Totskoye (air base)
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Totskoye is an air base in 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 four kilometres southeast of Totskoye
Totskoye
Totskoye is a village in Orenburg Oblast, Russia. It is the administrative center of Totsky District. Population: 7,201 ....

. It is a standard military air base with small number of revetments in separate area. There were 56 stored helicopter
Helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...

s and five operational helicopters according to recent Google Earth
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 high-resolution imagery.

The base was home to:
  • 281 IIAP (281st Instructor Interceptor Aviation Regiment) with 66 MiG-23 aircraft in 1991-94
  • 833 IAP (833rd Interceptor Aviation Regiment) flying MiG-23 aircraft as of 1992) .


Totskoye now hosts:
  • 2881 BRV (2881st Reserve Helicopter Base) storing 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....

     and Mi-24 helicopters .
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