Escuadrón de Tareas Especiales
 

Role: Antarctic Flight Operations.

The unit was formed on 26.12.1967 for operations in Antarctica with Douglas C-47A/B Skytrain, DHC-2 Beaver, DHC-3 Otter and Grumman HU-16B Albatross. On 1.1.1972 the unit became part of Grupo Aéreo 7 at BAM Morón and was renamed Escuadrón de Búsqueda y Salvamento.

Air Bases:

Base	Duration
Base Aérea Militar Tandil/Buenos Aires	1967 - 1972

Aircraft Used:

Type	Qty	Service	Example Serials
Douglas C-47A Skytrain	2	1967 - 1972	TA-05, TA-07
Douglas C-47B Skytrain	1	1967 - 1972	TA-06
de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver	3	1967 - 1972	P-03, P-05, P-06
de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter	2	1967 - 1972	P-11, P-12
Grumman HU-16B Albatross	3	1967 - 1972	BS-01-BS-03

References:

• Douglas DC-3/C-47 en la Fuerza Aérea Argentina (Javier Mosquera / Guillermo Gebel / Atilio Marino)