Kobrin (air base) explained

Kobryn
Ensign:	File:Flag of the Belarusian Air Force.svg
Ensign Size:	90px
Location:	Kobryn, Brest Region
Country:	Belarus
Type:	Air Base
Pushpin Map:	Belarus
Pushpin Map Caption:	Shown within Belarus
Pushpin Label:	Kobryn
Ownership:	Ministry of Defence
Operator:	Belarusian Air Force
Used:	1945 -
Elevation:	10m (30feet)
R1-Number:	13/31
R1-Length:	2000m (7,000feet)
R1-Surface:	Concrete

Kobryn is a former airbase of the Belarusian Air Force located near Kobryn, Brest Region, Belarus.

The base was home to the:

• 225th Independent Helicopter Regiment during 1972 with the Mil Mi-4 (ASCC: Hound)^[1]
• 397th Independent Assault Aviation Regiment between 1986 and 1992 with the Sukhoi Su-25 (ASCC: Frogfoot) and the Aero L-39 Albatros^[2]
• 302nd Independent Helicopter Squadron for Electronic Warfare between 1989 and 1992 with the Mil Mi-8SMV (ASCC: Hip-J) and a few Mil Mi-10PP (ASCC: Hare), Mil Mi-22 (ASCC: Hook-D), Mil Mi-6 (ASCC: Hook) and Mil Mi-24 (ASCC: Hind)^[3]
• 18th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment between 1945 and 1948 with the Yakovlev Yak-3^[4]
• 171st Fighter Aviation Regiment between 1948 and 1950 with the Lavochkin La-7^[5]
• 50th Fighter Aviation Regiment between 1948 and 1950 with the La-7^[6]
• 979th Fighter Aviation Regiment between 1952 and 1960 with the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 (ASCC: Fresco) and the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19S (ASCC: Farmer-C)^[7]
• 523rd Fighter Aviation Regiment between 1945 and 1948 with the La-7^[8]
• 415th Fighter Aviation Regiment during 1950 with the La-7^[9]
• 133rd Fighter Aviation Regiment between 1952 and 1961 with the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 (ASCC: Fagot) and the MiG-17^[10]
• 9th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment between 1945 and 1946 with the La-7^[11]
• 139th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment between 1945 and 1948 with the Yakovlev Yak-9^[12]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 225th Independent Helicopter Regiment. Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. 22 January 2023.
2. Web site: 397th independent Assault Aviation Regiment. Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. 22 January 2023.
3. Web site: 302nd independent Helicopter Squadron for Electronic Warfare. Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. 22 January 2023.
4. Web site: 18th Guards Vitebskiy twice Red Banner order of Suvorov Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment. Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. 22 January 2023.
5. Web site: 171st Tylskiy Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO. Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. 22 January 2023.
6. Web site: 50th Red Banner Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO. Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. 22 January 2023.
7. Web site: 979th Volkovyskskiy Red Banner order of Suvorov Fighter Aviation Regiment. Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. 22 January 2023.
8. Web site: 523rd Orshanskiy Red Banner orders of Suvorov, Kutuzov and Aleksandr Nevskiy Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment. Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. 22 January 2023.
9. Web site: 415th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO. Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. 22 January 2023.
10. Web site: 133rd Baranovichskiy Red Banner Fighter Aviation Regiment. Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. 22 January 2023.
11. Web site: 9th Guards Odesskiy Red Banner order of Suvorov Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO. Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. 22 January 2023.
12. Web site: 139th Guards Smolenskiy Red Banner order of Kutuzov Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO. Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. 22 January 2023.