Schuchin is a former airbase of the Belarusian Air Force located near Shchuchyn, Grodno Region, Belarus.
Schuchin | |||||||
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| Shchuchyn, Grodno Region in Belarus | |||||||
  Schuchin Shown within Belarus | |||||||
| Coordinates | 53°35′57″N 24°45′57″E / 53.59917°N 24.76583°E | ||||||
| Type | Air Base | ||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
| Operator | Belarusian Air Force | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1945 | ||||||
| In use | 1945 - 1993 | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Elevation | 10 metres (33 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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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 edit
- ^ "10th independent Moskovsko-Kenigsbergskiy Red Banner order of Suvorov Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ "129th Kenigsbergskaya order of Kutuzov Fighter Aviation Division PVO". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ "790th order of Kutuzov Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ "157th Bomber Aviation Division". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ "979th Volkovyskskiy Red Banner order of Suvorov Fighter Aviation Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ "151st independent Aviation Regiment for Electronic Warfare". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 21 January 2023.