Vyazma Airport
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Coordinates | 55°8′54″N 034°23′0″E / 55.14833°N 34.38333°E | ||||||||||
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Vyazma Airport (also Vyaz'ma) is an airport in Russia located 9 km southeast of Vyazma.
It is currently home to the 440th Independent Helicopter Regiment.[2][3]
History
In 1960 it was a Soviet Air Defence Forces base, with the 304th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO flying Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17s; the regiment's fate is unknown following the parent 297th Fighter Aviation Division PVO's deactivation in 1960.[4]
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Also at the airfield during the AFM visit were many Mil Mi-24D/V/Ks and Mil Mi-8TV/MT/MTVs of 440 OVP (Otdel'nyy Vertoletnyy Polk, Separate Helicopter Regiment), 3rd Shock Army, relocated from Stendal in Germany. A small group of Mi-8PPAs and Mi-8SMVs, AFM said, were probably formerly flown by the 292 OVP at Cochstedt in Germany. 440 OVP crewmembers and families, the magazine said, had been housed in newly built homes paid for by the German government.
References
Citations
- ^ Google Earth Imagery
- ^ "Russia's airborne renaissance". Key Publishing. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "This Is Russia's Electronic Warfare Helicopter Jamming In Ukraine". The Drive. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "297th Fighter Aviation Division PVO". Ww2.dk. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
Bibliography
- Mambour, Hugo (January 1997). "Vjasma Aero Club". Air Forces Monthly: 40–42.