237-й ЦПАТ, Кубинка ■ 247th TsPAT, Kubinka
Kubinka is a home of the 237-й гвардейский Проскуровский Краснознаменный ордена Кутузова III степени и Александра Невского имени маршала авиации И.Н. Кожедуба Центр Показа Авиационной Техники (237th Proskurov's Guards Centre of the Demonstration of the Air Equipment named after Air Marshal Ivan N. Kozhedud honoured with a Red Standard, Kutuzov Order 3rd class and Alexandr Nevskiy Order). In Kubinka there's also 226-й отдельный смешанный авиационный полк (226th Detached Mixed Air Regiment) with Мi-8, Аn-12, Аn-24, Аn-26, Аn-30, Тu-134.
In July 1983 the 234th Regiment became the first air regiment of the Soviet Air Force that received MiG-29 in its inventory.
In July 1986 regiment's pilots demonstrated MiG-29 abroad for the first time. They performed good will visit in Kuoppio-Rissala in Finland.
The 237th Centre was created in 1992 from 234-й Проскуровский ГИАП (234th Proskurov's Guards Fighter Air Regiment) flying Su-27, MiG-29 and Su-25. Three aerobatic teams (АГВП Авиационная Группа Высшего Пилотажа) were active in regiment:
Небесные Гусары (Celestial Husars) in 1974 [!] with Su-25 (now disbanded for a long time),
Русские Витязи (Russian Knights) in 1991 with six Su-27 and Su-27UB,
Стрижи (Swifts) in 1991 with six MiG-29 and MiG-29UB.
Aircrafts were painted in special schemes.
Since 2002 Knights and Strizhi flying in joint formation, up to nine aircrafts.
MiG-29 #44, Soviet Union 1991, Strizhi Aerobatic Team. First painting scheme Drawing accuracy: 100%.
MiG-29 #06, Russia 2006, Strizhi Aerobatic Team. Third painting scheme, used since 2003. Drawing accuracy: 100%.
2010 status: 237th Centre in Kubinka is operational, amount of MiGs: 20 x MiG-29 + 6 x MiG-29UB, also about 16 x Su-27.
| Colors of the MiG-29 (МиГ-29). Worldwide aircraft Mikoyan & Gurevich MiG-29 camouflage and painting schemes MiG-29 MiG-29S MiG-29UB MiG-29M MiG-29M2 MiG-29SMT MiG-35 MiG-29SD MiG-29UBT MiG-29N MiG-29NUB MiG-29UBS MiG-29KUB MiG-29AS MiG-29G MiG-29GT MiG-29BM MiG-29K MiG-29SM MiG-29SE MiG-29SMP MiG-29OVT All aircraft drawings © Mariusz Wojciechowski 2005-2010, Słupsk (Poland) mariusz@mars.slupsk.pl | 
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