Ozerne (air base)
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Ozerne is an air base in Zhytomyr Oblast
, Ukraine
located 11 km southeast of Zhytomyr
. The facility features angled taxiways, ramp space, and over 30 large revetments consistent with a bomber base.
In 1965 Ozernoye began receiving Tupolev Tu-22
(Blinder) aircraft. By 1967 it had 31 Tu-22 aircraft, and in 1968 it received Tu-22PD aircraft . A Tu-22 crash-landed here in 1969 due to a stall during the landing flare; this incident was captured by a movie camera and used in the motion picture Tenderness for the Roaring Beast . Currently the airfield is home to about 15 advanced fighter aircraft visible in Google Earth
high-resolution imagery. The north airfield appears to contain a huge army salvage yard.
Units stationed at Ozernoye include:
Zhytomyr Oblast
Zhytomyr Oblast is an oblast of northern Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Zhytomyr.-History:The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on September 22, 1937....
, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
located 11 km southeast of Zhytomyr
Zhytomyr
Zhytomyr is a city in the North of the western half of Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Zhytomyr Oblast , as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Zhytomyr Raion...
. The facility features angled taxiways, ramp space, and over 30 large revetments consistent with a bomber base.
In 1965 Ozernoye began receiving Tupolev Tu-22
Tupolev Tu-22
The Tupolev Tu-22 was the first supersonic bomber to enter production in the Soviet Union. Manufactured by Tupolev, the Tu-22 entered service with the Soviet military in the 1960s, and the last examples were retired during the 1990s...
(Blinder) aircraft. By 1967 it had 31 Tu-22 aircraft, and in 1968 it received Tu-22PD aircraft . A Tu-22 crash-landed here in 1969 due to a stall during the landing flare; this incident was captured by a movie camera and used in the motion picture Tenderness for the Roaring Beast . Currently the airfield is home to about 15 advanced fighter aircraft visible in Google Earth
Google Earth
Google Earth is a virtual globe, map and geographical information program that was originally called EarthViewer 3D, and was created by Keyhole, Inc, a Central Intelligence Agency funded company acquired by Google in 2004 . It maps the Earth by the superimposition of images obtained from satellite...
high-resolution imagery. The north airfield appears to contain a huge army salvage yard.
Units stationed at Ozernoye include:
- 894 IAP (894th Interceptor Aircraft Regiment) flying up to 38 MiG-23MLD, ML, and UB models as recently as 1991 . This regiment was subordinate to 8 OA PVO (8th Air Army, Air Defense).
- 341 TBAP (341st Heavy Bomber Aircraft Regiment) flying Tu-22M2 from 1965 until the 1990s and Tu-22PD from 1968 until the 1990s , and the Tu-22UD as recently as 1991 .