Polessk (air base) explained
Polessk
Labiau |
| Ensign: | Flag of the Soviet Air Force.svg |
| Ensign Size: | 90px |
| Location: | Polessk, Kaliningrad Oblast |
| Country: | Russia |
| Type: | Air Base |
| Pushpin Map: | Russia Kaliningrad Oblast#Russia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Shown within Kaliningrad Oblast |
| Pushpin Label: | Polessk |
| Ownership: | Ministry of Defence |
| Operator: | Soviet Air Forces |
| Used: | 1945 - |
| Elevation: | 10m (30feet) |
| R1-Number: | 09/27 |
| R1-Length: | 2000m (7,000feet) |
| R1-Surface: | Concrete |
Polessk is a former airbase of the Soviet Air Forces located near Polessk, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia.
The base was home to the:
- 335th Assault Aviation Division between 1945 and 1946[1]
- 60th Fighter Aviation Division between 1957 and 1960[2]
- 211th Fighter Aviation Regiment between 1957 and 1960 with the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 (ASCC: Fresco)[3]
- 938th Fighter Aviation Regiment between 1957 and 1960 with the MiG-17[4]
- 939th Fighter Aviation Regiment between 1957 and 1960 with the MiG-17[5]
Notes and References
- Web site: 335th Vitebskaya order of Lenin Red Banner order of Suvurov Assault Aviation Division. Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. 8 January 2023.
- Web site: 60th Fighter Aviation Division PVO. Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. 8 January 2023.
- Web site: 211th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO. Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. 8 January 2023.
- Web site: 938th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO. Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. 8 January 2023.
- Web site: 939th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO. Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. 8 January 2023.
