Siversky (air base)
 | You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Russian. (May 2023) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
Siversky | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siversky, Leningrad Oblast in Russia | |||||||
 | |||||||
  Siversky Shown within Leningrad Oblast  Siversky Siversky (Russia) | |||||||
| Coordinates | 59°21′24″N 030°2′12″E / 59.35667°N 30.03667°E | ||||||
| Type | Air Base | ||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
| Operator | Russian Air Force | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1955 | ||||||
| In use | 1955 - 2009 | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Identifiers | ICAO: ULLS | ||||||
| Elevation | 104 metres (341 ft) AMSL | ||||||
| |||||||
Siversky (ICAO: ULLS) (also Ziverskaya) is an air base in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, 2 km northwest of Siversky. It is a small airfield 65 km south of Saint Petersburg (Leningrad) and is home to the 67th Bomber Aviation Regiment, flying Sukhoi Su-24 aircraft.[1] According to Natural Resources Defense Council it has served as a nuclear bomber base. A United States joint military inspection was conducted at the base on February 11, 1992, which confirmed a Su-24 presence.
Jet fighter aircraft were reported at Siversky as early as 1955.[2] During the 1960s Siversky had as many as 77 fighter jets based at the airfield[3] while a 1967 reconnaissance mission only revealed three aircraft.[4] By 1980 Siversky was home to a Mikoyan MiG-27M regiment.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Butowski, Pyotr (2004). Air Power Analysis: Russian Federation. AIRtime Publishing, Inc.
- ^ 1. VASILKOV AIRFIELD 2. SIVERSKIY AIRFIELD AND RADAR LOCATION 3. NEW AIR FORCE UNIFORMS, CIA-RDP80-00810A008500700007-7, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC, December 9, 1955.
- ^ ORDER OF BATTLE MISSION 1029 3-12 MARCH 1966, CIA-RDP03-00140R000100010032-6, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC, April 1, 1966.
- ^ KH-4 MISSION 1041 10-23 MAY 1967 AIR AND NAVAL EDITION, CIA-RDP99T01396R000100380001-1, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC, June 1, 1967
- ^ FLOGGER J IN THE USSR, CIA-RDP80T01782R000200050001-0, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC, September 1, 1980.
External links
[edit]- Michael Holm, 67th Bomber Aviation Regiment, accessed August 2011
.svg){kind=small} | This Russian military article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |