Verino airfield
Verino | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||||
| Operator | Russian Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | Pereyaslavka, Khabarovsk Krai | ||||||||||
| Built | Unknown | ||||||||||
| In use | Unknown | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 279 ft / 85 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°59′52″N 135°05′20″E / 47.99778°N 135.08889°E | ||||||||||
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  Verino Location in Primorsky Krai | |||||||||||
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Verino airfield was a Soviet Air Force base in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia located 5 km (3 mi) northeast of Pereyaslavka, Russia and about 35 miles (55 km) south of Khabarovsk. Verino was an 11th Air Army airfield, with the 300 and 302nd Bomber Aviation Regiment a mainstay in later years.
History
The airfield was first spotted by Western forces during Lockheed U-2 overflights in March 1958.[1] Analysts found a 7,600 x 150' runway but could not see much detail. Later missions revealed as many as 93 aircraft parked on the ramps,[2] most of them MiG-17 Fresco.[3] Around 1970, the airfield had been upgraded with Sukhoi Su-15 Flagon, though MiG-17 Fresco were still based here.[4]
By the 1980s, the airfield's interceptor role had diminished and many of the aircraft were replaced with tactical and attack aircraft. These included the Sukhoi Su-24 Fencer and Mikoyan MiG-27 Flogger.
References
- ^ JOINT MISSION COVERAGE SUMMARY MISSION C 6011 1 MARCH 1958, CIA-RDP78T04753A000700010021-3, Central Intelligence Agency, March 31, 1958.
- ^ MISSION COVERAGE INDEX MISSION 1012 17-22 OCTOBER 1964, IA-RDP78B04560A004300010001-0, Central Intelligence Agency, December 1, 1964.
- ^ OAK PART II MISSION 4007 24-27 APRIL 1964, CIA-RDP78B04560A002200010033-8, Central Intelligence Agency, May 1, 1964.
- ^ SOVIET MILITARY BUILDUP ALONG THE CHINA BORDER AND IN MONGOLIA, CIA-RDP78T05162A000100010038-9, Central Intelligence Agency, February 1, 1971.