Seshcha (air base)
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Seshcha | |||||||
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Dubrovka, Bryansk Oblast in Russia | |||||||
Coordinates | 53°42′54″N 033°20′20″E / 53.71500°N 33.33889°E | ||||||
Type | Air Base | ||||||
Site information | |||||||
Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
Operator | Russian Aerospace Forces | ||||||
Controlled by | Military Transport Aviation | ||||||
Site history | |||||||
Built | 1931 | ||||||
In use | circa 1931 - present | ||||||
Battles/wars | 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine | ||||||
Airfield information | |||||||
Identifiers | ICAO: UUWD | ||||||
Elevation | 210 metres (689 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Seshcha is an air base near Dubrovka, Bryansk Oblast of the Russian Aerospace Forces as part of Military Transport Aviation.
The airbase was placed in operations in the early 1930s.
The base is home to the 566th Military Transport Aviation Regiment which flies the Antonov An-124 (NATO: Condor) of the 12th Military Transport Aircraft Division.[1] The regiment arrived at the base in August 1958.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Seshcha (UUWD)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ Michael Holm, 566 VTAP, c2015.