Danilovo (air base)
Danilovo | |||||||
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| Yoshkar-Ola, Mari El in Russia | |||||||
  Danilovo Shown within Mari El  Danilovo Danilovo (Russia) | |||||||
| Coordinates | 56°39′36″N 048°2′0″E / 56.66000°N 48.03333°E | ||||||
| Type | Air Base | ||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
| Operator | Strategic Rocket Forces | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1952 | ||||||
| In use | 1952 - present | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Identifiers | ICAO: XWKD | ||||||
| Elevation | 117 metres (384 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Danilovo is an air base in Mari El Republic, Russia located 11 km east of Yoshkar-Ola. It was a small interceptor aircraft airfield, now used by a Helicopter Squadron of the Missile forces.
The base is currently home to the 108th independent Helicopter Squadron[1] of the 14th Kievsko-Zhitomirskaya order of Kutuzov Missile Division[2] of the 27th Guards Vitebskaya Red Banner Missile Army.[3]
The base was home to the 681st Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO between 1952 and 1994.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "108th independent Helicopter Squadron". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "14th Kievsko-Zhitomirskaya order of Kutuzov Missile Division". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "27th Guards Vitebskaya Red Banner Missile Army". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "681st Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
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