Tapa Airfield
| Tapa Airfield Tapa lennuväli | |||||||||||
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| IATA: none – ICAO: EETA | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Estonian Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | Tapa | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 318 ft / 97 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 59°14′6″N 025°57′6″E / 59.23500°N 25.95167°ECoordinates: 59°14′6″N 025°57′6″E / 59.23500°N 25.95167°E | ||||||||||
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Tapa is an air base in Estonia located 3 km southwest of Tapa. During the Cold War it was home to 656 IAP (656th Interceptor Aviation Regiment) which flew MiG-23 aircraft. In 1987, interceptor aircraft were dispatched from Tapa to intercept Mathias Rust's Cessna 172 in a famous Cold War incident.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ LeCompte, Tom (July 2005). "The Notorious Flight of Mathias Rust, Air & Space Magazine". Retrieved 2008-09-04.