Lodeynoye Pole (air base)
Lodeynoye Pole (also Lodynoye Pole) is a small air base in Leningrad Oblast, Russia located 2 km south of Lodeynoye Pole. It was home to the 177th Fighter Aviation Regiment between 1960 and 2009.
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Russian Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | Lodeynoye Pole | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 56 ft / 17 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 60°42′36″N 033°34′12″E | ||||||||||
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Lodeynoye Pole initially operated the Sukhoi Su-9 (Fishpot) in the 1960s and 1970s. The regiment replaced it in 1980 with the MiG-23P (Flogger-G).[1]
Around 1990 the MiG-23 was upgraded to the Sukhoi Su-27.
References
- PHASEOUT OF FISHPOT IN APVO STRANYY AIRFIELDS USSR, February 1981, CREST: CIA-RDP81T00380R000100980001-5, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC.
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