Lutsk Air Base
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Lutsk Military | |||||||||||
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 Lutsk air base in Western Ukraine in June 2013 | |||||||||||
| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Ukraine Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | Lutsk | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 640 ft / 195 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°47′0″N 025°21′0″E / 50.78333°N 25.35000°ECoordinates: 50°47′0″N 025°21′0″E / 50.78333°N 25.35000°E | ||||||||||
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Lutsk Military (also given as Lutsk North) is an air base in Ukraine located 4 km north of Lutsk. It is a small military base with a long tarmac with several revetted areas.
History[]
It was home to 806th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment (806 APIB) which flew Su-17 aircraft as recently as 1992. It currently serves as storage base for Sukhoi Su-24 bombers. From 1945 to 1992, the regiment was part of the 289th Division of the , then the 14th Air Army, then the Air Forces of the Carpathian Military District, then the 14th Air Army once more. The airport use was abandoned in 2006.[1] In 2018 it was revived and became the home of the 204th Tactical Aviation Brigade, which was before the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea based in Belbek Airport.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b (in Ukrainian) NOT SWORN IN: HOW THEY MET THE SEVASTOPOL TACTICAL AVIATION BRIGADE AT A NEW LOCATION, Channel 5 (09/21/2018)
- Holm, 806th Bomber Aviation Regiment, accessed August 2011
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