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• Photo Date: May 11, 2007
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• Tartu Raadi Air Force Base (Closed) - EETR, Estonia

Raadi used to be Soviets 8th largest Airforce base, home to the 132nd Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment, and it was so top secret that Tartu was closed to the outer world until Estonia gained their independence, it was even forbidden to say the name of the base out loud. The base had Tu-16 and Tu-22M nuclear weapons carriers and in the proximity was ramps to fire nuclear missiles. Today nature is taking over the buildings and the runway will be removed very soon. Plans are to build Estonias new national museum where the runway is now, which I think is sad as this is a piece of cold war history.

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Old control tower of Raadi Airbase

Han de Ridder EETR

3,704 1 0 Airport

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Old control tower of Raadi Airbase

Han de Ridder EETR

3,704 1 0 Airport

It was home to 132 TBAP (132nd Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment) which flew Tupolev Tu-16 and Tupolev Tu-22M aircraft

Ivar Reidla

3,782 1 0 Airport

Raadi used to be Soviets 8th largest Airforce base, home to the 132nd Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment, and it was so top secret that Tartu was closed to the outer world until Estonia gained their independence, it was even forbidden to say the name of the base out loud

Johnny Kristensen EETR

4,412 0 0 Airport

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Coming down the escalators to Terminal 3 train station

Johnny Kristensen ZBAA

3,517 0 0 Airport

Terminal 1 overview with the 1910 Farman hanging from the ceiling

Johnny Kristensen VHHH

3,056 0 0 Airport

New visitor to ESMS, MASKargo operating on behalf of Transmile

Johnny Kristensen TF-AAA

3,202 0 0 Boeing 747-236B(SF)