an early version of the Backfire, displayed together with the impressive Kh-22 / AS-4 Kitchen air-ground missile at the "Long Range Aviation Museum" at Dyagilevo AB, Ryazan
The Tu-22U was the least evolutionary of the entire Tu-22 family. Most of them where based at Dyagilevo near Ryazan, the main training base for Long-Range Aviation. The 43rd training centre (43 TsBP i PLS) was located there.