Forces | ||||||
Controlled by | Long-Range Aviation | ||||||
Site history | |||||||
Built | 1954 | ||||||
In use | 1954 - present | ||||||
Airfield information | |||||||
Elevation | 169 metres (554 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Tambov used to be the location of the 301st Aircraft Repair Factory (ARZ) which became the 3119th Aviation Base for the Storage and Disposal of Aviation Equipment in mid-2001.[1] Hundreds of fast jets may have been stored for disposal here.
The base is home to the 27th Composite Aviation Regiment with the Antonov An-12 (ASCC: Cub), Antonov An-26 (ASCC: Curl) & Tupolev Tu-134UBL(UBSh) (ASCC: Crusty) which is part of the 43rd Guards Oryol Center for Combat Employment and Retraining of Long-Range Aviation Flight Personnel.[2]
Yefim Gordon's MiG-23/27 book[3] refers to a 652 UAP (652nd Aviation Training Regiment) stationed at Tambov/Vostochnyy flying 96 Aero L-29 Delfín (ASCC: Maya).
Tambov used to be home to 4255 BRS flying Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 (ASCC: Flogger) aircraft.
References
- "Решение АС Тамбовской области от 27.10.2020 № А64-8392/19". nalogcodex.ru. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- "Russian Air Force - Tambov/Vostochniy ( )". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- Gordon, Yefim (2005). MiG-23/27 Flogger: Soviet Swing-Wing Fighter/Strike Aircraft. Midland. 185780211X.