Siversky (air base)

Siversky
Siversky
	IATA: none; ICAO: ULLS;
Summary
Airport type	Military
Operator	Russian Air Force
Location	Siversky
Elevation AMSL	341 ft / 104 m
Coordinates	59°21′24″N 030°2′12″E / 59.35667°N 30.03667°ECoordinates: 59°21′24″N 030°2′12″E / 59.35667°N 30.03667°E
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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.

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.

External links[]

Michael Holm, 67th Bomber Aviation Regiment, accessed August 2011

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[1] Butowski, Pyotr (2004). Air Power Analysis: Russian Federation. AIRtime Publishing, Inc.

[2] 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.

[3] ORDER OF BATTLE MISSION 1029 3-12 MARCH 1966, CIA-RDP03-00140R000100010032-6, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC, April 1, 1966.

[4] KH-4 MISSION 1041 10-23 MAY 1967 AIR AND NAVAL EDITION, CIA-RDP99T01396R000100380001-1, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC, June 1, 1967

[5] FLOGGER J IN THE USSR, CIA-RDP80T01782R000200050001-0, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC, September 1, 1980.

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