Tambov is an air base in Russia located 4 km southwest of Tambov. It is a bomber training base with many Tupolev Tu-134UBL aircraft.
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| Tambov, Tambov Oblast in Russia | |||||||
Tu-134UB parked up
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| Coordinates | 52°42′0″N 041°22′0″E / 52.70000°N 41.36667°E / 52.70000; 41.36667 | ||||||
| Type | Air Base | ||||||
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| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
| Operator | Russian Aerospace Forces | ||||||
| Controlled by | Long-Range Aviation | ||||||
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| Built | 1954 (1954) | ||||||
| In use | 1954 - present | ||||||
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| Elevation | 169 metres (554 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Tambov used to be the location of the 301st Aircraft Repair Factory (ARZ) which became the 3119th Aviation Base for the Storage and Disposal of Aviation Equipment in mid-2001.[1] Hundreds of fast jets may have been stored for disposal here.
The base is home to the 27th Composite Aviation Regiment with the Antonov An-12 (ASCC: Cub), Antonov An-26 (ASCC: Curl) & Tupolev Tu-134UBL(UBSh) (ASCC: Crusty) which is part of the 43rd Guards Oryol Center for Combat Employment and Retraining of Long-Range Aviation Flight Personnel.[2]
Yefim Gordon's MiG-23/27 book[3] refers to a 652 UAP (652nd Aviation Training Regiment) stationed at Tambov/Vostochnyy flying 96 Aero L-29 Delfín (ASCC: Maya).
Tambov used to be home to 4255 BRS flying Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 (ASCC: Flogger) aircraft.
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