Lodeynoye Pole (air base)
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Lodeynoye Pole is a small air base in Leningrad Oblast
, Russia
located 2 km south of Lodeynoye Pole
. It was home of 177 IAP (177th Interceptor Aviation Regiment) which flew MiG-23 aircraft, upgrading to Su-27 around 1990.
Leningrad Oblast
Leningrad Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . It was established on August 1, 1927, although it was not until 1946 that the oblast's borders had been mostly settled in their present position...
, 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...
located 2 km south of Lodeynoye Pole
Lodeynoye Pole
Lodeynoye Pole is a town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Svir River northeast of St. Petersburg. Population: 21,400 ....
. It was home of 177 IAP (177th Interceptor Aviation Regiment) which flew MiG-23 aircraft, upgrading to Su-27 around 1990.