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«Танколёт» Белавиа летал на военный аэродром «Хотилово», который использует Путин
The editors of motolko.help found out that yesterday at 12:09 the aircraft Boeing 737-3Q8 of Belavia with registration number EW-254PA took off from Minsk National Airport (MSQ). This is the first aircraft in the World of Tanks livery, which Belavia and Wargaming presented back in 2016.
Belavia Boeing 737-3Q8 EW-254PA in the World of Tanks livery / Planespotters
After the takeoff, the aircraft headed to Khotilovo military airfield (Tver oblast, Russia), where it landed at 13:22. It is notable that instead of a standard (example: B2739), the flight number was a «charter» one – B22005/B22006, and from the technical range (example: 20xx), which Belavia uses for test/training flights and for transferring aircraft to service.
In the «standard» number, B2 is a Belavia code, followed by three digits – the flight number. There is also the second option, where instead of B2 they write BRU, and then the same three digits. Two options are also used for charters, but after the prefix, there are four digits.
But this flight was not a technical one at least because both before and after this flight, the aircraft successfully flew to Baku (Azerbaijan).
Flight of EW-254PA from Minsk to Khotilovo, June 20, 2022 / flightradar24
It is known that the 790th Fighter Aviation Regiment armed with MiG-31 aircraft (two squadrons) and one squadron of Su-27 is stationed at the airfield, as well as the 844th Separate Battalion of Communication and Radio Maintenance.
Since 2007, Khotilovo has been a co-location airfield where, in addition to military aviation, civil aviation – the Special Flight Squad «Russia» – is also based. Amon other things, this airfield is used by Putin on his way to the «Dolgiye Borody» residence in Valdai.
Flight of EW-254PA from Khotilovo to Minsk, June 20, 2022 / flightradar24
The board stayed there for 40 minutes, then at 14:01 it flew back to Minsk and landed at MSQ at 15:07. It is not known for what purpose the civilian aircraft flew to the military airfield.
If you have any information about the purpose of this flight, please write to @motolko_bot.
