Totskoye (air base)
Encyclopedia
Totskoye is an air base in Russia
located four kilometres southeast of Totskoye
. It is a standard military air base with small number of revetments in separate area. There were 56 stored helicopter
s and five operational helicopters according to recent Google Earth
high-resolution imagery.
The base was home to:
Totskoye now hosts:
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
located four kilometres southeast of Totskoye
Totskoye
Totskoye is a village in Orenburg Oblast, Russia. It is the administrative center of Totsky District. Population: 7,201 ....
. It is a standard military air base with small number of revetments in separate area. There were 56 stored helicopter
Helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...
s and five operational helicopters according to recent Google Earth
Google Earth
Google Earth is a virtual globe, map and geographical information program that was originally called EarthViewer 3D, and was created by Keyhole, Inc, a Central Intelligence Agency funded company acquired by Google in 2004 . It maps the Earth by the superimposition of images obtained from satellite...
high-resolution imagery.
The base was home to:
- 281 IIAP (281st Instructor Interceptor Aviation Regiment) with 66 MiG-23 aircraft in 1991-94
- 833 IAP (833rd Interceptor Aviation Regiment) flying MiG-23 aircraft as of 1992) .
Totskoye now hosts:
- 2881 BRV (2881st Reserve Helicopter Base) storing Mi-8Mil Mi-8The Mil Mi-8 is a medium twin-turbine transport helicopter that can also act as a gunship. The Mi-8 is the world's most-produced helicopter, and is used by over 50 countries. Russia is the largest operator of the Mi-8/Mi-17 helicopter....
and Mi-24 helicopters .