Voronezh Malshevo

Voronezh Malshevo
IATA: none – ICAO: UUOW
Summary
Airport type		Military
Owner		Ministry of Defence
Operator		Russian Air Force
Location		Voronezh
Elevation AMSL		502 ft / 153 m
Coordinates		51°37′29″N 039°07′53″E
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
	8,202	2,500	Concrete

Voronezh Malshevo (also Malshevo, Mal'shevo, Voronezh Southwest, Baltimore) is an air base in Russia located 7 km southwest of Voronezh. Up until late 2009 it was the home of the 105th Composite Aviation Division and 455th Bomber Aviation Regiment, both with 16th Air Army/Special Purpose Command, the air forces command of the Moscow Military District. Following the air force reforms of 2009-10, it is now the headquarters of the 7000th Air Base.

Warfare.ru says: "unit # 23326. 7000th Guard Borisov-Pomeransk Double Red Banner Order Suvorov Airbase. Address: 394055, Voronezh. ex 105 comb div + 455 bbr, 183, 47 recce, 89 attack rgts. Planned staff 2009: 24 Su-24M, 4 An-30, 1 Mi-8, ? 2 Su-34. 2010: 2 sqdn Su-24M, 1 sqdn Su-24MR, Mig-25RB+ An-30. 20.10.2011 Su-24 crashed during landing in Amur distr, pilots dead."

The Natural Resources Defense Council listed it as a nuclear bomber base in a nuclear war study. However, no other sources on Long Range Aviation list it as a bomber base.

Aircraft operated

• Su-24M
• Su-24MP
• Su-34

References

• http://www.ww2.dk/new/air%20force/regiment/bap/455bap.htm