BACKFIRE DEPLOYMENT ANISOVO GORODISHCHE AIRFIELD, USSR

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
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• Original Classification: S
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 25, 2011
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: December 3, 1982
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. !SWN) SIGNIFICANCE: BACKFIRE HAVE DEPLOYED TO ANISOVO
GORODISHCHE AIRFFXELD FOR THE FIRST TIf1E.
2. (SWN) REMARKS: EIGHT BACKFIRE B (NOT ALL ON GRAPHIC) ARE AT
ANISOVO GORODISHCHE AIRFIELD, PROBABLY REPRESENTING A PER:'fANE;IT
DEPLOYMENT OF BACKFIRE TO THIS AIRFIELD. CONSTRUCTION OF
BACKFIRE-TYPE REVETMENTS HAS BEEN ONGOING HERE SINCE
CONSTRUCTION IS CONTINUING Oil AT LEAST FIVE ADDITIONAL
REVETMENTS. THE PRESENCE OF LARGE NUMBERS OF STOCKPILED
CONCRETE BLOCKS IN THE DISPERSAL AREA INDICATES THAT ADDITIONAL
NEW REVETMENTS WILL BE BUILT. THE TEN KITCHEN SHIPPING
CONTAINERS THAT HAVE BEEN IN THE AStl STORAGE FACILITY SINCE AT
LEAST PROVIDE FURTHER EVIDENCE THAT THE BACKFIRE 25X1
DEPLOYMENT WILL BE PERMANENT.
(SWN) ANISOVO GORODISHCHE AIRFIELD IS THE SEVENTH AIRFIELD
;FO(JRTH AIR ARMY) TO RECEIVE BACKFIRE. AIR ARMY BACKFIRE
PREVIOUSLY HAVE BEEN SEEN AT POLTAVA AIRFIELD 25X1
WHICH IIAS TWO REGIMENTS (ONE FORMING), BELAYA AIRFIELD
1RICH HAS TWO REGIMENTS, AND SOLTSY AIRFIELD 25X1
SOVIET NAVAL AVIATION AIRFIELDS WITH BACKFIRE
INCLUDE ALEKSEYEVKA AIRFIELD WITH TWO REGIMENTS 25X1
(ONE FORIMING), BYKHOV AIRFIELD WIT". TWO 25X1
REGIMENTS, AND OKTYABRSKOYE AIRFIELD 25X1
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TWO PPART GRAPHIC
BACKFIRE DEPLOYMENT
ANISOVO GOROD SH iE AIR-FIELD, USSR
THREE BACKFIRE-TYPE REVETMENTS ARE COMPLETE, AND 25X1
f SWN) ANISOVO GORODISHCHE AIRFIELD IS 9 T' P14 NORTH OF KIROV.
PRIOR TO MARCH 1982, THE AIRFIELD SUPPORTED A BADGER REGIMENT
SUJBORDINA'I'E TO TILE SIIO:LEi'NSK AIR ARtMY.
COORDINATES 54-13-28N 034-22-IIE
25X1
25X1
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and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
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