VI Brigada Aérea
 

Role: Fighter/Fighter/Attack.

The unit was formed as Base Aérea Militar Tandil on 10.8.1944. On 3.12.1947 Regimiento 4 de Caza Interceptora with Gloster Meteor was established at this base and became part of VI Brigada, which was activated on 15.3.1949. On 9.1.1951 the brigade got its present name with Grupo 2 de Caza Interceptora and Grupo 3 de Caza Interceptora as subordinated units. In 3.1952 the brigade was disbanded and G2C and G3C became part of VII Brigada Aérea. The unit operated as Destacamento Aeronáutico Militar Tandil until 5.8.1955, when VI Brigada Aérea was reactivated with Grupo 2 de Caza-Bombardeo. The brigade was however disbanded again on 19.3.1956, operated until 1965 as Destacamento Aeronáutico Militar Tandil and until 21.12.1979 as Base Aérea Militar Tandil, when VI Brigada Aérea and Grupo 6 de Caza as a subordinated unit, were reactivated again.

Air Bases:

Base	Duration
Base Aérea Militar Tandil/Buenos Aires	1944 - Present

Aircraft Used:

Type	Qty	Service	Example Serials
FMA-Focke-Wulf Fw-44J Stieglitz	2	1946 - n/a	155, 158
de Havilland DH.104 Dove	1	1947 - n/a	n/a

Unit Insignia:

 

VI Brigada Aérea

References:

• Fuerza Aérea Argentina (official homepage)