Tapa Airfield (ICAO: EETA) is an unused air base in Estonia located 3 km (1.9 mi) southwest of Tapa. During the Cold War it was home to the 656th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (IAP PVO).[3] For most of the time the regiment was part of the 14th Air Defence Division of the 6th Air Defence Army.
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Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
Operator | Estonian Air Force | ||||||||||
Location | Tapa | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 331 ft / 101 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 59°14′06″N 025°57′06″E | ||||||||||
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Tapa's interceptor regiment initially operated the Sukhoi Su-9 (Fishpot) in the 1960s and 1970s.[4] This aircraft was replaced in 1978 with the MiG-23M (Flogger-B).[4]
In 1987, interceptor aircraft were dispatched from Tapa to intercept Mathias Rust's Cessna 172 in a famous Cold War incident.[5]
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