Choyna Air Base
Choyna Air Base | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Operator | formerly Luftwaffe Soviet Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | Chojna, Poland | ||||||||||
| Built | 1938 | ||||||||||
| In use | 1938-1992 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 187 ft / 57 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°56′23″N 14°25′09″E / 52.9396°N 14.4191°E | ||||||||||
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Choyna Air Base Location of airport in West Pomeranian Voivodeship Choyna Air Base Choyna Air Base (Poland) | |||||||||||
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Choyna Air Base is a former military air base near the town of Chojna in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. The airfield was built as Königsberg-Neumark Air Base for the Luftwaffe in the then province of Pomerania.
History
1937–1945
The base was built between 1937 and 1938 for the Luftwaffe. The runway had a grass surface. In the north of the air base there were two very large and three large aircraft hangars and a large repair hangar. Behind the hangars were other farm and accommodation buildings. The first flying unit stationed here, from August 1939, was II./Kampfgeschwader 27. From 1939 to 1945, various pilot schools were also housed here.[1]
1945–1992
On 4 February 1945, Red Army troops occupied the base.
The base was used by the following Soviet Air Force units:[2]
- 149th Fighter Regiment operating Yak-9s (January 1946 to February 1949)
- 871st Fighter Regiment operating Yak-9s (February 1949 to December 1952)
- 582nd Fighter Regiment operating MiG-17, MiG-21F-13, MiG-21PF, MiG-21PFM, MiG-21SMT, MiG-21bis and Su-27 (June 1955 to 5 May 1992)
- 330th independent Reconnaissance Regiment operating MiG-15Rbis (1956–1963)
On 5 May 1992 the 582nd Fighter Regiment withdrew to Smolensk.
References
- ^ Henry L. deZeng IV. "Luftwaffe Airfields 1935–45 Germany pages 358–9" (PDF). Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "Chojna: Air Base". mil-airfields.de. Retrieved 31 May 2024.