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| Brody, Lviv Oblast in Ukraine | |||||||
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| Coordinates | 50°8′0″N 025°10′0″E / 50.13333°N 25.16667°E / 50.13333; 25.16667 | ||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
| Operator | Ukrainian Army Aviation | ||||||
| Controlled by | 16th Separate Army Aviation Regiment | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| In use | Unknown - present | ||||||
| Battles/wars | 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Identifiers | ICAO: UKBL | ||||||
| Elevation | 240 metres (787 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Brody (ICAO: UKBL) is an air base of Ukrainian Army Aviation located near Brody, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine.
The base is home to the 16th Separate Army Aviation Brigade flying Mil Mi-8, Mil Mi-9 & Mil Mi-24 aircraft.
The base was used by the:
- 807th Assault Aviation Regiment which became the 807th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment in 1956, it then became the 55th independent Helicopter Regiment in 1961. (August 1945 - April 1981)
- 119th independent Helicopter Regiment of the 13th Army (Soviet Union) (1981 - 1992)
References
- "Ukraine Air Force". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. August 2022. p. 44.
- "55th independent Sevastopolskiy Helicopter Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- "119th independent Helicopter Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
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