BLINDER ORDER OF BATTLE BARANOVICHI AIRFIELD & NEZHIN AIRFIELD, USSR

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• Publication Date: April 30, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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BARANOVICHI AIRFIELD & NEZHIN AIRFIELD, USSR
1. SIGNIFICANCE:.
HIGHEST COMBINED TOTAL OF TU-22 (BLINDER) AIR-
CRAFT SEEN ON A SINGLE KH MISSION: 70 BLINDER
AT FOUR AIRFIELDS (SEE ALSO
2. REMARKS:
LOCATION:
BLINDER ORDER OF BATTLE
THE TU-22 (BLINDER) WAS FIRST DISPLAYED IN THE
TUSHINO AIR SHOW AS A FOLLOW-ON AIRCRAFT TO THE
TU-16 (BADGER). THERE ARE TWO VERSIONS OF THE
TU-22, BOTH TWIN ENGINE TURBOJET AIRCRAFT HAVING
SUPERSONIC CAPABILITY: THE BLINDER A, A CONVEN-
TIONAL BOMBER, AND THE BLINDER B WHICH IS FITTED
WITH ONE AS-4 KITCHEN ASM. THE TU-22 HAS BEEN
ASSIGNED TO BOTH THE LONG RANGE AIR ARMY AND THE
SOVIET NAVAL AIR FORCES.
BARANOVICHI AIRFIELD: 3 NM SE OF BARANOVICHI.
NEZHIN AIRFIELD: 2 NM NNW OF NEZHIN.
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5. FIRST IDENTIFICATION: BARANOVICHI AIRFIELD:
NEZHIN AIRFIELD:
6. NEGATION DATE: NONE
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7. SUBSEQUENT COVERAGE: BARANOVICHI AIRFIELD: ONE TALENT, 28 KH-4 AND
8.
DIMENSIONS/
4 KH-7 MISSIONS.
NEZHIN AIRFIELD:
21 KH-4 MISSIONS.
SPECIFICATIONS:
TU-22 (BLINDER):
LENGTH:
80 FT
WINGSPAN:
110 FT
GROSS WEIGHT:
185,000 LBS
MAXIMUM SPEED:
975 KTS
COMBAT CEILING:
48,000 FT
RANGE UNREFUELED:
2,850 NM
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should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. Fo
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(BLINDER B ONLY): 3,300 NM
9. MISSION READOUT:
BARANOVICHI AIRFIELD: OB: 26 BLINDER, 8 BADGER, ONE BEAGLE, 16 FISHPOT,
6 FITTER, 4 FIREBAR-TYPE, 14 FRESCO, 2 FAGOT, AND ONE CAMEL.
NEZHIN AIRFIELD: OB: 15 BLINDER AND 10 BADGER.
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use
should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support
Division, NPIC.
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BLINDER ORDER OF BATTLE,
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AIRCRAFT
26 BLINDER
8 BADGER
1 BEAGLE
16 FISHPOT
6 FITTER
4 FIREBAR - TYPE
14 FRESCO
2 FAGOT
1 CAMEL
AIRCRAFT
15 BLINDER
10 BADGER
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