Lutsk Air Base
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Lutsk Military | |||||||||||
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 Lutsk air base in Western Ukraine | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Ukraine Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | Lutsk | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 640 ft / 195 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°47′0″N 025°21′0″E / 50.78333°N 25.35000°E | ||||||||||
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Lutsk Military (also given as Lutsk North) is an air base in Ukraine located 4 km north of Lutsk. It is a small military base with a long tarmac with several revetted areas. It was home to 806th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment (806 APIB) which flew Su-17 aircraft as recently as 1992. It currently serves as storage base for Sukhoi 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, then the Air Forces of the Carpathian Military District, then the 14th Air Army once more.
References
- Holm, 806th Bomber Aviation Regiment, accessed August 2011
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