Zherdevka (air base)
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Zherdevka is an interceptor aircraft
air base in Russia
located 7 km east of Zherdevka
, Tambov Oblast
. It is home to 14 Guards IAP (14th Interceptor Aviation Regiment) which flew MiG-29E aircraft from 21 April 1991 through the mid 2000s.
Interceptor aircraft
An interceptor aircraft is a type of fighter aircraft designed specifically to prevent missions of enemy aircraft, particularly bombers and reconnaissance aircraft. Interceptors generally rely on high speed and powerful armament in order to complete their mission as quickly as possible and set up...
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 7 km east of Zherdevka
Zherdevka
Zherdevka is a town and the administrative center of Zherdevsky District of Tambov Oblast, Russia, located on the Savala River south of Tambov. Population:...
, Tambov Oblast
Tambov Oblast
Tambov Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Tambov. Population: down from 1,178,443 recorded by the 2002 Census.Tambov Oblast is situated in forest steppe.-Birth rate:...
. It is home to 14 Guards IAP (14th Interceptor Aviation Regiment) which flew MiG-29E aircraft from 21 April 1991 through the mid 2000s.