Letneozersky (air base)
Letneozersky (also Letneozerskiy, Obozersky Southeast (US)) is a former interceptor air base located 8 km (5 miles) southeast of Obozersky, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.
Letneozersky | |||||||
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| Obozersky, Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia | |||||||
  Letneozersky Shown within Arkhangelsk Oblast  Letneozersky Letneozersky (Russia) | |||||||
| Coordinates | 63°23′24″N 040°23′54″E | ||||||
| Type | Air Base | ||||||
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| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
| Operator | Russian Air Force | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1960 | ||||||
| In use | 1960 - 1994 | ||||||
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| Elevation | 99 metres (325 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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It was home to the 524th Interceptor Aviation Regiment (IAP) with up to 27 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 (NATO: Foxbat) interceptor aircraft based at the airfield during the 1980s.[1][2][3] It features two major revetment areas holding over 15 aircraft each. The base provides air defense cover for the airspace around Arkhangelsk and Plesetsk Cosmodrome, and it was subordinate to the Arkhangelsk Air Defense District.
References
- "Aviatsiya PVO". Aviabaza KPOI.
- Status of Soviet APVO FOXBAT As of 31 October 1980, Z-20172/80, CREST Document CIA-RDP81T00034R000100330001-0, National Photographic Interpretation Center, Washington, DC.
- "524th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
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