Zavitinsk (air base)

Zavitinsk
Zavitinsk
Zavitinsk, Amur Oblast in Russia
	Zavitinsk Shown within Amur Oblast Zavitinsk Zavitinsk (Russia)
Coordinates	50°11′30″N 129°30′12″E
Type	Air Base
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Russian Air Force
Site history
Built	1946
In use	1946 - 1994
Airfield information
Elevation	276 metres (906 ft) AMSL
Runways
16/34	3,000 metres (9,843 ft) Concrete

Zavitinsk is an air base in Amur Oblast, Russia, located 9 km northeast of Zavitinsk. It was a major nuclear bomber base of the Long Range Aviation (a sister of Ukrainka). A revetment area exists on the far side of runway with 18 large stands.

The regiment initially used the Ilyushin Il-4 between 1942 and 1951, then the Tupolev Tu-4 (NATO: Bull) betwene 1951 and 1957.

It began operating the Tupolev Tu-16 (NATO: Badger) aircraft late in the 1960s, serving a close/medium range facility as opposed to its long-range sister base Ukrainka.

Units stationed at Zavitinsk included:

303 TBAP (303rd Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment) flying Tu-16s beginning in 1955 and upgrading to Tu-16Ks in 1972, and Tu-22Ks (NATO: Blinder) around the 1980s.[1]

The 303rd was formed 1941 as the 303rd Long-Range Bomber Aviation Regiment. In 1946, it was renamed the 303rd Bomber Aviation Regiment, and in 1951, renamed 303rd Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment. It was disbanded 1994.[2]

References

"Dal'nyaya Aviatsiya". Aviabaza KPOI. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011.
"303rd Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

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[DA-1] "Dal'nyaya Aviatsiya". Aviabaza KPOI. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011.

[2] "303rd Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 19 December 2022.