VIII Brigada Aérea
 

Role: Fighter.

The unit was formed as Escuadrón Mariano Moreno on 7.12.1971. On 21.9.1973 Base Aérea Militar Mariano Moreno was established and the squadron became Escuadrón I de Caza Interceptora with the recently arrived Dassault Mirage IIID/E and its subordinated Escuadrilla de Servicios with two Beech B-45, one FMA-Cessna A.182J and one Cessna 320. On 5.1.1976 the squadron became Grupo de Operaciones 8, which was later renamed Grupo 8 de Caza and operated Dassault Mirage IIID/E. The unit disbanded on 16.5.1988.

Air Bases:

Base	Duration
Base Aérea Militar Mariano Moreno/José C. Paz	1976 - 1988

Aircraft Used:

Type	Qty	Service	Example Serials
no aircraft assigned

References:

• Fuerza Aérea Argentina (official homepage)