CANDID DEPLOYMENT ZAPOROZHYE AIRFIELD EAST, USSR

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
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• Publication Date: January 16, 1982
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CANDID DEPLOYMENT
ZAPOROZHYE AIRFIELD EAST, USSR
NPIC/PEG (1/82)
1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: CANDID ARE DEPLOYED TO THE ODESSA MILITARY
DISTRICT (MD) FOR THE FIRST TIME.
2. (S/D) REMARKS: ONE CANDID IS PARKED IN A RECENTLY CONSTRUCTED
CANDID REVETMENT AT THE SOUTH END OF THE AIRFIELD AT ZAPOROZHYE
AIRFIELD EAST. AT LEAST TWO CANDID REVETMENTS CAN BE
CONFIRMED. RUNWAY RENOVATIONS, INCLUDING MODIFICATION AND
CONSTRUCTION OF REVETMENTS, HAVE BEEN IN PROGRESS AT THIS
AIRFIELD SINCE APRIL 1981. CONSTRUCTION OF THE CANDID
REVETMENTS PRECEEDS OPERATIONAL DEPLOYMENTS OF CANDID TO
REPLACE OR AUGMENT EXISTING CUB REGIMENTS. THE DEPLOYMENT OF
CANDID TO THE ODESSA MD SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES THE LIFT AND
RANGE CAPABILITIES OF SOVIET TRANSPORT AVIATION IN THE REGION.
(S/D) AIR ORDER-OF-BATTLE NORMALLY BASED HERE WAS TEMPORARILY
DEPLOYED TO OTHER AIRFIELDS DURING RUNWAY RENOVATIONS. AIR
ORDER-OR-BATTLE, INCLUDING THE CUB REGIMENT, HAD RETURNED TO
(S/D) ZAPOROZHYE AIRFIELD EAST IS 7 NM EAST-NORTHEAST OF
ZAPOROZHYE. IT SUPPORTS A PVO UNIT IN THE KIEV AIR DEFENSE
DISTRICT SAND A VTA REGIMENT IN THE ODESSA MD.
3.I (COORDINATES 47-52-03N 035-18-54E
COMMENTS AND QUERIES REGARDING THIS BRIEFING BOARD MAY BE
DIRECTED TO THE NPIC/PEG OPERATIONS OFFICER.
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana-
lytical work. Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for
and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
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CANDID DEPLOYMENT
ZAPOROZHYE AIRFIELD EAST, USSR
NPIC/PEG (1/82)
1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: CANDID ARE DEPLOYED TO THE ODESSA MILITARY
DISTRICT (MD) FOR THE FIRST TIME.
2. (S/D) REMARKS: ONE CANDID IS PARKED IN A RECENTLY CONSTRUCTED
CANDID REVETMENT AT THE SOUTH END OF THE AIRFIELD AT ZAPOROZHYE
AIRFIELD EAST. AT LEAST TWO CANDID REVETMENTS CAN BE
CONFIRMED. RUNWAY RENOVATIONS, INCLUDING MODIFICATION AND
CONSTRUCTION OF REVETMENTS, HAVE BEEN IN PROGRESS AT THIS
AIRFIELD SINCE APRIL 1981. CONSTRUCTION OF THE CANDID
REVETMENTS PRECEEDS OPERATIONAL DEPLOYMENTS OF CANDID TO
REPLACE OR AUGMENT EXISTING CUB REGIMENTS. THE DEPLOYMENT OF
CANDID TO THE ODESSA MD SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES THE LIFT AND
RANGE CAPABILITIES OF SOVIET TRANSPORT AVIATION IN THE REGION.
(S/D) AIR ORDER-OF-BATTLE NORMALLY BASED HERE WAS TEMPORARILY
DEPLOYED TO OTHER AIRFIELDS DURING RUNWAY RENOVATIONS. AIR
ORDER-OR-BATTLE, INCLUDING THE CUB REGIMENT, HAD RETURNED TO
(S/D) ZAPOROZHYE AIRFIELD EAST IS 7 NM EAST-NORTHEAST OF
ZAPOROZHYE. IT SUPPORTS A PVO UNIT IN THE KIEV AIR DEFENSE
DISTRICT\AND A VTA REGIMENT IN THE ODESSA MD.
3.I COORDINATES 47-52-03N 035-18-54E
COMMENTS AND QUERIES REGARDING THIS BRIEFING BOARD MAY BE
DIRECTED TO THE NPIC/PEG OPERATIONS OFFICER.
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana-
lytical work. Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for
and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
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and Methods Involved
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