Yefremov (air base)

Yefremov
Yefremov;
	IATA: none; ICAO: XUWE;
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Russian Air Force
Elevation AMSL	709 ft / 216 m
Coordinates	53°06′48″N 038°14′42″E / 53.11333°N 38.24500°ECoordinates: 53°06′48″N 038°14′42″E / 53.11333°N 38.24500°E
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	Yefremov Location in Russia
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Yefremov is a military air base in Tula Oblast, Russia. It is located 9 km east of the town of the same name. It largely served the interceptor air defense role for the Soviet Air Force. The host unit was the 191 IAP (191st Fighter Aviation Regiment).

Yefremov initially operated the Sukhoi Su-9 (Fishpot) in the 1960s and 1970s.^[1] The regiment replaced it in 1980 with the MiG-23P (Flogger-G).^[1]

The base was reportedly closed in 1994 and the aviation regiment was disbanded.

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^ ^a ^b PHASEOUT OF FISHPOT IN APVO STRANYY AIRFIELDS USSR, February 1981, CREST: CIA-RDP81T00380R000100980001-5, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC.

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[phaseout81-1] PHASEOUT OF FISHPOT IN APVO STRANYY AIRFIELDS USSR, February 1981, CREST: CIA-RDP81T00380R000100980001-5, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC.

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