Vetrovoye Air Base
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vetrovoye-air-base-298-5717976
title:
Vetrovoye Air Base
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Vetrovoye is a former Soviet Naval air base on Iturup, Russia located 66 km (41 mi) northeast of Burevestnik. The airfield was built in the early or mid-1960s, following a directive by Defense Minister Rodion Malinovsky that every American aircraft carrier between Midway Island and the Kuril Ridge be photographed by Soviet Tupolev Tu-16R reconnaissance aircraft. At the time, Soviet Naval air assets for this region were based on Sakhalin Island. The project was commissioned by Soviet Navy command
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Airport in Iturup Island, Russia
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vetrovoye_Air_Base
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2023-10-09T23:56:37Z
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