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Kobrin (air base)

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Kobryn
Kobryn, Brest Region in Belarus
Kobryn is located in Belarus
Kobryn
Kobryn
Shown within Belarus
Coordinates52°14′18″N 24°20′48″E / 52.23833°N 24.34667°E / 52.23833; 24.34667
TypeAir Base
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorBelarusian Air Force
Site history
Built1945 (1945)
In use1945 - 1992 (1992)
Airfield information
Elevation10 metres (33 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
13/31 2,000 metres (6,562 ft) Concrete

Kobryn is a former airbase of the Belarusian Air Force located near Kobryn, Brest Region, Belarus.

The base was home to the:

  • 225th Independent Helicopter Regiment during 1972 with the Mil Mi-4 (ASCC: Hound)[1]
  • 397th Independent Assault Aviation Regiment between 1986 and 1992 with the Sukhoi Su-25 (ASCC: Frogfoot) and the Aero L-39 Albatros[2]
  • 302nd Independent Helicopter Squadron for Electronic Warfare between 1989 and 1992 with the Mil Mi-8SMV (ASCC: Hip-J) and a few Mil Mi-10PP (ASCC: Hare), Mil Mi-22 (ASCC: Hook-D), Mil Mi-6 (ASCC: Hook) and Mil Mi-24 (ASCC: Hind)[3]
  • 18th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment between 1945 and 1948 with the Yakovlev Yak-3[4]
  • 171st Fighter Aviation Regiment between 1948 and 1950 with the Lavochkin La-7[5]
  • 50th Fighter Aviation Regiment between 1948 and 1950 with the La-7[6]
  • 979th Fighter Aviation Regiment between 1952 and 1960 with the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 (ASCC: Fresco) and the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19S (ASCC: Farmer-C)[7]
  • 523rd Fighter Aviation Regiment between 1945 and 1948 with the La-7[8]
  • 415th Fighter Aviation Regiment during 1950 with the La-7[9]
  • 133rd Fighter Aviation Regiment between 1952 and 1961 with the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 (ASCC: Fagot) and the MiG-17[10]
  • 9th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment between 1945 and 1946 with the La-7[11]
  • 139th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment between 1945 and 1948 with the Yakovlev Yak-9[12]

References

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  1. ^ "225th Independent Helicopter Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  2. ^ "397th independent Assault Aviation Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  3. ^ "302nd independent Helicopter Squadron for Electronic Warfare". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  4. ^ "18th Guards Vitebskiy twice Red Banner order of Suvorov Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  5. ^ "171st Tylskiy Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  6. ^ "50th Red Banner Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  7. ^ "979th Volkovyskskiy Red Banner order of Suvorov Fighter Aviation Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  8. ^ "523rd Orshanskiy Red Banner orders of Suvorov, Kutuzov and Aleksandr Nevskiy Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  9. ^ "415th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  10. ^ "133rd Baranovichskiy Red Banner Fighter Aviation Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  11. ^ "9th Guards Odesskiy Red Banner order of Suvorov Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  12. ^ "139th Guards Smolenskiy Red Banner order of Kutuzov Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
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