 Originally constructed in the 1930s by Nazi Germany for the "Luftwaffe", it was unused during World War II but was damaged by Allied bombings.In 1945 after the war ended, the air base came into possession of the Soviet Union and entered limited service with the Soviet Air Force, who used the remains of the air base to house a small number of interceptor alert pads.In 1957 Western intelligence identified 25 Mig-15 (Fagot) jet fighters based at Baltiysk.