Levashovo (air base)
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Levashovo is an air base located to the southwest of Levashovo
, within the northern limits of the federal subject of Saint Petersburg
, Russia
. It houses mostly small transport planes mostly belonging to 549 AB (549th Air Base), most notably the Antonov An-12
, Antonov An-26
, and Tupolev Tu-134
, along with Mi-6
and Mi-8
helicopters.
The 549th Air Base has seen many redesignations since being activated in 1942 as the 6th independent Transport Aviation Unit.
The unit has been based at Levashevo since 1960. Aircraft in service have included the Mi-1, Mi-2, Mi-4, Mi-6 (Mi-6VPK and Mi-22 in the 1980s), Mi-8, Li-2, Il-14
, An-2, An-14, An-12, An-24/26, Tu-124, Tu-134, 1981-, and the Il-22
from 1981.
In 2000, according to the Conventional Forces in Europe treaty data exchange, the unit had 37 Mi-8 and some An-12. In 2009, the unit had two Tu-134s, 6 An-26, 5 An-12 and 5 Mi-8.
The unit has been part of:
Levashovo
Levashovo is a municipal settlement under the administrative jurisdiction of Vyborgsky District of Saint Petersburg, Russia, and a station of the Saint Petersburg-Vyborg railroad. The building of the station was designed by Bruno Granholm. Population:...
, within the northern limits of the federal subject of Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. It houses mostly small transport planes mostly belonging to 549 AB (549th Air Base), most notably the Antonov An-12
Antonov An-12
The Antonov An-12 is a four-engined turboprop transport aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. It is the military version of the Antonov An-10.-Design and development:...
, Antonov An-26
Antonov An-26
The Antonov An-26 is a twin-engined turboprop military transport aircraft, designed and produced in the USSR from 12 March 1968.-Development:...
, and Tupolev Tu-134
Tupolev Tu-134
The Tupolev Tu-134 is a twin-engined airliner, similar to the American Douglas DC-9 and the French Sud Aviation Caravelle, and built in the Soviet Union from 1966–1984. The original version featured a glazed-nose design and, like certain other Russian airliners , it can operate from unpaved...
, along with Mi-6
Mil Mi-6
|-Facts:*Test pilot N.B. Leshin has set the world record of speed. This event was awarded by the American Helicopter Society.*Small numbers are still in service, most in Siberia plus a small number with the People's Republic of China...
and Mi-8
Mil Mi-8
The Mil Mi-8 is a medium twin-turbine transport helicopter that can also act as a gunship. The Mi-8 is the world's most-produced helicopter, and is used by over 50 countries. Russia is the largest operator of the Mi-8/Mi-17 helicopter....
helicopters.
The 549th Air Base has seen many redesignations since being activated in 1942 as the 6th independent Transport Aviation Unit.
- 20.8.46 renamed 138th independent Mixed Aviation Regiment.
- 11.3.48 renamed 247th independent Mixed Aviation Squadron.
- 20.10.81 renamed 138th independent Mixed Aviation Regiment.
- 5.6.96 renamed 202nd independent Mixed Aviation Squadron.
- 27.4.98 renamed 138th independent Mixed Aviation Regiment.
- 2004 renamed 87th Aviation Base, and later 549th Aviation Base.
The unit has been based at Levashevo since 1960. Aircraft in service have included the Mi-1, Mi-2, Mi-4, Mi-6 (Mi-6VPK and Mi-22 in the 1980s), Mi-8, Li-2, Il-14
Il-14
IL-14 can refer to:*Ilyushin Il-14, a Soviet twin-engine aircraft*Interleukin 14, a protein important in immunology*Illinois's 14th congressional district*Illinois Route 14...
, An-2, An-14, An-12, An-24/26, Tu-124, Tu-134, 1981-, and the Il-22
IL-22
IL-22 or IL 22 can refer to:* Interleukin 22* Illinois' 22nd congressional district, an obsolete district* Illinois Route 22* Ilyushin Il-22, a Russian jet bomber aircraft...
from 1981.
In 2000, according to the Conventional Forces in Europe treaty data exchange, the unit had 37 Mi-8 and some An-12. In 2009, the unit had two Tu-134s, 6 An-26, 5 An-12 and 5 Mi-8.
The unit has been part of:
- 13th Air Army, 1942 - 1.49
- 76th Air Army76th Air ArmyThe 76th Air Army was an air army of the Soviet Air Forces from 1949-1980 and from 1988-98. As the 13th Air Army it was an air army originally formed 25 November 1942 and based on Air Forces of the Leningrad Front....
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, 1980–1988 - 76th Air Army, 1988–1998
- 6th Air Army6th Air ArmyThe 6th Red Banner Leningrad Army of Military-Air Forces and Air Defence was an Air Army of the Russian Air Force active from 1998 to 2009. 6th Air Army was redesignated in 1949...
VVS and PVO, 1998–present