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.
In 1987, interceptor aircraft were dispatched from Tapa to intercept Mathias Rust's Cessna 172 in a famous Cold War incident[5] to prevent a recurrence the 384th Independent Helicopter Squadron (384 OVE) was deployed here with the Mil Mi-24P (ASCC: Hind-F) between 1989 and 1992.[6]
tapa, airfield, icao, eeta, unused, base, estonia, located, southwest, tapa, during, cold, home, 656th, fighter, aviation, regiment, most, time, regiment, part, 14th, defence, division, defence, army, tapa, lennuväliiata, noneicao, eetasummaryairport, typemili. 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 Tapa AirfieldTapa lennuvaliIATA noneICAO EETASummaryAirport typeMilitaryOperatorEstonian Air ForceLocationTapaElevation AMSL331 ft 101 mCoordinates59 14 06 N 025 57 06 E 59 23500 N 25 95167 E 59 23500 25 95167MapEETALocation in EstoniaRunwaysDirection Length Surfacem ft05 23 2 500 8 202 ConcreteSources Forgotten Airfields 1 2 Tapa s interceptor regiment initially operated the Mikoyan Gurevich MiG 17 ASCC Fresco then the Sukhoi Su 9 ASCC Fishpot in the 1960s and 1970s 4 This aircraft was replaced in 1978 with the Mikoyan Gurevich MiG 23M ASCC 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 to prevent a recurrence the 384th Independent Helicopter Squadron 384 OVE was deployed here with the Mil Mi 24P ASCC Hind F between 1989 and 1992 6 See also EditTapa Army Base List of airports in EstoniaReferences Edit Tapa Airfield at Forgotten Airfields EETA at Airport Guide elevation 656th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO Ww2 dk Retrieved 2022 09 18 a b PHASEOUT OF FISHPOT IN APVO STRANYY AIRFIELDS USSR February 1981 CREST CIA RDP81T00380R000100980001 5 Central Intelligence Agency Washington DC LeCompte Tom July 2005 The Notorious Flight of Mathias Rust Air amp Space Magazine Archived from the original on 2008 10 20 Retrieved 2008 09 04 384th independent Helicopter Squadron Soviet Armed Forces 1945 1991 Retrieved 4 January 2023 nbsp This article about an Estonian building or structure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a European airport is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tapa Airfield amp oldid 1163728880, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
