Migalovo (also given as Tver Migalovo, Kalinin) is an air base in
Tver Oblast
Tver Oblast (, ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Tver. From 1935 to 1990, it was known as Kalinin Oblast (). Population:
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,
Russia
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located 10 km west of
Tver
Tver (, ) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative centre of Tver Oblast, Russia. It is situated at the confluence of the Volga and Tvertsa rivers. Tver is located northwest of Moscow. Population:
The city is ...
. It is a large military airlift base. It currently houses all of Russia's remaining
Antonov An-22
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fleet. It is an
Ilyushin Il-76
The Ilyushin Il-76 (; NATO reporting name: Candid) is a multi-purpose, fixed-wing, four-engine turbofan strategic airlifter designed by the Soviet Union's Ilyushin design bureau as a commercial freighter in 1967, to replace the Antonov An-1 ...
base, with some
Antonov An-12
The Antonov An-12 ( Russian: Антонов Ан-12; NATO reporting name: Cub) is a four-engined turboprop transport aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. It is the military version of the Antonov An-10 and has many variants. For more than thr ...
aircraft stored.
The base is home to the
Second Central Research Institute of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation (2 TSNII) and the 8th Military Transport Aviation Regiment which is part of the 12th Mginska Red Banner Military Transport Aircraft Division.
History
In the period from 1946 to February 1975, the
56th Long-Range Fighter Aviation Division (56th Bomber Aviation Breslavl Division (since 1951), 56th Heavy Bomber Aviation Breslavl Division (since 1961) was based at the airfield. Its regiments included:
*
45th Heavy Bomber Regiment on
Douglas A-20 Havoc
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Designed to meet an Army Air Corps requirement for ...
,
Tupolev Tu-2
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,
Ilyushin Il-28
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and
Tupolev Tu-16
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(ASCC "Badger") aircraft - 1946 to February 1975. In February 1975 relocated to the
Kostanay
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airfield near
Kostanay
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in the Kazakh SSR, where it was reorganized into the
45th Training Aviation Regiment Chelyabinsk Higher Military Aviation Red Banner School of Navigators, now the
Chelyabinsk Red Banner Military Aviation Institute of Navigators;
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173rd Heavy Bomber Regiment on
Douglas A-20 Havoc
The Douglas A-20 Havoc (company designation DB-7) is an American light bomber, attack aircraft, Intruder (air combat), night intruder, night fighter, and reconnaissance aircraft of World War II.
Designed to meet an Army Air Corps requirement for ...
,
Tu-2
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,
IL-28 and
Tu-16
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aircraft - disbanded together with the division at the airfield;
*
244th Bomber Aviation Regiment "Allenstein" on aircraft
Boston B-3,
Tupolev Tu-2
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,
Ilyushin Il-28
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and
Tu-16
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. Fifteen crews of this regiment trained Egyptian Air Force personnel in Egypt and flew combat missions over Yemen 1962-63. In March 1965, it was relocated to the
Krechevitsy Airport
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(near Novgorod), where it became the
244th Military Transport Aviation Regiment.
In May 1991,
730th Aviation Regiment of Fighter-Bombers 73 may refer to:
* 73 (number)
* One of the years 73 BC, AD 73, 1973, 2073
* ''73'' (magazine), a United States-based amateur radio magazine
* 73 Best regards, a popular Morse code abbreviation
* '' No. 73'', a British 1980s children's TV show
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from the
125th Aviation Division of Fighter-Bombers
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of the
Western Group of Forces
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, was withdrawn from
Neuruppin
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in
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to Migalovo. It was flying the
Sukhoi Su-17
The Sukhoi Su-17 (''izdeliye'' S-32; NATO reporting name: Fitter) is a variable-sweep wing fighter-bomber developed for the Soviet military. Developed from the Sukhoi Su-7, the Su-17 was the first variable-sweep wing aircraft to enter Soviet serv ...
M4 (ASCC "Fitter"). In June 1991, the regiment was disbanded at the airfield.
* Headquarters
12th Military Transport Aviation Division
The 12th Mginskaya Red Banner Military Transport Aviation Division (''12-я Мгинская Краснознаменная военно-транспортная авиационная дивизия'') is a formation of the 61st Air Army of the ...
(from 1946, under the title 12th Transport Aviation Division)
* 8th Military Transport Aviation Regiment (8 VTAP) flying
An-12
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and
An-22
The Antonov An-22 "Antei" (; ; NATO reporting name: "Cock") is a heavy military transport aircraft designed by the Antonov Design Bureau in the Soviet Union. Powered by four turboprop engines, each driving a pair of contra-rotating propellers, ...
.
*196th Military Transport Aviation Regiment (196 VTAP) flying
Il-76
The Ilyushin Il-76 (; NATO reporting name: Candid) is a multi-purpose, fixed-wing, four-engine turbofan strategic airlifter designed by the Soviet Union's Ilyushin design bureau as a commercial freighter in 1967, to replace the Antonov An-12. ...
.
* 224th Transport Aviation ~Detachment (224 LO VTA) flying
Il-76
The Ilyushin Il-76 (; NATO reporting name: Candid) is a multi-purpose, fixed-wing, four-engine turbofan strategic airlifter designed by the Soviet Union's Ilyushin design bureau as a commercial freighter in 1967, to replace the Antonov An-12. ...
and
An-124
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.
* 274th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment (274 APIB) flying
Su-17C. Arrived from
Kubinka
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History
Kubinka, founded in the 15th century, may have been named ...
in December 1974. Disbanded 1993. Under
9th Fighter Aviation Division.
* On 25 May 2025, Ukrainian drones struck the Russian Migalovo air base,
Tver Oblast
Tver Oblast (, ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Tver. From 1935 to 1990, it was known as Kalinin Oblast (). Population:
Tver Oblast is a region of lakes, such as Seliger and Brosno. Much o ...
. Fire and smoke was reported by the locals, the local governor denied any damage occurred and claimed all drones were intercepted.
See also
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List of military airbases in Russia
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References
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