Shatalovo (air base)
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Russian Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | Pochinok (town) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 192 ft / 59 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 54°20′24″N 032°28′24″E / 54.34000°N 32.47333°ECoordinates: 54°20′24″N 032°28′24″E / 54.34000°N 32.47333°E | ||||||||||
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Shatalovo (also given as Pochinok, Satalovo, and Shatoalovo) is an air base in Smolensk Oblast, Russia located 8 km south of Pochinok. It is a large hardened air base with pads for 19 bombers and 15 fighters in addition to a small amount of tarmac space. It is a nuclear bomber base according to a Natural Resources Defense Council study.
The 32nd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment was stationed at the base from 1968 to 1989. It disbanded on 30 June 1989. It was part of the 9th Fighter Aviation Division headquartered at Kubinka.
Shatalovo was home to 164 ORAP (164th Independent Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment) flying MiG-25 and Su-24 aircraft and 47 Gv ORAP (47th Guards Independent Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment) flying MiG-25RB aircraft. It was also used by 1046 TsBP i PLS (1046th Aircrew Combat Training and Retraining Centre) flying 17 MiG-25, 14 Su-17C, and 13 Su-24 aircraft in 1991.
In World War II, the German Luftwaffe maintained two airfields at Shatalovo, "Shatalovka-East" (54°22′10″N 32°32′10″E / 54.36944°N 32.53611°E) and "Shatalovka-West" (54°20′20″N 32°28′30″E / 54.33889°N 32.47500°E).
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