Lodeynoye Pole (air base)
Lodeynoye Pole (also Lodynoye Pole) is a former air base in Leningrad Oblast, Russia located 2 km south of Lodeynoye Pole. It was home to the 177th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO between 1960 and 2009.
Lodeynoye Pole | |||||||
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| Lodeynoye Pole, Leningrad Oblast in Russia | |||||||
  Lodeynoye Pole Shown within Leningrad Oblast  Lodeynoye Pole Lodeynoye Pole (Russia) | |||||||
| Coordinates | 60°42′36″N 033°34′12″E | ||||||
| Type | Air Base | ||||||
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| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
| Operator | Russian Air Force | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1960 | ||||||
| In use | 1960 - 2009 | ||||||
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| Identifiers | ICAO: XLPO | ||||||
| Elevation | 17 metres (56 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Lodeynoye Pole initially operated the Sukhoi Su-9 (NATO: Fishpot) in the 1960s and 1970s. The regiment replaced it in 1980 with the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23P (NATO: Flogger-G).[1]
Around 1994 the MiG-23 was upgraded to the Sukhoi Su-27 (NATO: Flanker).[2]
References
- PHASEOUT OF FISHPOT IN APVO STRANYY AIRFIELDS USSR, February 1981, CREST: CIA-RDP81T00380R000100980001-5, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC.
- "177th Moskovskiy Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
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