Lutsk (air base)
Overview
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 4 km north of Lutsk
Lutsk
Lutsk is a city located by the Styr River in northwestern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Volyn Oblast and the administrative center of the surrounding Lutskyi Raion within the oblast...
. It is a small military base; long tarmac with several reveted areas. It was home to 806 APIB (806th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment) which flew Su-17 aircraft as recently as 1992. And now it's storege base to Su-24 bombers. From 1945 to 1992, the regiment was part of the 289th Division of the 57th Air Army, then the 14th Air Army
14th Air Army
The 14th Air Army of the Russian Air Force, was first formed in World War II as part of the Soviet Air Force. It was disbanded in 2009....
, then the Air Forces of the Carpathian Military District, then the 14th Air Army once more.
Quotations
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