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Ukrainian Army Aviation base in Brody, Lviv Oblast
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Brody
Brody, Lviv Oblast in Ukraine
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Coordinates50°8′0″N 025°10′0″E / 50.13333°N 25.16667°E / 50.13333; 25.16667
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorUkrainian Army Aviation
Controlled by16th Separate Army Aviation Regiment
Site history
In useUnknown - present
Battles/wars2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Airfield information
IdentifiersICAO: UKBL
Elevation240 metres (787 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
08/26 1,935 metres (6,348 ft) Concrete

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)
Petro Poroshenko on a working trip to Lviv region

References

  1. "Ukraine Air Force". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  2. AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. August 2022. p. 44.
  3. "55th independent Sevastopolskiy Helicopter Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  4. "119th independent Helicopter Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
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