Gvardeyskoye (air Base)
Gvardeyskoye or Hvardiiske (Russian: Гвардейское; Ukrainian: Гвардійське) is an airbase of the Russian Aerospace Forces in Hvardiiske, Simferopol Raion, Crimea, Ukraine.
The history of flying here began in the 1930s when Polikarpov Po-2s were flown.
The base is home to the 37th Guards Composite Aviation Regiment, which flies the Sukhoi Su-24M (ASCC: Fencer) and the Sukhoi Su-25SM/25UB (ASCC: Frogfoot under the 27th Composite Aviation Division as part of the 4th Air and Air Defence Forces Army, Southern Military District.
The base was home to the 43rd Independent Maritime Assault Aviation Regiment from 1990. It came under the control of the Black Sea Fleet.
References
- ^ "Gvardeyskoye (UKFG)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "43rd Sevastopolskiy Red Banner order of Kutuzov Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ Анохин В. А., Быков М. Ю. Все истребительные авиаполки Сталина. Первая полная энциклопедия. — Научно-популярное издание. — М.: Яуза-пресс, 2014. — С. 358. — 944 с. — 1500 экз. — ISBN 978-5-9955-0707-9.