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Brody (ICAO: UKBL) is an air base of Ukrainian Army Aviation located near Brody, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine.
Brody | |||||||
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Brody, Lviv Oblast in Ukraine | |||||||
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Coordinates | 50°8′0″N 025°10′0″E / 50.13333°N 25.16667°E | ||||||
Site information | |||||||
Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
Operator | Ukrainian Army Aviation | ||||||
Controlled by | 16th Separate Army Aviation Regiment | ||||||
Site history | |||||||
In use | Unknown - present | ||||||
Battles/wars | 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine | ||||||
Airfield information | |||||||
Identifiers | ICAO: UKBL | ||||||
Elevation | 240 metres (787 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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The base is home to the 16th Separate Army Aviation Brigade flying Mil Mi-8, Mil Mi-9 & Mil Mi-24 aircraft.[1][2]
The base was used by the:
- 807th Assault Aviation Regiment which became the 807th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment in 1956, it then became the 55th independent Helicopter Regiment in 1961. (August 1945 - April 1981)[3]
- 119th independent Helicopter Regiment of the 13th Army (Soviet Union) (1981 - 1992)[4]
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References
edit- ^ "Ukraine Air Force". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. August 2022. p. 44.
- ^ "55th independent Sevastopolskiy Helicopter Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "119th independent Helicopter Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
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