Orsk (air base) explained

Orsk
Ensign:Flag of the Russian Air Force.svg
Ensign Size:90px
Location:Orsk, Orenburg Oblast
Country:Russia
Type:Air Base
Pushpin Map:Russia Orenburg Oblast#Russia
Pushpin Map Caption:Shown within Orenburg Oblast
Pushpin Label:Orsk
Ownership:Ministry of Defence
Operator:Russian Air Force
Used:1953 -
R1-Number:05/23
R1-Length:2500m (8,200feet)
R1-Surface:Concrete

Orsk is a former airbase of the Russian Air Force located northeast of Orsk, Orenburg Oblast, Russia,

The base was home to the 750th Training Aviation Regiment between 1953 and 1998[1] of the Orenburg Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 750th Training Aviation Regiment. Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. 17 December 2022.
  2. Web site: Orenburg Higher Military Aviation Red Banner School of Pilots im. twice Hero of the Soviet Union Major-General of Aviation I.S. Polbin (OVVAUL). Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. 17 December 2022.