Lipetsk (air base)
Air base in Lipetsk Oblast, Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lipetsk Air Base (also given as Lipetskiy, Lipetsky, Lipetsk-2, Shakhm 10, and Lipetsk West) is an air base in Lipetsk Oblast, Russia located 12 km northwest of Lipetsk. It is the combat training center of Russian Aerospace Forces, analogous to the United States Air Force's Nellis Air Force Base.[citation needed] The base is made up of two medium-sized airfields joined together.
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Lipetsk, Lipetsk Oblast in Russia | |||||||
Coordinates | 52°38′6″N 039°26′42″E | ||||||
Type | Air Base | ||||||
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Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
Operator | Russian Aerospace Forces | ||||||
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Built | 1960 (1960) | ||||||
In use | 1960 - present | ||||||
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Elevation | 194 metres (636 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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The site is home to the 4th State Centre for Aicrew Training and Field Tests (4th GTsPAPVI) and 968th IISAP.[1]
The base is home to the 968th Instructor-Research Aviation Regiment and the 237th Air Force Display Centre of the Russian Air Force. I. N. Kozheduba - Russian Falcons both part of the 4th Centre for Combat Application and Crew Training.[2]