Orsk (air base)
Orsk | |||||||
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| Orsk, Orenburg Oblast in Russia | |||||||
  Orsk Shown within Orenburg Oblast  Orsk Orsk (Russia) | |||||||
| Coordinates | 51°16′59″N 58°36′12″E / 51.28306°N 58.60333°E | ||||||
| Type | Air Base | ||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
| Operator | Russian Air Force | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1953 | ||||||
| In use | 1953 - 1998 | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
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Orsk is a former airbase of the Russian Air Force located northeast of Orsk, Orenburg Oblast, Russia,
The base was home to the 750th Training Aviation Regiment between 1953 and 1998[1] of the Orenburg Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "750th Training Aviation Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ "Orenburg Higher Military Aviation Red Banner School of Pilots im. twice Hero of the Soviet Union Major-General of Aviation I.S. Polbin (OVVAUL)". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 17 December 2022.