Siversky (air base) explained

Siversky
Ensign:Flag of the Russian Air Force.svg
Ensign Size:90px
Location:Siversky, Leningrad Oblast
Country:Russia
Type:Air Base
Pushpin Map:Russia Leningrad Oblast#Russia
Pushpin Map Caption:Shown within Leningrad Oblast
Pushpin Label:Siversky
Ownership:Ministry of Defence
Operator:Russian Air Force
Used:1955 -
Icao:ULLS
Elevation:104m (341feet)
R1-Number:05/23
R1-Length:2500m (8,200feet)
R1-Surface:Concrete

Siversky (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]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Butowski, Pyotr . Air Power Analysis: Russian Federation . AIRtime Publishing, Inc . 2004 .
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20170123233222/https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/document/cia-rdp80-00810a008500700007-7 1. VASILKOV AIRFIELD 2. SIVERSKIY AIRFIELD AND RADAR LOCATION 3. NEW AIR FORCE UNIFORMS
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20170121195414/https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP03-00140R000100010032-6.pdf ORDER OF BATTLE MISSION 1029 3-12 MARCH 1966
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20170123174525/https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP99T01396R000100380001-1.pdf KH-4 MISSION 1041 10-23 MAY 1967 AIR AND NAVAL EDITION
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20170123052426/https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP80T01782R000200050001-0.pdf FLOGGER J IN THE USSR