Chelyabinsk Shagol Airport
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Chelyabinsk Shagol (
.The base is home to the 108th Training Aviation Regiment which flies the Antonov An-26, Antonov An-72, Mil Mi-8 under the Prof. N.E. Zhukovsky and Iu.A. Gagarin Air Force Academy and the 2nd Guards Composite Aviation Regiment which flies the Sukhoi Su-24MR and the Sukhoi Su-34 under the 21st Composite Aviation Division.[1]
History
Chelyabinsk Shagol Airport was opened in 1938 as the first
It was re-purposed to military use, housing aircraft of the
In 2015, one of the Su-24's based at Shagol was shot down in Syria after reportedly violating Turkish airspace, worsening the relations between Turkey and Russia.[4]
On 3 January 2024, a Su-34 bomber was set on fire at the Chelyabinsk Shagol Airport by a Ukrainian saboteur according to the Ukrainian GUR.[5]
Noise complaints
Shagol is located in the north-western outskirts Chelyabinsk, but the aircraft landing at the
External links
Photos of the aircraft stationed in Chelyabinsk Shagol airport
References
- ^ "Chelyabinsk/Shagol". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ https://заводы.рф/factory/712-arz [bare URL]
- ^ "Syrian rebels reveal identity of dead Russian Su-24 pilot".
- ^ "Новости Челябинска - главные новости сегодня | 74.ru - новости Челябинска". 25 November 2015.
- ^ David Axe (4 January 2024). "A Ukrainian Saboteur Traveled 900 Miles to A Snowy Russian Airfield And, In The Dead Of Night, Lit A Russian Sukhoi Fighter-Bomber On Fire". Forbes. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "Новости Челябинска - главные новости сегодня | 74.ru - новости Челябинска". 31 August 2015.
- ^ "Новости Челябинска - главные новости сегодня | 74.ru - новости Челябинска". 17 March 2016.
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