Galenki (''Russian'': Галёнки) is a former

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base in Primorsky Krai, Russia. From January 5, 1942 to October 1945, the 582nd IAP (Fighter Aviation Regiment) was based at the aerodrome, taking part in the Soviet-Japanese war with

Lavochkin La-5 The Lavochkin La-5 (Лавочкин Ла-5) was a Soviet fighter aircraft of World War II. It was a development and refinement of the LaGG-3, replacing the earlier model's inline engine with the much more powerful Shvetsov ASh-82 radial engine. ...

aircraft. Beginning in September 1950, the 18th independent Guards Assault Aviation Regiment.Vitebsk was stationed at Galenki, armed initially with

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 (russian: Микоя́н и Гуре́вич МиГ-15; USAF/DoD designation: Type 14; NATO reporting name: Fagot) is a jet fighter aircraft developed by Mikoyan-Gurevich for the Soviet Union. The MiG-15 was one of ...

(NATO: Fagot) jets, but upgrading in the 1950s and 1960s to the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 (NATO: Fresco) and

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-21; NATO reporting name: Fishbed) is a supersonic jet aircraft, jet fighter aircraft, fighter and interceptor aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan, Mikoyan-Gurevich OKB, De ...

(NATO: Fishbed). In 1982, the fighter aviation regiment was transformed into an aviation regiment of fighter-bombers. In May 1989, the regiment re-equipped the MiG-27K and MiG-27D, then in March 1993, the regiment received

Sukhoi Su-25 The Sukhoi Su-25 ''Grach'' (russian: Грач (''rook''); NATO reporting name: Frogfoot) is a subsonic, single-seat, twin-engine jet aircraft developed in the Soviet Union by Sukhoi. It was designed to provide close air support for Soviet Gro ...

(NATO: Frogfoot) airplanes and was transformed into an assault aircraft unit. On December 1, 2009, the regiment and airfield support units were transformed into the 6983rd Guards Aviation Base of the first category (military unit 62231). At the end of 2010, the headquarters of the 6983rd was transferred to the Khurba-2 garrison. The air attack aircraft unit was relocated to

Chernigovka Chernigovka (russian: Черниговка) is the name of several rural localities in Russia: * Chernigovka, Arkharinsky District, Amur Oblast, a '' selo'' in Chernigovsky Rural Settlement of Arkharinsky District of Amur Oblast * Chernigovka, Svo ...

in Primorsky Krai, where it merged with the remnants of the local 187th Assault Air Regiment.

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