Verino airfield

Verino
Verino
	IATA: none; ICAO: none;
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Russian Air Force
Location	Pereyaslavka, Khabarovsk Krai
Built	Unknown
In use	Unknown
Elevation AMSL	279 ft / 85 m
Coordinates	47°59′52″N 135°05′20″E
Map
	Verino Location in Primorsky Krai
Runways

Verino airfield was a Soviet Air Force base in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia located 5 km (3 mi) northeast of Pereyaslavka, Russia and about 35 miles (55 km) south of Khabarovsk. Verino was an 11th Air Army airfield, with the 300 and 302nd Bomber Aviation Regiment a mainstay in later years.

History

The airfield was first spotted by Western forces during Lockheed U-2 overflights in March 1958.[1] Analysts found a 7,600 x 150' runway but could not see much detail. Later missions revealed as many as 93 aircraft parked on the ramps,[2] most of them MiG-17 Fresco.[3] Around 1970, the airfield had been upgraded with Sukhoi Su-15 Flagon, though MiG-17 Fresco were still based here.[4]

By the 1980s, the airfield's interceptor role had diminished and many of the aircraft were replaced with tactical and attack aircraft. These included the Sukhoi Su-24 Fencer and Mikoyan MiG-27 Flogger.

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References

JOINT MISSION COVERAGE SUMMARY MISSION C 6011 1 MARCH 1958, CIA-RDP78T04753A000700010021-3, Central Intelligence Agency, March 31, 1958.
MISSION COVERAGE INDEX MISSION 1012 17-22 OCTOBER 1964, IA-RDP78B04560A004300010001-0, Central Intelligence Agency, December 1, 1964.
OAK PART II MISSION 4007 24-27 APRIL 1964, CIA-RDP78B04560A002200010033-8, Central Intelligence Agency, May 1, 1964.
SOVIET MILITARY BUILDUP ALONG THE CHINA BORDER AND IN MONGOLIA, CIA-RDP78T05162A000100010038-9, Central Intelligence Agency, February 1, 1971.

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[1] JOINT MISSION COVERAGE SUMMARY MISSION C 6011 1 MARCH 1958, CIA-RDP78T04753A000700010021-3, Central Intelligence Agency, March 31, 1958.

[2] MISSION COVERAGE INDEX MISSION 1012 17-22 OCTOBER 1964, IA-RDP78B04560A004300010001-0, Central Intelligence Agency, December 1, 1964.

[3] OAK PART II MISSION 4007 24-27 APRIL 1964, CIA-RDP78B04560A002200010033-8, Central Intelligence Agency, May 1, 1964.

[4] SOVIET MILITARY BUILDUP ALONG THE CHINA BORDER AND IN MONGOLIA, CIA-RDP78T05162A000100010038-9, Central Intelligence Agency, February 1, 1971.