Russian Airfields-kind of OT


Message posted by Sundog on September 05, 2004 at 21:14:54 PST:

Hi guys, there are some Russian airfields I am trying to get layouts of, but I can't find anything. I was wondering if you guys have seen satellite photos of them? I think, in some sense, Akhtubinsk would sort of be the equivalent to A51, in that it is very difficult to get near or get pics of, it seems, more so than Zhukovsky. I want to model these in MSFS.

1) Akhtubinsk air base. Located on the Volga just a bit north of Astrakhan, it is sort of the Russian equivalent of Edwards, crossed with Nellis, crossed with Eglin, in that they use it to develop their weapons systems/integration, etc.

2) Mari-1 at Mari (Mary) Turkmenistan. This airbase is where the Russian equivalent of "Red Flag" used to be based when they were the USSR.

3) Lipetsk - This is where they reportedly now hold their "Red Flag" exercises.

If I can't find any info on those, I'll probably try Zhukovsky (Ramenskoye), the Russian equivalent to Edwards in regard to prototype aircraft/first flights, since I have some good plan view pictures of that airfield.

Thanks!


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