Dyagilevo (air base)
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Dyagilevo (also given as Dyagilevo, Ryazan Dyagilevo) is an air base in Ryazan Oblast, Russia, 3 km west of Ryazan. It serves as a training center for Russia's strategic bomber force.
The base is home to the 203rd Guards Orlovsky Independent Aircraft-refuelling Aviation Regiment with the Ilyushin Il-78/78M and the 49th Instructor Red Banner Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment as part of the 43rd Guards Oryol Center for Combat Employment and Retraining of Long-Range Aviation Flight Personnel.[1]
The Ryazan Museum of Long-Range Aviation is located on the base.
History
In 1955 it was one of only 6 Soviet bases capable of handling the Myasishchev M-4 bomber. In 1967 it had 7 Tupolev Tu-22s used for training.[2] In 1973 it received 2 Tupolev Tu-22M (NATO: Backfire) aircraft.[2] It was also home to 43 TsBPiPLS (43rd Center for Combat Application and Training of Air Crew) which included the Tu-22M, Tupolev Tu-95MS (NATO: Bear), and Tupolev Tu-134UBL (NATO: Crusty) trainer.[3] In 1985 the 49 TBAP (49th Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment) arrived at Dyagilevo, flying Tu-22M and Tu-95 aircraft and eventually converting into an ITBAP (training regiment). The 49th Regiment was part of the 43rd Centre, and eventually disbanded in 1997.[4]
By 1994 it received 24
As of 2009, the ww2.dk website reported that three units were active at the airbase.[5]
- 1st Instructor Heavy Bomber Aviation Squadron (Tu-22M3 and Tu-134)
- 2nd Instructor Heavy Bomber Aviation Squadron (Tu-95MS and An-26)
- 43rd Guards Orlovskiy Center for Combat Employment and Retraining of Personnel
Air Power Review reported in 2004 that the 203rd Independent Orel Air Regiment of Guards (Air Tankers) operating
On 5 December 2022, the base was attacked by Ukrainian drones which damaged a Tu-22M3 bomber and destroyed a fuel truck; three personnel were killed and five injured.
By December 2022, the 360 Aircraft Repair Factory (360 ARZ) located at the base was placed under sanctions of the European Union and USA due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[8][9]
References
- ^ "Ryazan/Dyagilevo (UUBD)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ ISBN 1-85780-065-6.
- ^ a b Butowski, Pyotr (Summer 2004). International Air Power Review : Air Power Analysis: Russian Federation. AIRtime Publishing, Inc.
- ^ Michael Holm, 49th Instructor Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment, accessed August 2012.
- ^ "43rd Center for Combat Employment and Retraining of Personnel DA". Ww2.dk. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
- ^ Roth, Andrew; Sauer, Pjotr (2022-12-05). "Explosions rock two Russian airbases far from Ukraine frontline". The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
- ^ Tom Balmforth and Pavel Polityuk (2022-12-14). "Russia launches drone attack on Kyiv, Ukraine hails air defences". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
- ^ Official Journal of the European Union (2022-12-16). "Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/2478". European Union law. Archived from the original on 2022-12-25. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
- ^ "JSC "360 AIRCRAFT REPAIR PLANT"". War and sanctions (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2023-01-20. Retrieved 2023-01-20.