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After the war, the airfield was rebuilt and was used as a [[Soviet Air Defence Forces]] base. Dispersal hardstands were built attached to each end of the single runway, expanded for jet aircraft use, some being hardened with Tab-Vee concrete shelters. |
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The military use of the airport appears to have ended some years ago, as the concrete in the dispersal areas shows signs of severe deterioration, and several Soviet military aircraft appear to be on static display at the end of a large dispersal runway. {{Coord|49|37|04|N|034|30|09|E|}} Visible aircraft: [[Tupolev Tu-95]] "Bear" Bomber; [[Tupolev Tu-22M]] "Backfire" Bomber; [[Tupolev Tu-22]] "Blinder" Bomber; [[Tupolev Tu-16]] "Badger" Bomber; [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21]] "Fishbed" Fighter; [[Sukhoi Su-24]] "Fencer" attack aircraft |
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==References== |
==References== |
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Poltava, Ukraine | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 49°37′37″N 034°29′11″E / 49.62694°N 34.48639°E | ||||||||||||||
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Poltava Airport (IATA: UKHP, ICAO: MIO) is a public airport located approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of Poltava, Ukraine.
History
During World War II, the airport was provided to the United States Army Air Forces during the summer of 1944 as a heavy bomber airfield, used by the Eighth and Fifteenth Air Forces for shuttle bombing missions (Operation Frantic). Aircraft would fly into the Airfield from either Great Britain or Southern Italy after attacking enemy targets in Eastern Europe. The aircraft would refuel and rearm at the airport, then attack enemy targets on the way to Southern Italy.
Operation Frantic ended in September 1944, and the Americans returned to their home bases.
After the war, the airfield was rebuilt and was used as a Soviet Air Defence Forces base. Dispersal hardstands were built attached to each end of the single runway, expanded for jet aircraft use, some being hardened with Tab-Vee concrete shelters.
The military use of the airport appears to have ended some years ago, as the concrete in the dispersal areas shows signs of severe deterioration, and several Soviet military aircraft appear to be on static display at the end of a large dispersal runway. 49°37′04″N 034°30′09″E / 49.61778°N 34.50250°E Visible aircraft: Tupolev Tu-95 "Bear" Bomber; Tupolev Tu-22M "Backfire" Bomber; Tupolev Tu-22 "Blinder" Bomber; Tupolev Tu-16 "Badger" Bomber; Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 "Fishbed" Fighter; Sukhoi Su-24 "Fencer" attack aircraft
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Anderson, Barry, (1985), United States Air Forces Stations, Air Force Historical Research Center, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.