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
Тамбов/Восточный
Tambov, Tambov Oblast in Russia
Tu-134UB parked up
Tambov is located in Tambov Oblast
Tambov
Tambov
Shown within Tambov Oblast
Tambov is located in Russia
Tambov
Tambov
Tambov (Russia)
Coordinates52°42′0″N 041°22′0″E
TypeAir Base
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorRussian Aerospace Forces
Controlled byLong-Range Aviation
Site history
Built1954 (1954)
In use1954 - present
Airfield information
Elevation169 metres (554 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
16/34 2,500 metres (8,202 ft) Concrete

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

  1. "Решение АС Тамбовской области от 27.10.2020 № А64-8392/19". nalogcodex.ru. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  2. "Russian Air Force - Tambov/Vostochniy ( )". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  3. Gordon, Yefim (2005). MiG-23/27 Flogger: Soviet Swing-Wing Fighter/Strike Aircraft. Midland. 185780211X.
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