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Fedotovo, located near railway station Kipelovo on a major railway to St.Petersburg, is a Russian Naval Aviation air base in Russia located 44 km west of Vologda. It is a large base for long-range aircraft, with 20 revetments in a remote area and large tarmac along parallel taxiway. Built in 1963, Fedotovo was an unnamed military town but took on the name of the first commander of 392 ODRAP, Lt. Col. A. S. Fedotov, who was killed in an aircraft crash in 1966. Fedotovo was a major source of Tupolev Tu-95 and Tupolev Tu-142 flights overshadowing the United States Navy Atlantic Fleet. The base provided reconnaissance for the North Fleet Air Arm.[1]
Fedotovo | |||||||
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Кипелово/Федотово | |||||||
Vologodsky District, Vologda Oblast in Russia | |||||||
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Coordinates | 59°11′18″N 039°7′24″E | ||||||
Type | Air Base | ||||||
Site information | |||||||
Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
Operator | Russian Navy - Russian Naval Aviation | ||||||
Controlled by | 45th Air and Air Defence Forces Army | ||||||
Site history | |||||||
Built | 1963 | ||||||
In use | 1963 - present | ||||||
Airfield information | |||||||
Identifiers | ICAO: XLWF | ||||||
Elevation | 175 metres (574 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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The base is home to the 2nd Guards Aviation Group, 5th Independent Anti-submarine Aviation Squadron which uses the Tupolev Tu-142MK/MR/MZ (ASCC: Bear).[2]
Units stationed at Kipelovo include:
35 PLAD (In Russian: 35 Противо Лодочная Авиационная Дивизия - Protivo Lodochnaya Aviatsionnaya Divisiya = 35th Long-Range Anti-Submarine Aviation Division) - this division grouped both regiments equipped with Tupolev Tu-142M (Bear-F) aircraft (76th and 135th PLAP DD) stationed there.
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