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Unit History


Agrupación de Vuelo / Escuela de Aviación Militar

 

Role: Training.


The unit was formed in 1941, when Agrupación Aérea was disbanded. The unit was renamed Agrupación Aérea in 1946 and disbanded in 1951, when Grupo Aéreo Escuela was formed.

 

Grupo Elemental

Role: Training.

The unit was formed in 1941 and operated two Escuadrillas with Fw-44J Stieglitz.

Aircraft Used:
Type Qty Service Example Serials
Ae. M.Oe.1 6 1941 - 1942 42-47
Ae. M.Oe.2 14 1941 - 1942 48-61
Ae. M.E.1 7 1941 - 1945 1-7

FMA-Focke-Wulf Fw-44J Stieglitz

35 1941 - 1945 n/a

FMA-Focke-Wulf Fw-44J Stieglitz

51 1945 - 1947 n/a

FMA-Focke-Wulf Fw-44J Stieglitz

84 1947 - 1951 n/a
Percival Prentice T.1 100 1948 - 1951 E-301-E-400

 

Grupo Básico

Role: Training.

The unit was formed in 1941 and operated two Escuadrillas with North American NA-16. At about 1945 the group was renamed Grupo Avanzado.

Aircraft Used:
Type Qty Service Example Serials
North American NA-16 15 1941 - 1943 n/a
Junkers K43 2 1942 - 1944 106, 107
North American NA-16 25 1943 - 1963 Ea-302-Ea-307,Ea-308-Ea-331
FMA I.Ae. 22 DL 88 1945 - 1961 Ea-701-Ea-899
Beech AT-11B Kansan 18 1948 - 1951 n/a

 

Centro de Instrucción de Aviación

Role: Training.

The unit was formed on 30.12.1939.

Aircraft Used:
Type Qty Service Example Serials
Junkers Ju52 2 1940 - 1942 167, 168
Northrop 8A-2 5

1940 - n/a

402-404,406,407
Martin 139W 14

1940 - 1948

501-506, 509-511, 513-515, 517, 518

Curtiss Hawk 75O

17

1941 - 1942

601-609,623-630

 

Escuadrilla de Servicios

Role: Transport/Liaison.

No unit history known.

Aircraft Used:
Type Qty Service Example Serials
Junkers K43 3 1944 - 1948 T-105-T-107
Junkers Ju52 1 1946 - 1950 T-160

Douglas C-47B Skytrain

1 1948 - 1951 T-19

 

 

Air Bases:

Base

Duration

Guarnicación Aérea Córdoba/Córdoba

1941 - 1951

 

 

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