Bagerovo Air Base is an Air Base in Bagerovo, Crimea, Ukraine

Ukraine

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. Located 3 km northwest of the village-Bagerovo, 14 km northwest of town of Kerch

Kerch

Kerch is a city on the Kerch Peninsula of eastern Crimea, an important industrial, transport and tourist centre of Ukraine. Kerch, founded 2600 years ago, is considered as one of the most ancient cities in Ukraine.-Ancient times:...

. Airfield Bagerovo is "out-of-class" airport, which can accommodate aircraft of all types. From 1996 the airfield is not in use (abandoned).

History

Bagerovo Air Base was 71st ground Air Force

Air force

An air force, also known in some countries as an air army, is in the broadest sense, the national military organization that primarily conducts aerial warfare. More specifically, it is the branch of a nation's armed services that is responsible for aerial warfare as distinct from an army, navy or...

 that was established in the Crimean village

Village

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 of Bagerovo in accordance with the Resolution of the "Council of Ministers of USSR" on August 21, 1947 with the aim of aviation security for air nuclear testing and refinement of technical means

National technical means of verification

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 of delivering nuclear warheads, which are mainly at the time could only be used by aviation

Aviation

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. The first atomic charges were designed for aerial bombs

Aerial bomb

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 with overall weight and dimensions

Dimensions

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 characteristics allowing their use with long-range

Long Range Aviation

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 bomber

Bomber

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 Tu-4.

For takeoff

Takeoff

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 and landing

Landing

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 of heavy bombers a runway

Runway

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 was built in Bagerovo Air base with width of 100 meters (328 feet) and a length of 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi). The runway was made from strong concrete and is still in excellent condition today.

In 1998, Air Force military unit, and college were disbanded, and the garrison

Garrison

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 fell into neglect with the entire infrastructure

Infrastructure

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.

The main highlight of the airfeild was that the airfield was one of the most powerful of the three airstrips in USSR. Which was built under the project to create the space shuttle

Space Shuttle

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 "Buran".