Chernihiv (air base)
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Chernihiv is an air base in Ukraine
located 5 km north of Chernihiv
. It was a training base. It was home to 701 UAP (701st Aviation Training Regiment) flying 101 Aero L-39C
aircraft as of 1992.
The Chernihiv Military Aviation School of Pilots was activated on 6.11.40 in Chernihiv
.
17.7.41 renamed Zernograd Military Aviation School of Pilots, but reverted back to its old name 21.10.41.
5.12.44 awarded the Red Banner.
9.45 had five training squadrons (1st to 5th).
15.7.46 disbanded.
Reformed 15.2.51 at Chernihiv, Chernihiv Oblast, as the 57th Military Aviation School of Pilots.
Organisation 1960:
In 1963 the school was renamed Chernihiv Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots.
In October 1968 the school was named "imeni Leninist Komsomol".
The school was subordinated to the:
In early 1992 the school was taken over by the government of Ukraine.
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
located 5 km north of Chernihiv
Chernihiv
Chernihiv or Chernigov is a historic city in northern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Chernihiv Oblast , as well as of the surrounding Chernihivskyi Raion within the oblast...
. It was a training base. It was home to 701 UAP (701st Aviation Training Regiment) flying 101 Aero L-39C
Aero L-39
The Aero L-39 Albatros is a high-performance jet trainer aircraft developed in Czechoslovakia to meet requirements for a "C-39" during the 1960s to replace the L-29 Delfín...
aircraft as of 1992.
The Chernihiv Military Aviation School of Pilots was activated on 6.11.40 in Chernihiv
Chernihiv
Chernihiv or Chernigov is a historic city in northern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Chernihiv Oblast , as well as of the surrounding Chernihivskyi Raion within the oblast...
.
17.7.41 renamed Zernograd Military Aviation School of Pilots, but reverted back to its old name 21.10.41.
5.12.44 awarded the Red Banner.
9.45 had five training squadrons (1st to 5th).
15.7.46 disbanded.
Reformed 15.2.51 at Chernihiv, Chernihiv Oblast, as the 57th Military Aviation School of Pilots.
Organisation 1960:
- 701st Training Aviation Regiment (Chernihiv, Chernihiv Oblast) with MiG-15 and Yak-18
- 702nd Training Aviation Regiment (Gorodnya, Chernihiv Oblast) with MiG-15 and Yak-18
- 703rd Training Aviation Regiment (Uman, Cherkassy Oblast) with MiG-15 and Yak-18
In 1963 the school was renamed Chernihiv Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots.
In October 1968 the school was named "imeni Leninist Komsomol".
The school was subordinated to the:
- VVS Kiev Military District, 4.64 - 4.68
- 17th Air Army, 4.68 - 6.80
- VVS Kiev Military DistrictKiev Military DistrictThe Kiev Military District was a Russian unit of military-administrative division of the Imperial Russian Army and subsequently of the Ukrainian Army, RKKA, and Soviet Armed Forces...
, 6.80 - 5.88 - 17th Air Army, 5.88 - 1.92
In early 1992 the school was taken over by the government of Ukraine.