Smirnykh Old Airbase

Russia / Sahalin / Smirnykh /
 abandoned / shut down, former air force base
Smirnykh
Alternate names: Smirnyh
Location: 2 km E Smirnykh, Sakhalin, RU
Coordinates: 49°44.3'N 142°51.6'E Google TerraServer Multimap GeoURL
Elevation: 43 m (141 ft)
Runway:2500 m (8202 ft) (CONC)
Military units:Military

Appears to be an old military airfield that was once busy. ICAO report indicates that it was run by the PVO in 1983. Numerous taxiways.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smirnykh_(air_base)
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Coordinates:   49°44'20"N   142°51'40"E

Comments

  • Is it the airbase (code name Sokol) Maj. Gennadie Osipovich, pilot of Sukhoi 15 Flagon (SU-15) interceptor operated during the infamous day of September 1st 1983? (the shootdown of Korean Boeing 747-200B KL 007)
  • Sokol airfield is much to the south of Sakhalin island. There are many versions on what happened that day. According to one of them, he was operating Mig-31, participated in dogfight against massive american reconaissance invasion mission, during which all american aircrafts were shot down. Osipovich has shot down at least 2 of those, one of which is apparently RC-135 aircraft. Korean KAL-007 was destroyed near Niigata city, japanese coast, presumabely by americans or japanese self-defence air forces as they could not define whether it was a civil or war airplane heading Japan.
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