Temp (Темп; Russian for "pace") is a Russian military air base established in 2013 at the western end of Kotelny Island , serving the station Severny Klever ('Northern Clover' or 'Northern Shamrock'). It was established as part of a national initiative to secure Russia's arctic regions.
12-550: The base is home to the Aviation Command, 182nd Guards Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment of the 326th Heavy Bomber Aviation Division . Temp was originally developed in 1949 was a minor polar airfield during the Soviet era . Communication with the mainland at Tiksi Airport was supported by Lisunov Li-2 aircraft. The station consisted of two log barracks, a garage and tents. The Kieng-Uras fishing and hunting station
24-642: Is an Aviation Division of the Long Range Aviation of Russia. It was previously part of the 37th Air Army of the Supreme High Command. It was originally formed as the 326th Night Bomber Aviation Division, formed at Yegoryevsk in Moscow Oblast on 10 October 1943. On 23 June 1944, it was renamed the 326th Bomber Aviation Division. In 1945, it had three regiments of Tupolev Tu-2 bombers. 12th Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment
36-745: Is now able to receive Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft all year long which significantly improves the bases ability to re-supply. The base is known in Russian as the Northern Shamrock [ ru ] . This Russian military article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about an airport in Russia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . 326th Heavy Bomber Aviation Division 326th Tarnopolsky Order of Kutuzov Heavy Bomber Air Division (326 TBAD)
48-546: Is one of Russia's largest strategic Long Range Aviation bases in the Russian Far East . Located in Amur Oblast , Russia , 28 km north of Belogorsk , and 8 km north of the town of Seryshevo , it is a major nuclear bomber base, with large tarmacs and nearly 40 revetments . The base is home to the 79th Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment and the 182nd Guards Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment both of
60-473: The 326th Heavy Bomber Aviation Division . In 1955, Ukrainka was one of only six Soviet bases capable of handling the Myasishchev M-4 (NATO: Bison) bomber. The Tupolev Tu-22 (NATO: Blinder) operated from the base in the 1960s-1970s, and by the 1980s, its fleet consisted of a large number of Tupolev Tu-95 K22 (NATO: Bear-G) and a smaller number of Tu-95K (NATO: Bear-B) aircraft. By 1994, all of
72-567: The Russian government decided to restore the station. This work began October 29, 2013. The runway of the airfield is located on a pebble spit separating the Gulf of Stakhanovtsev Arctic from the lagoon , and is capable of servicing Antonov An-72 aircraft. The base serves about 50 military personnel. On the night of March 13–14, 2014, an airborne paratroop battalion of the Ivanovo 98th Airborne Division with 350 soldiers landed on an island near
84-514: The airfield as part of a readiness exercise. The personnel landed with the use of controlled parachute systems. After the landing, the soldiers “captured” the airfield for 40 minutes. This marked the first time such exercises were held in the Russian Arctic. In September 2014, the 99th Tactic Arctic Group permanently established the base by beginning construction of a runway, pier and accommodation for troops and their families. The airfield
96-442: The base included: The other two regiments listed under the control of the 326th TBAD by AirForces Monthly in 2007 were the 200th Heavy Bomber Air Regiment at Belaya , near Irkutsk, and the 444th Heavy Bomber Air Regiment at Vozdvizhenka (Ussuriysk). In 2009 there were extensive Air Force reductions. Strategic bomber units were reduced to three, with Ukrainka becoming the home of the 6952nd Air Base (warfare.ru reporting that it
108-608: The division was at the Ukrainka airbase in the Far East. The composition of the division included: In 2007–2009, the 444th Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment was disbanded. As of 2020, the division was reported based at Ukrainka with one element reportedly operating Tu-22M3 bombers from the Belaya air base as part of Russian Long Range Aviation . Ukrainka (air base) Ukrainka (also known as Ookrainka and Seryshevo )
120-564: The early Tu-95 variants had been replaced by the Tu-95MS (NATO: Bear-H). In 1998, it had 16 Tu-95MS16 and 27 Tu-95MS6 aircraft, according to START I treaty documents[#21]. Units stationed at Ukrainka have included: Tu-95 bombers that made up the 1023rd and 1226th TBAPs at Dolon in the Kazakh SSR were withdrawn to Ukrainka after the USSR dissolved in 1992. In 2007, units stationed at
132-461: Was briefly part of the division in 1959–60 at Ostrov , Pskov Oblast , while flying Tu-16s. Components in 1990 according to Michael Holm: Headquarters were located at: From 1987 to 1991, Dzhokhar Dudayev , who later became president of the self-proclaimed Chechen Republic of Ichkeria , was the commander of the division. The division's dispersal airfields included Ugolny Airport near Anadyr , Magadan Airport , and Tiksi . The command of
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#1732787301288144-431: Was located nearby, which included 5 buildings. To the north of Temp station, at the northern tip of Temp Bay, there was a fishing and hunting station Bysakh-Karga. In the 1960s, a radar surveillance site was installed, along with a company of soldiers. In the 1970s, some seismology research was done. In 1993, the station was mothballed. Around 2010, in the face of increasing international competition for Arctic resources,
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