San Antonio de los Baños Airforce Base

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San Antonio de los Baños Airfield is a former United States Army Air Forces World War II airfield on Cuba.
San Antonio de los Baños Air Base (ICAO: MUSA) is a military air base located near San Antonio de los Baños,[1] a municipality in the province of Havana (La Habana) in Cuba.
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, Soviet Armed Forces elements deployed as part of Operation Anadyr were based at the airfield. the 32nd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment of the Soviet Air Forces, flying MiG-21F-13s, had elements here. Initially the regiment sent its 2nd Squadron from Santa Clara air base to San Antonio de los Banos, and then later the whole regiment was concentrated at San Antonio de los Banos. In 1963 the regiment transferred its aircraft to the Cuban Air Force and returned home. In Cuba the regiment served under the title 213th Fighter Aviation Regiment.