Zavitinsk (air base)
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Zavitinsk | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
Operator | Russian Air Force | ||||||||||
Location | Zavitinsk | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 906 ft / 276 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 50°11′30″N 129°30′12″E / 50.19167°N 129.50333°ECoordinates: 50°11′30″N 129°30′12″E / 50.19167°N 129.50333°E | ||||||||||
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Zavitinsk is an air base in Amur Oblast, Russia, located 9 km northeast of Zavitinsk. It was a major nuclear bomber base of the Long Range Aviation (a sister of Ukrainka). A revetment area exists on the far side of runway with 18 large stands.
It began operating the Tupolev Tu-16 aircraft late in the 1960s, serving a close/medium range facility as opposed to its long-range sister base Ukrainka.
Units stationed at Zavitinsk included:
- 303 TBAP (303rd Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment) flying Tu-16s beginning in 1955 and upgrading to Tu-16Ks in 1972, and Tu-22Ks around the 1980s.[1]
The 303rd was formed 1941 as the 303rd Long-Range Bomber Aviation Regiment. In 1946, it was renamed the 303rd Bomber Aviation Regiment, and in 1951, renamed 303rd Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment. It was disbanded 1994.[2]
References
- ^ "Dal'nyaya Aviatsiya". Aviabaza KPOI. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011.
- ^ Holm, http://www.ww2.dk/new/air%20force/regiment/bap/303tbap.htm
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