Schuchin (air base)

Former military airfield in Belarus
53°35′57″N 24°45′57″E / 53.59917°N 24.76583°E / 53.59917; 24.76583TypeAir BaseSite informationOwnerMinistry of DefenceOperatorBelarusian Air ForceSite historyBuilt1945 (1945)In use1945 - 1993 (1993)Airfield informationElevation10 metres (33 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
02/20 2,500 metres (8,202 ft) Concrete

Schuchin is a former airbase of the Belarusian Air Force located near Shchuchyn, Grodno Region, Belarus.

The base was home to the:

  • 10th Independent Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment between 1945 and 1993 with the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 (ASCC: Foxbat), Sukhoi Su-24 (ASCC: Fencer) and Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (ASCC: Fishbed)[1]
  • 129th Fighter Aviation Division between 1945 and 1952.[2]
    • 790th Fighter Aviation Regiment between 1945 and 1952 with the Lavochkin La-5, Lavochkin La-7 & Lavochkin La-9 (ASCC: Fritz).[3]
  • 157th Bomber Aviation Division between 1954 and 1961[4]
    • 993rd Bomber Aviation Regiment with Ilyushin Il-28 (ASCC: Beagle).
    • 998th Bomber Aviation Regiment with Il-28.
  • 979th Fighter Aviation Regiment between 1960 and 1989 with the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 (ASCC: Flogger).[5]
  • 151st Independent Aviation Regiment for Electronic Warfare between 1989 and 1993 with the MiG-25.[6]

References

  1. ^ "10th independent Moskovsko-Kenigsbergskiy Red Banner order of Suvorov Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  2. ^ "129th Kenigsbergskaya order of Kutuzov Fighter Aviation Division PVO". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  3. ^ "790th order of Kutuzov Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  4. ^ "157th Bomber Aviation Division". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  5. ^ "979th Volkovyskskiy Red Banner order of Suvorov Fighter Aviation Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  6. ^ "151st independent Aviation Regiment for Electronic Warfare". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 21 January 2023.