Grupo 1 de Artillería Antiaérea

Role: Air Defence.

The unit was formed on 6.2.1948 at Taller Regional Río Cuarto. On 1.1.1972 Grupo 1 de Artillería Antiaérea Escuela with Oerlikon 35 mm, Bofors 40mm L/60 and 90 mm moved to BAM Tandil. The group was tranferred another time to BAM Mar del Plata on 30.10.1981. During the Falklands War the unit operated from BAM Malvinas and around Port Stanley.

I Escuadrón Artillería Antiaérea

Role: Air Defence.

The unit was formed on 6.2.1948.

Aircraft Used:

Type	Qty	Service	Example Serials
Skoda 76mm L/50	n/a	n/a - n/a	no
Oerlikon 20mm L/70 Mod. 1938	n/a	1938 - n/a	no
Bofors 40mm L/60 Mod. 1936	60	1938 - n/a	no
M1A1 90mm L/50	n/a	1949 - n/a	no
Rheinmetall Rh-202 20mm	100	1978 - Present	no
KBM Kolomna SA-7A/B Grail	50/50	1982 - n/a	no
Euromissile Roland II	3	1983 - Present	no
IAI TCM-20	n/a	n/a - n/a	no

II Escuadrón Artillería Antiaérea

Role: Air Defence.

The unit was formed on 6.2.1948.

Aircraft Used:

Type	Qty	Service	Example Serials
Skoda 76mm L/50	n/a	n/a - n/a	no
Oerlikon 20mm L/70 Mod. 1938	n/a	1938 - n/a	no
Bofors 40mm L/60 Mod. 1936	60	1938 - n/a	no
M1A1 90mm L/50	n/a	1949 - n/a	no
Rheinmetall Rh-202 20mm	100	1978 - Present	no
KBM Kolomna SA-7A/B Grail	50/50	1982 - n/a	no
Euromissile Roland II	3	1983 - Present	no
IAI TCM-20	n/a	n/a - n/a	no

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Grupo 1 de Artillería Antiaérea

References:

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