Rzhev (air base)
| Rzhev | |||||||||||
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| IATA: none – ICAO: none | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Russian Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | Rzhev | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 636 ft / 194 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 56°15′36″N 034°24′30″E / 56.26000°N 34.40833°ECoordinates: 56°15′36″N 034°24′30″E / 56.26000°N 34.40833°E | ||||||||||
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Rzhev (Russian: Ржев) (also given as Ryev, Rzev, Rjzev) is an air base in Tver Oblast, Russia located 5 km east of Rzhev. It was a Tupolev Tu-128 depot airfield during the Cold War, operated by BKhAT (Aviation Equipment Storage Base).[1] The airfield also had an interceptor role during the 1960s and 1970s with the 23 IAP (23rd Interceptor Aviation Regiment) flying Sukhoi Su-9 jets. This regiment was disbanded in the 1980s but was resurrected a decade later at Dzemgi in the Russian Far East.
References
- ↑ "Aviatsiya PVO". Aviabaza KPOI.
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