| 23rd Air Base
| |
|---|---|
| Near Mińsk Mazowiecki in Poland | |
 | |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence |
| Operator | Polish Air Force |
| Site history | |
| In use | 1 January 2001-Present |
| Garrison information | |
| Current commander | Col. Maciej Trelka |
| Garrison | 1st Tactical Squadron |
| Airfield information | |
| Identifiers | ICAO: EPMM |
The 23rd Air Base (Polish: 23 Baza Lotnicza) is a Polish Air Force base, located 6 km east of Mińsk Mazowiecki. It was officially constituted on 1 January 2001, replacing the disbanded 1st Aviation Regiment "Warszawa". The main unit based there is the 1st Air Tactical Squadron flying MiG-29 fighters.
On 18 December 2017, one of the MiG-29's stationed here crash landed in a forest near Kałuszyn while performing a landing approach.[1] The pilot survived. Reports afterward were contradictory whether he ejected or not.[citation needed] On 21 December 2017, the MoD confirmed that the pilot did not eject.[2] This was the first crash of a MiG-29 during its nearly 3 decades long operational history in the Polish Air Force.[3] The second crash followed on 4 March 2019. This time the pilot ejected and survived.[4]
52°11′44″N 21°39′25″E / 52.19556°N 21.65694°E / 52.19556; 21.65694
 | This Polish Air Force article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article about an airport in Poland is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
