Seshcha air base
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Seshcha | |||||||
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| Dubrovka, Bryansk Oblast in Russia | |||||||
 Satellite imagery of Seshcha air base | |||||||
  Seshcha Shown within Bryansk Oblast, Russia  Seshcha Seshcha (Russia) | |||||||
| Coordinates | 53°42′54″N 33°20′20″E / 53.71500°N 33.33889°E | ||||||
| Type | Air Base | ||||||
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| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
| Operator | Russian Aerospace Forces | ||||||
| Controlled by | Military Transport Aviation | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1931 | ||||||
| In use | circa 1931 - present | ||||||
| Battles/wars | 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine | ||||||
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| Identifiers | ICAO: UUWD | ||||||
| Elevation | 210 metres (689 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Seshcha is an air base near Dubrovka, Bryansk Oblast of the Russian Aerospace Forces as part of Military Transport Aviation.
As of 2022, the base was home to the 566th Military Transport Aviation Regiment which flies the Antonov An-124 (NATO: Condor) of the 12th Military Transport Aircraft Division.[1] The regiment first arrived at the base in August 1958.[2]
History
[edit]The airbase was placed in operation in the early 1930s.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Seshcha (UUWD)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ Michael Holm, 566 VTAP, c2015.
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