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Osovcy (official transliteration: Asaŭcy) is an air base of the Air Force and Air Defence Forces of the Republic of Belarus located in Byaroza, Brest Region, Belarus. Bereza (Osovcy) is 7 km NW of Byaroza. Alternate given coordinates are 52° 33.4' N 24° 52.8' E.[1]

Osovcy
Byaroza, Brest Region in Belarus
Osovcy Shown within Belarus
Coordinates	52°33′20″N 24°53′30″E
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Belarus
Operator	Air Force and Air Defence Forces of the Republic of Belarus
Site history
In use	Unknown - present
Airfield information
Identifiers	ICAO: UMMO
Elevation	183 metres (600 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 13/31 1,075 metres (3,527 ft) Concrete

The 927th Kenigsbergskiy Red Banner order of Aleksandr Nevskiy Fighter Aviation Regiment (IAP) (Military Unit Number 55782) arrived from Strasshof in Austria to the base in 1955, when it was flying Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 (Western ASCC codenamed "Fagot.") From 1962 the regiment was reequipped with the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (ASCC "Fishbed.")

The 120th Fighter Aviation Regiment began forming as part of the Soviet military buildup in response to tensions with China on 24 September 1969. Initially formed at Osovtsy, the regiment was part of the 26th Air Army of the Belorussian Military District. The 1st Aviation Squadron was formed from pilots of the 927th and 968th IAPs of the 26th Air Army, while the 2nd and 3rd Aviation Squadrons were formed from pilots transferred from other Air Force units and recent graduates of flying schools. Under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Solomon Zeltser, it was equipped with the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21S. Following the completion of its formation in late 1970, the 120th IAP was relocated to Domna in the Transbaikal Military District in July 1971 in order to strengthen the Soviet air component on the border with China, its pilots making the flight in their aircraft.[2]

Apart from a year deploying to the Soviet war in Afghanistan, to Kokandy and Bagram Air Base from June 1983 to July 1984, the 927th Fighter Aviation Regiment has been located at Bereza-Osovcy ever since.[3] While in Afghanistan it would have been attached to the 34th Mixed Aviation Corps (ru:34-й смешанный авиационный корпус). It flew the Mikoyan MiG-29 (ASCC "Fulcrum") from 1986, until its changeover to unmanned aerial vehicles. The regiment was part of the 26th Air Army from 1988-1992.

The base is now home to the 927th Center for the Preparation and use of Unmanned Aerial Systems, flying Irkut-3s and Irkut-10s.[4]

References

На других языках

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- [en] Osovcy (air base)

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[ru] Берёза (аэродром)

Берёза (белор. Бяроза) — военный аэродром, расположенный северо-западнее одноимённого города Берёза Брестской области в Белоруссии. Именуется также как военный аэродром Осовцы, Берёза-Картузская, Рыбники.

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