Voznesensk (air base)
{{Short description|Air base in Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine}}
{{Expand Russian|Вознесенск (аэродром)|date=March 2022}}
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Voznesensk ({{langx|uk|Вознесенськ}}) is a reserve air base of the Ukrainian Air Force located near Voznesensk, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine.
History
The 115th Guards Assault Aviation Division, the former 5th Guards, renamed by order of 10 January 1949, arrived at Voznesensk in May 1947 and was disbanded in August 1956.{{cite web|url=http://www.ww2.dk/new/air%20force/division/adib/115gvshad.htm |title=115th Guards Assault Aviation Division |publisher=Ww2.dk |date= |accessdate=2022-09-18}}
In 1959 the 642nd Guards Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment arrived at the airfield from Podgorodnaya in Odesa Oblast.{{cite web |title=642nd Guards Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment |url=http://www.ww2.dk/new/air%20force/regiment/shap/642gvapib.htm |access-date=2022-03-16 |website=www.ww2.dk}} In 1988 the regiment became a Fighter Aviation Regiment equipped with the Mikoyan MiG-29 "Fulcrum."
By the time of the Fall of the Soviet Union the regiment was part of the 5th Air Army. In 1992 the personnel of the 642nd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment took the Oath of Allegiance to the People of Ukraine.{{cite web |title=Легендарний Гвардійський, Братиславський, Червонопрапорний полк - Моя маленька Батьківщина - Мартинівське |url=https://sites.google.com/site/moamalenkabatkivsinamartinivka/martinivka-ta-aviacijnij-polk/legendarnij-gvardijskij-bratislavskij-cervonoprapornij-polk |access-date=2022-03-16 |website=sites.google.com}}