Velyka Krucha Air Base

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Velyka Krucha was an air base near Chernihiv, Ukraine located in Velyka Krucha village, 10 km south of Pyriatyn. It was a training base, and has been largely abandoned.

Velikaya Krucha
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OperatorSoviet Air Forces
LocationPyriatyn
Elevation AMSL384 ft / 117 m
Coordinates50°9′0″N 032°32′0″E / 50.15000°N 32.53333°E / 50.15000; 32.53333
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6,562 2,000 Concrete

Units stationed at Velikaya Krucha include the 443rd Aviation Training Regiment (443 UAP) flying 101 L-39 jet trainers during the early 1990s.[1] Through the late 1980s and 1990s the 443rd Regiment was part of the Kharkhov Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots, in turn itself part of the 17th Air Army.

References

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  1. ^ "443rd Training Aviation Regiment". Ww2.dk. Retrieved 2022-09-18.