Schuchin (air base) explained

Schuchin
Ensign:	File:Flag of the Belarusian Air Force.svg
Ensign Size:	90px
Location:	Shchuchyn, Grodno Region
Country:	Belarus
Type:	Air Base
Pushpin Map:	Belarus
Pushpin Map Caption:	Shown within Belarus
Pushpin Label:	Schuchin
Ownership:	Ministry of Defence
Operator:	Belarusian Air Force
Used:	1945 -
Elevation:	10m (30feet)
R1-Number:	02/20
R1-Length:	2500m (8,200feet)
R1-Surface:	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]

Notes and References

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