Severomorsk-1 Airbase: 7050th AF Bdge. (Navy)

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Alternate names: Safanovo (US), Severomorsk (US)
Location: 4 km S Severomorsk, Murmanskaya, RU
Coordinates: 69°01.9'N 033°25.1'E Google TerraServer Multimap GeoURL
Elevation: 73 m (239 ft)
ICAO:ULAK
Runway:3500 m (11483 ft) (CONC)

Large bomber base, among the largest in the arctic. Can accommodate over 40 bombers and a small number of fighters. Lies 4 km south of Severomorsk. [Severomorsk]

former Military units:
24 ODLAPDD (Il-38, 1992)[#3].
987 MRAP (Tu-22M, 1992)[#3] (30 Tu-16, 1992)[#3].

as of 2008 home to 7050th AF Bdge. (Navy) : Severomorsk-1
ex-403rd. separate composite air regiment (Severomorsk-1)
was due to transfer to Severomorsk -3 base by Aug 2009.
CO Colonel Sergei Dergunov.(as of 2008)

In 2009 incld 837th Air Tech. Base, 1502 rt bn, 4732 airbase AS, 234 lit.
and the 830th separate naval anti-submarine helicopter regiment (Severomorsk-1)
830 OKPLVP (CO: CO Colonel Sergei Checherov (as of 2008).

This seperate Helicopter Regiment was equipped with Ka-27 units. It is unknown how many there were or to where this unit many have been assigned since re-organisation of the Russian Naval Aviation forces in the period 2008-10.

7050th AF Bdge. (Navy)Regiment comprised :
x1 Sqdrn. An-24/26
The Antonov An-26 (NATO reporting name: "Curl") is a twin-engined light turboprop military transport aircraft, designed and produced in the USSR from 12 March 1968

and x1 Sqdrn. Il-38.
The Ilyushin Il-38 (NATO reporting name: "May") is a maritime patrol aircraft and anti-submarine warfare aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. It was a development of the Ilyushin Il-18 turboprop transport.

There were also some An-12 on base.

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REFERENCES
#3 Aviatsiya VMF, Aviabaza KPOI. airbase.ru/squad/russia/sea/