Krivoi Rog Air Base
Krivoi Rog is a former Ukrainian Air Force airbase located near Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine.
Krivoi Rog | |||||||
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| Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast in Ukraine | |||||||
  Krivoi Rog Shown within Dnipropetrovsk Oblast  Krivoi Rog Krivoi Rog (Ukraine) | |||||||
| Coordinates | 47°53′19″N 33°32′03″E | ||||||
| Type | Air Base | ||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
| Operator | Ukrainian Air Force | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| In use | 1946 - 1992 | ||||||
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| Elevation | 10 metres (33 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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The base was home to the 16th Military-Transport Aviation Regiment of the Soviet Air Forces between 1964 and 1979 with the Antonov An-12.[1] along with the 363rd Military-Transport Aviation Regiment between 1946 and 1992 with the Ilyushin Il-76MD.[2]
References
- "16th Military-Transport Aviation Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- "363rd Cherkasskiy orders of Suvurov and Bogdana Khmelnitskiy Military-Transport Aviation Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
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