Lenino (air base)
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Lenino is a former air base in Kamchatka Krai, Russia
located 11 km west of Lenino
. It is a large abandoned military base 120 km west of Petropavlovsk, and may have been designed for Tupolev Tu-16
operations during the 1950s and 1960s. It appears to be have been abandoned in the 1970s.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
located 11 km west of Lenino
Lenino
Lenino is the name of a number of minor settlements within the territory of the former Soviet Union, named after Vladimir Lenin* Lenino, Crimea, Ukraine* Lenino, Mahilyow Voblast, Belarus* a settlement in Homiel Voblast, Belarus...
. It is a large abandoned military base 120 km west of Petropavlovsk, and may have been designed for Tupolev Tu-16
Tupolev Tu-16
The Tupolev Tu-16 was a twin-engine jet bomber used by the Soviet Union. It has flown for more than 50 years, and the Chinese license-built Xian H-6 remains in service with the Chinese air force.-Development:...
operations during the 1950s and 1960s. It appears to be have been abandoned in the 1970s.