Siversky (air base)
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 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.
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Russian Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | Siversky | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 341 ft / 104 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 59°21′24″N 030°2′12″E | ||||||||||
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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 MiG-27M regiment.[5]
References
- 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.
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