Veseloye (air base)
Veseloye | |||||||
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| Krasnohvardiiske, Krasnohvardiiske Raion, Crimea in Ukraine | |||||||
 Veseloye airbase | |||||||
.svg)  Veseloye Shown within Ukraine | |||||||
| Coordinates | 45°34′44″N 34°16′49″E / 45.57889°N 34.28028°E | ||||||
| Type | Air Base | ||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Operator | Russian Navy – Russian Naval Aviation | ||||||
| Controlled by | Black Sea Fleet | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| In use | -present | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Elevation | 50 metres (164 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Veseloye is a former Russian Navy Black Sea Fleet airbase located near Krasnohvardiiske, Krasnohvardiiske Raion, Crimea, Ukraine
The base was used by the following units:
- HQ of 2nd Guards Maritime Missile Aviation Division (1952-57)[1]
- 5th Guards Maritime Missile Aviation Regiment (1960-94)[2]
- 981st Maritime Torpedo Aviation Regiment (1952-60)[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "2nd Guards Sevastopolskaya Maritime Missile Aviation Division imeni N.A. Tokarev". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "5th Guards Konstantskiy order of the Patriotic War Maritime Missile Aviation Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "981st Maritime Torpedo Aviation Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 17 November 2022.