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The 303rd was formed 1941 as the 303rd Long-Range Bomber Aviation Regiment. In 1946, it was renamed the 303rd Bomber Aviation Regiment, and in 1951, renamed 303rd Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment. It was part of the
349: 345: 495: 125: 475: 456: 317:(NATO: Badger) aircraft late in the 1960s, serving a close/medium range facility as opposed to its long-range sister base Ukrainka. 414: 422: 87: 54: 490: 485: 480: 500: 369: 449: 173: 442: 430: 387: 234: 250: 8: 296: 292: 332: 183: 25: 426: 299:). A revetment area exists on the far side of the runway with 18 large stands. 469: 336: 328: 314: 303: 140: 127: 307: 280: 39: 373: 288: 35: 264: 284: 467: 327:(303rd Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment) flying 450: 291:. It was a major nuclear bomber base of the 457: 443: 496:Buildings and structures in Amur Oblast 320:Units stationed at Zavitinsk included: 16:Military airport in Amur Oblast, Russia 468: 388:"303rd Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment" 409: 310:(NATO: Bull) between 1951 and 1957. 350:55th Heavy Bomber Aviation Division 331:beginning in 1955 and upgrading to 13: 263:3,000 metres (9,843 ft)  14: 512: 362: 339:(ASCC: Blinder) around the 1980s. 287:, located 9 km northeast of 94: 61: 476:Soviet Long Range Aviation bases 413: 346:84th Heavy Bomber Aviation Corps 306:between 1942 and 1951, then the 302:The regiment initially used the 93: 86: 60: 53: 24: 390:. Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991 372:. Aviabaza KPOI. Archived from 380: 1: 355: 429:. You can help Knowledge by 7: 10: 517: 408: 352:. It was disbanded 1994. 254: 249: 244: 240: 233:276 metres (906 ft) 229: 224: 209: 194: 189: 179: 169: 164: 156: 119: 47: 33: 21: 74:Shown within Amur Oblast 491:Airports in Amur Oblast 486:Russian Air Force bases 481:Soviet Frontal Aviation 313:It began operating the 77:Show map of Amur Oblast 501:Russian military stubs 376:on September 30, 2011. 141:50.19167°N 129.50333°E 370:"Dal'nyaya Aviatsiya" 225:Airfield information 293:Long Range Aviation 174:Ministry of Defence 146:50.19167; 129.50333 137: /  279:is an air base in 255:Length and surface 110:Show map of Russia 107:Zavitinsk (Russia) 438: 437: 274: 273: 270: 269: 184:Russian Air Force 508: 459: 452: 445: 423:Russian military 417: 410: 400: 399: 397: 395: 384: 378: 377: 366: 242: 241: 220: 218: 205: 203: 165:Site information 152: 151: 149: 148: 147: 142: 138: 135: 134: 133: 130: 111: 97: 96: 90: 78: 64: 63: 57: 43: 28: 19: 18: 516: 515: 511: 510: 509: 507: 506: 505: 466: 465: 464: 463: 406: 404: 403: 393: 391: 386: 385: 381: 368: 367: 363: 358: 216: 214: 201: 199: 145: 143: 139: 136: 131: 128: 126: 124: 123: 115: 114: 113: 112: 109: 108: 105: 104: 103: 102: 98: 81: 80: 79: 76: 75: 72: 71: 70: 69: 65: 34: 29: 17: 12: 11: 5: 514: 504: 503: 498: 493: 488: 483: 478: 462: 461: 454: 447: 439: 436: 435: 418: 402: 401: 379: 360: 359: 357: 354: 341: 340: 272: 271: 268: 267: 261: 257: 256: 253: 247: 246: 238: 237: 231: 227: 226: 222: 221: 211: 207: 206: 196: 192: 191: 187: 186: 181: 177: 176: 171: 167: 166: 162: 161: 158: 154: 153: 121: 117: 116: 106: 100: 99: 92: 91: 85: 84: 83: 82: 73: 67: 66: 59: 58: 52: 51: 50: 49: 48: 45: 44: 42:in Russia 31: 30: 23: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 513: 502: 499: 497: 494: 492: 489: 487: 484: 482: 479: 477: 474: 473: 471: 460: 455: 453: 448: 446: 441: 440: 434: 432: 428: 425:article is a 424: 419: 416: 412: 411: 407: 389: 383: 375: 371: 365: 361: 353: 351: 348:and then the 347: 338: 335:in 1972, and 334: 330: 326: 323: 322: 321: 318: 316: 315:Tupolev Tu-16 311: 309: 305: 304:Ilyushin Il-4 300: 298: 295:(a sister of 294: 290: 286: 282: 278: 266: 262: 259: 258: 252: 248: 243: 239: 236: 232: 228: 223: 212: 208: 197: 193: 188: 185: 182: 178: 175: 172: 168: 163: 159: 155: 150: 122: 118: 89: 56: 46: 41: 37: 32: 27: 20: 431:expanding it 420: 405: 392:. Retrieved 382: 374:the original 364: 342: 324: 319: 312: 308:Tupolev Tu-4 301: 276: 275: 190:Site history 394:19 December 281:Amur Oblast 213:1946 - 1994 210:In use 144: / 132:129°30′12″E 120:Coordinates 40:Amur Oblast 470:Categories 356:References 129:50°11′30″N 289:Zavitinsk 277:Zavitinsk 251:Direction 230:Elevation 101:Zavitinsk 68:Zavitinsk 36:Zavitinsk 22:Zavitinsk 325:303 TBAP 297:Ukrainka 265:Concrete 180:Operator 160:Air Base 337:Tu-22Ks 333:Tu-16Ks 245:Runways 215: ( 200: ( 329:Tu-16s 285:Russia 421:This 260:16/34 195:Built 170:Owner 427:stub 396:2022 235:AMSL 217:1994 202:1946 198:1946 157:Type 472:: 283:, 38:, 458:e 451:t 444:v 433:. 398:. 219:) 204:)

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Zavitinsk
Amur Oblast
Zavitinsk is located in Amur Oblast
Zavitinsk is located in Russia
50°11′30″N 129°30′12″E / 50.19167°N 129.50333°E / 50.19167; 129.50333
Ministry of Defence
Russian Air Force
AMSL
Direction
Concrete
Amur Oblast
Russia
Zavitinsk
Long Range Aviation
Ukrainka
Ilyushin Il-4
Tupolev Tu-4
Tupolev Tu-16
Tu-16s
Tu-16Ks
Tu-22Ks
84th Heavy Bomber Aviation Corps
55th Heavy Bomber Aviation Division
"Dal'nyaya Aviatsiya"
the original
"303rd Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment"
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Russian military
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