Bobrovka (air base)

Bobrovka
Bobrovka
Kinel, Samara Oblast in Russia
	Bobrovka Shown within Samara Oblast Bobrovka Bobrovka (Russia)
Coordinates	53°08′42″N 050°42′52″E
Type	Air Base
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Russian Air Force
Site history
In use	-present
Airfield information
Identifiers	ICAO: XWWO
Elevation	112 metres (367 ft) AMSL
Runways
04/22	2,500 metres (8,202 ft) Concrete

Bobrovka is a military air base in Samara Oblast, Russia. It is located 39 km east of the city of Samara. The base largely served the interceptor air defense role for the Soviet Air Force, and was in the Sverdlovsk Air Defense District.[1]

Bobrovka had been observed by 1957 by Western Lockheed U-2 overflights.[2] A 1974 US satellite mission identified up to 89 swept-wing aircraft, most of which were likely Sukhoi Su-9 (NATO: Fishpot) aircraft.[3] By 1981 the interceptor regiment was one of four in the USSR still operating the Su-9.[1]

Bobrovka became the Soviet Union's primary storage facility for the aging Su-9, and by 1981 at least 243 Su-9 aircraft were observed parked at Bobrovka.[1]

The base was home to the:

683rd Fighter Aviation Regiment between 1952 and 1997[4]
237th Independent Helicopter Squadron

The base was reportedly closed after 2007.

References

PHASEOUT OF FISHPOT IN APVO STRANYY AIRFIELDS USSR, February 1981, CREST: CIA-RDP81T00380R000100980001-5, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC.
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SURVEY 26; SOVIET UNION; TRANSPORTATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS, May 1957, CREST: CIA-RDP01-00707R000200090035-8, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC.
OAK SUPPLEMENT PART 20 KH-9 MISSION 1207 11 NOVEMBER 1973 - 20 FEBRUARY 1974, May 1974, CREST: CIA-RDP78T04752A001600010010-9.pdf, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC.
"683rd Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 25 November 2022.

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[phaseout81-1] PHASEOUT OF FISHPOT IN APVO STRANYY AIRFIELDS USSR, February 1981, CREST: CIA-RDP81T00380R000100980001-5, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC.

[2] NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SURVEY 26; SOVIET UNION; TRANSPORTATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS, May 1957, CREST: CIA-RDP01-00707R000200090035-8, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC.

[3] OAK SUPPLEMENT PART 20 KH-9 MISSION 1207 11 NOVEMBER 1973 - 20 FEBRUARY 1974, May 1974, CREST: CIA-RDP78T04752A001600010010-9.pdf, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC.

[4] "683rd Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 25 November 2022.