Tukums Airbase
Tukums was originally airbase for the Luftwaffe, during Soviet occupation, Tukums was a reserve airfield, as well as a storage site for nuclear weapons, and the 29 x SU-24s (The Sukhoi Su-24) a supersonic, all-weather attack aircraft was kept here.
The weapons were hidden in two cement hangars that were covered with soil and vegetation. Information suggests that an RX-24 nuclear bomb weighing 430kg and a RX-26 nuclear bomb weighing 1,030kg were stored here, as were air-to-land missiles equipped with nuclear explosives.
The base became vacant after the dissolution of the USSR and now the airfield is back in use as the main Airport for nearby Jurmala.
The weapons were hidden in two cement hangars that were covered with soil and vegetation. Information suggests that an RX-24 nuclear bomb weighing 430kg and a RX-26 nuclear bomb weighing 1,030kg were stored here, as were air-to-land missiles equipped with nuclear explosives.
The base became vacant after the dissolution of the USSR and now the airfield is back in use as the main Airport for nearby Jurmala.
