299 Brigade tactical aircraft
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299 Brigade tactical aircraft

299 Brigade tactical aircraft

 

 

299-brigade of tactical aviation It was formed in the years of independence of Ukraine on the basis of 299-th regiment of naval aviation storm Soviet Navy. Command of the Air Brigade is based at the airport today Kulbakino in the Mykolaiv region and is subordinated to the Air Command "South" of the Air Force of Ukraine.

I must say that before arriving here 299-Brigade tactical aircraft in 2005 year, the airfield was preserved. Personnel of the air unit had almost personally tidy farm equip the runway, build the military camp life. Despite the difficulties, which then collided, 299-th brigade managed to successfully relocate and even win the title of the best air units Air Force of Ukraine in 2005 years (get Pennant Ministry of Defence).

 

299 brigade of tactical aviation aircraft

299 Brigade tactical aircraft

 

The unit is armed with Su-25 (Sukhoi) attack aircraft, and more recently, several Czech-made Aero L-39 training aircraft (another popular name for the Albatross model). At one time, the 299th Aviation Regiment worked with the famous Soviet carrier-based aircraft with a short take-off run Yak-38. In the late 80s, this aircraft was decommissioned and partially replaced by the Su-25 (in October 1990, the regiment had 36 such units at its disposal). In addition, the air unit in Kulbakino now has Su-24 bombers, as well as Su-27 and MiG-29 military fighters.

299 Aviation Brigade - one of the most highly trained and combat-ready connections Ukrainian military aviation. Her experience will gladly take over the pilots of friendly countries. But this experience, at times, got very difficult. Even in Soviet times, when it was the regiment during training and test flights crashed several Yak-38.

 

299 tactical aviation brigade emblem

299 Brigade tactical aircraft

 

His successor is considered a more reliable aircraft, but there has not been without incident. In the year 1991, in night flying at low altitude, disappeared from the screens of the Su-25. The reason has not been established; the pilot was never found.

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