Tambov is an air base in
Russia
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located 4 km southwest of
Tambov. It is a bomber training base with many
Tupolev Tu-134UBL aircraft.
The base is home to the
27th Composite Aviation Regiment with the
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 ...
(NATO: Cub),
Antonov An-26 (NATO: Curl) &
Tupolev Tu-134UBL(UBSh) (NATO: Crusty) which is part of the
43rd Guards Oryol Center for Combat Employment and Retraining of Long-Range Aviation Flight Personnel.
Yefim Gordon's MiG-23/27 book
refers to a 652 UAP (652nd Aviation Training Regiment) stationed at Tambov/Vostochnyy flying 96
Aero L-29 Delfín (NATO: Maya).
Tambov used to be home to 4255 BRS flying
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 (NATO: Flogger) aircraft.
References
External links
*http://www.ww2.dk/new/air%20force/division/schools/tvvaul.htm
Soviet Air Force bases
Russian Air Force bases
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