Kakaydy
Encyclopedia
Kakaydy or Kokand or Kokaydy is a military airbase
situated about 40 kilometres northeast of the town of Termez
in Uzbekistan
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During the Soviet period (especially during the Soviet war in Afghanistan
from 1979–1989) it was one of the key Soviet Air Force
bases in Central Asia, intensively used by military aircraft. At the same time up to 80 aircraft were served.
At the Kakaydy aerodrome the 115th Guards Fighter Orshansky Order of Kutuzov
and Alexander Nevsky Aviation Regiment (115 GIAP) was based. In 1980 Alexander Zelin served as deputy commander of the regiment. In 1988 it began to re-air regiment on aircraft MiG-29. March 6, 1989 hosted the first flying change on the MiG-29.
In 1992, the 115th GIAP was transferred to Uzbekistan and later in the Uzbek Air Force was renamed the 61st IAP (61 Fighter Air Regiment).
Elements of the 186th IShAP, Russian Air Force
flying Sukhoi Su-25
s operated from Kakaydy around 2001, principally in relation to Afghanistan.
Airbase
An airbase is a military airfield that provides basing and support of military aircraft....
situated about 40 kilometres northeast of the town of Termez
Termez
Termez is a city in southern Uzbekistan near the border with Afghanistan.Some link the name of the city to thermos, "hot" in Greek, tracing its name back to Alexander the Great. Others suggest that it came from Sanskrit taramato, meaning "on the river bank". It is the hottest point of Uzbekistan...
in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
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During the Soviet period (especially during the Soviet war in Afghanistan
Soviet war in Afghanistan
The Soviet war in Afghanistan was a nine-year conflict involving the Soviet Union, supporting the Marxist-Leninist government of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan against the Afghan Mujahideen and foreign "Arab–Afghan" volunteers...
from 1979–1989) it was one of the key Soviet Air Force
Soviet Air Force
The Soviet Air Force, officially known in Russian as Военно-воздушные силы or Voenno-Vozdushnye Sily and often abbreviated VVS was the official designation of one of the air forces of the Soviet Union. The other was the Soviet Air Defence Forces...
bases in Central Asia, intensively used by military aircraft. At the same time up to 80 aircraft were served.
At the Kakaydy aerodrome the 115th Guards Fighter Orshansky Order of Kutuzov
Order of Kutuzov
The Order of Kutuzov is a Soviet and Russian military award, named after famous Russian Field Marshal Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov ....
and Alexander Nevsky Aviation Regiment (115 GIAP) was based. In 1980 Alexander Zelin served as deputy commander of the regiment. In 1988 it began to re-air regiment on aircraft MiG-29. March 6, 1989 hosted the first flying change on the MiG-29.
In 1992, the 115th GIAP was transferred to Uzbekistan and later in the Uzbek Air Force was renamed the 61st IAP (61 Fighter Air Regiment).
Elements of the 186th IShAP, Russian Air Force
Russian Air Force
The Russian Air Force is the air force of Russian Military. It is currently under the command of Colonel General Aleksandr Zelin. The Russian Navy has its own air arm, the Russian Naval Aviation, which is the former Soviet Aviatsiya Voyenno Morskogo Flota , or AV-MF).The Air Force was formed from...
flying Sukhoi Su-25
Sukhoi Su-25
The Sukhoi Su-25 is a single-seat, twin-engine jet aircraft developed in the Soviet Union by the Sukhoi Design Bureau. It was designed to provide close air support for the Soviet Ground Forces. The first prototype made its maiden flight on 22 February 1975...
s operated from Kakaydy around 2001, principally in relation to Afghanistan.
External links
- Weathergraphics.com, Kokayty, accessed May 2010