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On the eve of the 325th anniversary of the Russian Navy, at the Kipelovo military airfield of the Northern Fleet in the Vologda region, where long-range anti-submarine aircraft are deployed, a solemn ceremony was held to confer the honorary name “Alexander Clubs” to the Tu-142 aircraft. The combat vehicle is named after the outstanding fighter pilot of the Great Patriotic…
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February 17, 2020 (Google Translation) – In accordance with the combat training plan, two long-range anti-submarine aircraft Tu-142 of the naval aviation of the Pacific Fleet made a flight with a length of more than 7 thousand kilometers from the Primorsky Territory to the airfield in Yeisk. The Pacific men arrived in the Krasnodar Territory to participate in the training…
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November 21, 2020 (Google Translation) – Today, two crews of long-range anti-submarine aircraft Tu-142 of the Northern Fleet performed a planned flight over the neutral waters of the Arctic Ocean. The flight duration was about 12 hours. During this time, the aircraft overcame a route with a length of over 7 thousand kilometers. The route ran over the waters of…
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September 15, 2020 (Google Translation) – Today, long-range anti-submarine aircraft Tu-142 of the naval aviation of the Russian Navy have performed scheduled flights over the neutral waters of the Bering and Black Seas. The duration of the flights was about 6 and 10 hours, respectively. At some stages of the route over the Bering Sea, Tu-142 aircraft were accompanied by…
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March 4, 2020 (Google Translation) – Several crews of Tu-142 anti-submarine aircraft of the Northern Fleet completed a week-long training course at the Center for Combat Training and Combat Use of the Naval Aviation Aviation Command in Yeysk, Krasnodar Territory. At the final stage, the pilots worked out refueling in the air from the Il-78 air tanker during joint events…
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