Armavir (air base)

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Armavir is a

An airfield (the second in the immediate area) was built on the eve of the war during the creation of the Armavir Military Aviation School of Pilots. The official start date for the formation of the school is December 1, 1940, the annual holiday of the unit is set for February 23, 1941.

The Armavir Military Aviation School of Pilots and its three regiments were transferred to the Soviet Air Defence Forces in 1960.^[2]

The possibility is being discussed of creating an Armavir airport by reconstructing the military aerodrome and bringing it into compliance with the standards of civil aviation aerodromes.^[3]

Accidents and disasters

• September 14, 2006: in the area of Armavir city, a L-39 training aircraft crashed during a scheduled training flight. A cadet ejected and the pilot-instructor Dmitry Khrebtov died.
• February 1, 2008: a L-39 crashed. During the performance of a flight task, the engine stopped. After two unsuccessful attempts to restart, the pilot took the plane to a safe area and Second-class pilot Major Serov safely ejected.^[4][5]
• September 4, 2014: in the Armavir region, during a training flight of a MiG-31 aircraft, the landing gear did not lower during the approach to landing. Both pilots ejected and managed to survive. According to the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry Igor Konashenkov, the pilots were quickly found and taken by helicopter to the base airfield.

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