Base Oficial de Aviación Civil (BOAC)

Role: Training.

The unit was formed as Dirección Nacional de Aviación Civil in 1947, became Base Oficial de Vuelo con Motor in 1956, Base Oficial de Aviación Civil in 1959 and was disbanded in 1972.

Escuadrón Aéreo

Role: Training.

No unit history known.

Aircraft Used:

Type	Qty	Service	Example Serials
Sikorsky S-51 Dragonfly	15	1947 - 1968	LV-XXQ,LV-XXR,LV-XXS,LV-XXT, LV-XXU,LV-XXV,LV-XXW,LV-XXY, LV-XXZ,LV-XYD,LV-XYE,LV-XYF, LV-XYG,LV-XYH,LV-XYI
Max Holste M.H. 1521 Broussard	10	1958 - 1972	PG-331-PG-340
Beech B-45 (T-34A) Mentor	8	1962 - 1969	LQ-HHV,LQ-HHW,LQ-HHX,LQ-HHY, LQ-HHZ,LQ-HLF,LQ-HNE,LQ-HNF
FMA-Cessna A.182J/K/N	2/4/2/3	1966 - 1972	PG-344, 350, 355, 361, 366, 369, 377, 378, 380
Bell 47G/J	6	1967 - 1972	H-52,H-53

Escuadrón Verificación Aérea

Role: Calibration.

The unit was formed in 1969 as part of Base Oficial de Aviación Civil (BOAC), became part of Grupo Aéreo Estatal (GAE) in 1972 and Instituto Nacional de Aviación Civil (INAC) on 3.11.1972.

Aircraft Used:

Type	Qty	Service	Example Serials
Douglas R4D-5 Skytrain	1	1969 - 1972	VR-11
Douglas C-47A Skytrain	2	1970 - 1977	VR-10, VR-14
Douglas DC-3	1	1970 - 1972	VR-12
FMA I.A. 50 Guarani II	2	1971 - 1990	VR-15, VR-16

Escuadrón Sanitario

Role: Medical Evacuation.

No unit history known.

Aircraft Used:

Type	Qty	Service	Example Serials
Douglas C-47A Skytrain	1	1969 - 1971	TS-03
Douglas C-47B Skytrain	1	1969 - 1971	TS-04

Escuadrilla de Servicios

Role: Transport/Liaison.

No unit history known.

Aircraft Used:

Type	Qty	Service	Example Serials
Douglas R4D-1 Skytrain	1	1969 - 1972	TC-11
Douglas C-47A Skytrain	1	1971 - 1972	T-101

Air Bases:

Unit Insignia:

 

Base Oficial de Aviación Civil

References:

• World Air Forces Directory 2009/2010 (Ian Carroll)