Nasosnaya Air Base
Nasosnaya Air Base is a military airbase in the municipality of Hacı Zeynalabdin, near the city of Sumqayit in Azerbaijan.
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![]() MiG-25 at Nasosnaya | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
Operator | Azerbaijani Air Force | ||||||||||
Location | Nasosnaya, Azerbaijan | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | −13 ft / −4 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°35′29″N 049°33′26″E | ||||||||||
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![]() ![]() Nasosnaya Air Base Location in Azerbaijan | |||||||||||
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In July 1940, the 50th Fighter Aviation Regiment became part of the 27th Fighter Aviation Division of the Transcaucasus (ZKVO) Air Force at the Nasosnaya airfield. Two squadrons re-equipped from I-15bis to I-153.
The 82nd Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO of the Soviet Air Defence Forces was stationed at the base for decades, possibly since 1945.[2] Since 1977 it flew Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 long-range interceptors. The regiment may have been disbanded in 1993, but MiG-25s continued to be operated by the Azerbaijani Air and Air Defence Force for several years afterwards.
See also
References
- Airport information for UB12 from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- "82nd Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO". Archived from the original on 2015-08-27. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
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