Vainode Soviet IRBM (Intermediate range ballistic missile) R-14U (SS-5 Mod 2 Skean) deployment base.

Latvia / Liepajas / Priekule /
 military, abandoned / shut down, closed / former military, strategic rocket forces, missile silo

"Chusovaya" type silo complex. 3 underground launch silos.

This scheme from martin.trolle's photos, link for this and more photo's: www.flickr.com/photos/martintrolle/sets/721576028152543...

Abandoned USSR army military bases (although Vainode): www.diggers.lv
raketnie-bazi-sssr.narod.ru/embute_sever_nikrace.html
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   56°28'12"N   21°50'32"E

Comments

  • Great scheme. Pictures from this place although here: www.diggerslv.bravehost.com/vainode/vainode.html
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