Migalovo
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Migalovo is an air base in Tver Oblast
, Russia
located 10 km west of Tver
. It is a large military airlift base. It currently houses all of Russia's remaining Antonov An-22
fleet. It is an Ilyushin Il-76
base, with some Antonov An-12
aircraft stored.
Some of the units that made Migalovo home were:
Tver Oblast
Tver Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Tver. From 1935 to 1990, it was named Kalinin Oblast after Mikhail Kalinin. Population: Tver Oblast is an area of lakes, such as Seliger and Brosno...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
located 10 km west of Tver
Tver
Tver is a city and the administrative center of Tver Oblast, Russia. Population: 403,726 ; 408,903 ;...
. It is a large military airlift base. It currently houses all of Russia's remaining Antonov An-22
Antonov An-22
The Antonov An-22 Antei was the world's heaviest aircraft, until the advent of the American C-5 Galaxy and later the Soviet An-124. Powered by four pairs of contra-rotating turboprops, the design remains the world's largest turboprop-powered aircraft...
fleet. It is an Ilyushin Il-76
Ilyushin Il-76
The Ilyushin Il-76 is a multi-purpose four-engined strategic airlifter designed by Ilyushin design bureau. It was first planned as a commercial freighter in 1967. Intended as a replacement for the Antonov An-12, the Il-76 was designed for delivering heavy machinery to remote, poorly-serviced areas...
base, with some Antonov An-12
Antonov An-12
The Antonov An-12 is a four-engined turboprop transport aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. It is the military version of the Antonov An-10.-Design and development:...
aircraft stored.
Some of the units that made Migalovo home were:
- 8 VTAP (8th Military Transport Aviation Regiment) flying An-12 and An-22.
- 196 VTAP (196th Military Transport Aviation Regiment) flying Il-76 .
- 224 LO VTA (224th Transport Aviation) flying Il-76 and An-124 ibid.
- 2 TSNII (2nd Central Scientific Research and Test Institute of the Ministry of Defense) ibid.
- 274 APIB (274th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment) flying Su-17C. Disbanded 1993.