RO/RO SHIP AIRCRAFT TRAINING OCHAKOV AIRFIELD, USSR

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 10, 2011
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: November 3, 1983
• Content Type: REPORT

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RO/RO SHIP AIRCRAFT TRAINING
OCHAKOV AIRFIELD, USSR
1. SIGNIFICANCE: THE PRESENCE OF THE OUTLINE OF A SOVIET SKULPTOR
KONENKOV-CLASS ROLL-ON/ROLL-OFF (RO/RO) SHIP AT THIS AIRFIELD
INDICATES THAT COMPATIBILITY TESTING FOR RO/RO SHIPS AND
AIRCRAFT HAS PROBABLY BEEN COMPLETED AND THAT PILOT TRAINING
HAS BEGUN. (SWN)
2. REMARKS: THE SHIP OUTLINE, WHICH INCLUDES A REPRESENTATION OF
A VSTOL PAD, A HELICOPTER LANDING SPOT, AND A DETAILED OUTLINE
OF THE SKULPTOR KONENKOV-CLASS MERSHIP IS IN A-GRASSY AREA AT
THE EAST END OF THE AIRFIELD. THE OUTLINE WAS NOT PRESENT ON
(SWN)
AIRCRAFT AND RO/RO SHIP COMPATIBILITY TESTING WAS FIRST
IDENTIFIED AT SEVASTOPOL NAVAL BASE AND 25X1
SHIPYARD KILENBAL A SOVIET SKULPTOR 25X1
KONENKOV-CLASS RO/RO SHIP HAD BEEN MODIFIED FOR VSTOL AND
HELICOPTER USE. THE MODIFICATIONS INCLUDED A RECTANGULAR
TAKE-OFF/LANDING PAD AND ALIGNMENT MARKINGS. IN RELATED
ACTIVITY, THE OUTLINE OF A SHIP, SIMILAR TO THE SKULPTOR
KONENKOV-CLASS, WAS PAINTED AROUND TWO OF THE FOUR VSTOL PADS
AT SAKI AIRFIELD 25X1
(SWN) 25X1
THE PRESENCE OF THE SHIP OUTLINES AT OCHAKOV AND AT SAKI
SUGGESTS THAT, WITH MODIFICATIONS, THE 50 RO/RO SHIPS OF
DIFFERENT SIZES AVAILABLE TO THE SOVIETS, WOULD BE CAPABLE OF
HANDLING BOTH FORGER AIRCRAFT AND HELIX/HORMONE HELICOPTER
OPERATIONS. FORGER PILOT TRAINING ASSOCIATED WITH RO/RO
MERSHIP OPERATIONS WILL TAKE PLACE AT SAKI AIRFIELD, WHILE
HELICOPTER PILOT TRAINING WILL TAKE PLACE AT OCHAKOV AIRFIELD.
(SWN)
OCHAKOV AIRFIELD, ON THE NORTH COAST OF THE BLACK SEA
APPROXIMATELY 110 NM NORTH-NORTHWEST OF SAKI AND APPROXIMATELY
140 NM NORTH-NORTHWEST OF SEVASTOPOL, SUPPORTS AN SNA
ANTISUBMARINE WARFARE HELICOPTER TRAINING UNIT. (SWN)
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.
NPIC/PEG (11/83)
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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.
WARNING NOTICE
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