Orlovka | |||||||
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Svobodny, Amur Oblast in Russia | |||||||
Coordinates | 51°15′48″N 128°43′12″E / 51.26333°N 128.72000°E | ||||||
Type | Air Base | ||||||
Site information | |||||||
Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
Operator | Russian Air Force | ||||||
Site history | |||||||
In use | 1960 - 2001 | ||||||
Airfield information | |||||||
Identifiers | ICAO: XHBO | ||||||
Elevation | 259 metres (850 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Orlovka (also given as Orlovke or Vernoye) was an airbase of the Soviet Air Defence Forces in Amur Oblast, Russia located 8 km north of Vernoye, in the Svobodny, Amur Oblast area. It is close to Ukrainka, a Long Range Aviation strategic bomber base. In the 1960s Orlovka was a deployment and dispersal airfield, then was upgraded in the early 1970s following an increase in military forces near the Chinese border after the Sino-Soviet split. [1] [2] Orlovka is a hardened airfield with a large central tarmac area.
The base was closed in 2001 and is since abandoned.
Units stationed at Orlovka included:
Orlovka | |||||||
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Svobodny, Amur Oblast in Russia | |||||||
Coordinates | 51°15′48″N 128°43′12″E / 51.26333°N 128.72000°E | ||||||
Type | Air Base | ||||||
Site information | |||||||
Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
Operator | Russian Air Force | ||||||
Site history | |||||||
In use | 1960 - 2001 | ||||||
Airfield information | |||||||
Identifiers | ICAO: XHBO | ||||||
Elevation | 259 metres (850 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Orlovka (also given as Orlovke or Vernoye) was an airbase of the Soviet Air Defence Forces in Amur Oblast, Russia located 8 km north of Vernoye, in the Svobodny, Amur Oblast area. It is close to Ukrainka, a Long Range Aviation strategic bomber base. In the 1960s Orlovka was a deployment and dispersal airfield, then was upgraded in the early 1970s following an increase in military forces near the Chinese border after the Sino-Soviet split. [1] [2] Orlovka is a hardened airfield with a large central tarmac area.
The base was closed in 2001 and is since abandoned.
Units stationed at Orlovka included: