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[[File:Vozzhayevka-sketch.jpg|right|thumb|260px|A declassified 1950s-era hand sketch of Vozzhayevka, created by CIA intelligence operatives working in the area.]] |
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'''Vozzhayevka''' (also '''Vozzhayevka Northeast (US)''') is an air base in [[Amur Oblast]], [[Russia]] located about 100 km southeast of [[Blagoveshchensk]]. It is a medium-sized air base located near an [[UR-100|SS-11]] missile field at [[Svobodny Cosmodrome|Svobodnyy]]. |
'''Vozzhayevka''' (also '''Vozzhayevka Northeast (US)''') is an air base in [[Amur Oblast]], [[Russia]] located about 100 km southeast of [[Blagoveshchensk]]. It is a medium-sized air base located near an [[UR-100|SS-11]] missile field at [[Svobodny Cosmodrome|Svobodnyy]]. |
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Units stationed at Vozzhayevka include: |
Units stationed at Vozzhayevka include: |
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* '''293 ORAP''' (293rd Independent Aviation Reconnaissance Regiment) or '''293 OPIB''' (293rd Independent Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment) flying [[Sukhoi Su-17|Su-17M3R]] aircraft in the late 1980s <ref name=ADD>{{cite web| title = 37 Vozdushnaya Armiya VGK | publisher = Brinkster.com | url = http://www8.brinkster.com/vad777/sssr-89-91/vvs/add.htm }}</ref> and the [[MiG-25]] until 1987. The regiment was under 1 OA ([[1st Air Army]], i.e. Far East Air Army). |
* '''293 ORAP''' (293rd Independent Aviation Reconnaissance Regiment) or '''293 OPIB''' (293rd Independent Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment) flying [[Sukhoi Su-17|Su-17M3R]] aircraft in the late 1980s <ref name=ADD>{{cite web| title = 37 Vozdushnaya Armiya VGK | publisher = Brinkster.com | url = http://www8.brinkster.com/vad777/sssr-89-91/vvs/add.htm }}</ref> and the [[MiG-25]] until 1987. The regiment was under 1 OA ([[1st Air Army]], i.e. Far East Air Army). |
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==History== |
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In July 1948 the [[10th Air Army]] was transferred from [[Sakhalin Island]] to to Vozzhayevka<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP82-00457R004100090007-4.pdf AIR AND GROUND ORDER OF BATTLE], CIA-RDP82-00457R004100090007-4, Central Intelligence Agency, 1950.</ref>. |
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In the late 1960s, a runway extension and 30 new hardstands were added, and [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17]] Fresco and [[Yakovlev Yak-25]] Mandrake were being operated at the airfield<ref name="cia68a">[https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP78T05929A003200070005-4.pdf INCREASED ACTIVITY VOZZHAYEVKA AIRFIELD NORTHEAST USSR], CIA-RDP78T05929A003200070005-4, Central Intelligence Agency, August 22, 1968.</ref>. |
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By 1980, the airfield was operating [[Sukhoi Su-24]] Fencer-A aircraft<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP81T00380R000100060001-6.pdf NEW SOVIET TACTICAL AIR-TO-SURFACE MISSILE AND SHIPPING CONTAINER], CIA-RDP81T00380R000100060001-6, Central Intelligence Agency, March 1, 1981.</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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| Operator | Russian Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | Vozzhayevka | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 738 ft / 225 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°46′12″N 128°46′36″E / 50.77000°N 128.77667°E | ||||||||||
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Vozzhayevka (also Vozzhayevka Northeast (US)) is an air base in Amur Oblast, Russia located about 100 km southeast of Blagoveshchensk. It is a medium-sized air base located near an SS-11 missile field at Svobodnyy.
Units stationed at Vozzhayevka include:
- 293 ORAP (293rd Independent Aviation Reconnaissance Regiment) or 293 OPIB (293rd Independent Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment) flying Su-17M3R aircraft in the late 1980s [1] and the MiG-25 until 1987. The regiment was under 1 OA (1st Air Army, i.e. Far East Air Army).
History
In July 1948 the 10th Air Army was transferred from Sakhalin Island to to Vozzhayevka[2].
In the late 1960s, a runway extension and 30 new hardstands were added, and Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 Fresco and Yakovlev Yak-25 Mandrake were being operated at the airfield[3].
By 1980, the airfield was operating Sukhoi Su-24 Fencer-A aircraft[4]
An Il-76MD destined for Vozzhayevka crash-landed at Astrakhan on June 20, 2000.
References
- ^ "37 Vozdushnaya Armiya VGK". Brinkster.com.
- ^ AIR AND GROUND ORDER OF BATTLE, CIA-RDP82-00457R004100090007-4, Central Intelligence Agency, 1950.
- ^ INCREASED ACTIVITY VOZZHAYEVKA AIRFIELD NORTHEAST USSR, CIA-RDP78T05929A003200070005-4, Central Intelligence Agency, August 22, 1968.
- ^ NEW SOVIET TACTICAL AIR-TO-SURFACE MISSILE AND SHIPPING CONTAINER, CIA-RDP81T00380R000100060001-6, Central Intelligence Agency, March 1, 1981.
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