Borovitsy (also Borovitsi, Polotsk Northwest, and Borovtsy) is an air base in
Belarus, located 16 km northwest of
Polatsk. It has a sprawling taxiway area and pads for about 40 aircraft. During the
Soviet era, in the 1960s it was home to attack aircraft regiments, but by the 1980s it was served only by the 276th BVP (276th Combat Helicopter Regiment) flying
Mi-8 and
Mi-24
The Mil Mi-24 (russian: Миль Ми-24; NATO reporting name: Hind) is a large helicopter gunship, attack helicopter and low-capacity troop transport with room for eight passengers. It is produced by Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant and has been o ...
helicopters.
References
RussianAirFields.com
Soviet Air Force bases
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