Medyn-Aduyevo
Encyclopedia
Medyn-Aduyevo was an Soviet Air Force
base in Kaluga Oblast
, Russia
located 56 km northwest of Kaluga
. It was a 1960s-era airbase, situated 9 km northeast of the town of Medyn
.
By the 1980s or 1990s the airfield had been completely plowed over into pasture. A Degree Confluence Project
intersection is along the former southern tarmac. Two confluence hunters did not see any remains or even suspect them, but visit photos clearly show wide clearings and revetments grown over by vegetation.
Soviet Air Force
The Soviet Air Force, officially known in Russian as Военно-воздушные силы or Voenno-Vozdushnye Sily and often abbreviated VVS was the official designation of one of the air forces of the Soviet Union. The other was the Soviet Air Defence Forces...
base in Kaluga Oblast
Kaluga Oblast
Kaluga Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Kaluga.-Geography:Kaluga Oblast is located in the central part of the East European Plain. The Smolensk Highland lays in the western and north-western part of the oblast, while the Central Russian Highland -...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
located 56 km northwest of Kaluga
Kaluga
Kaluga is a city and the administrative center of Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Oka River southwest of Moscow. Population: It is served by Grabtsevo Airport.-History:...
. It was a 1960s-era airbase, situated 9 km northeast of the town of Medyn
Medyn
Medyn is a town in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Medyn River , northwest of Kaluga. Population: The now-defunct airbase Medyn-Aduyevo is situated northeast of Medyn.-History:...
.
By the 1980s or 1990s the airfield had been completely plowed over into pasture. A Degree Confluence Project
Degree Confluence Project
The Degree Confluence Project is a World Wide Web-based all-volunteer project which aims to have people visit each of the integer degree intersections of latitude and longitude on Earth, posting photographs and a narrative of each visit online. Intersections are defined on the horizontal datum WGS...
intersection is along the former southern tarmac. Two confluence hunters did not see any remains or even suspect them, but visit photos clearly show wide clearings and revetments grown over by vegetation.
External links
- Degree Confluence Project page for Medyn-Aduyevo location (pages may be in Russian)