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Unit History


Grupo 1 de Aviación

 

Role: Bomber/Fighter/Observation/Training.


The unit was formed on 23.1.1922, when the Escuela Militar de Aviación was disbanded. The group was disbanded on 13.1.1927, when Grupo 1 de Observación was formed.

 

 

Escuadrilla de Caza

Role: Fighter.

The unit was formed on 23.1.1922 and split into two Escuadrillas de Cazas at the end of 1922.

Aircraft Used:
Type Qty Service Example Serials
Avro 504K Gosport 3 1922 - n/a n/a
Ansaldo S.V.A.5 Primo 8 1922 - 1922 n/a
Ansaldo S.V.A.10 1 1922 - 1922 n/a
Nieuport 28C-1 Bebé 1 1922 - 1922 n/a
SPAD S.XIII 2 1922 - n/a n/a

 

1° Escuadrilla de Caza

Role: Fighter.

The unit was formed at the end of 1922, when Escuadrilla de Caza was split.

Aircraft Used:
Type Qty Service Example Serials
Ansaldo S.V.A.5 Primo 4 1922 - 1927 n/a
Ansaldo S.V.A.10 1 1922 - 1927 n/a

 

2° Escuadrilla de Caza

Role: Fighter.

The unit was formed at the end of 1922, when Escuadrilla de Caza was split.

Aircraft Used:
Type Qty Service Example Serials
Ansaldo S.V.A.5 Primo 4 1922 - 1927 n/a

 

Escuadrilla de Observación

Role: Observation.

The unit was formed on 23.1.1922.

Aircraft Used:
Type Qty Service Example Serials
SAML Aviatik 2 1922 - n/a n/a

 

Escuadrilla de Bombardeo

Role: Bomber.

The unit was formed on 23.1.1922.

Aircraft Used:
Type Qty Service Example Serials
Caproni Ca.33 4 1922 - n/a n/a

 

Sección de Entrenamiento

Role: Training.

The unit was formed on 23.1.1922.

Aircraft Used:
Type Qty Service Example Serials
Avro 504K Gosport 18 1922 - 1925 n/a
Bristol F.2B 16 1922 - 1926 1-16
Curtiss JN-4D Jenny 5 1922 - 1925 n/a
Morane Saulnier A.1 1 1923 - 1925 n/a
Morane Saulnier AR.35 1 1923 - 1925 n/a

 

Sección de Reconocimiento Fotográfio

Role: Survey.

The unit was formed on 23.1.1922.

Aircraft Used:
Type Qty Service Example Serials
n/a      

 

Air Bases:

Base

Duration
Base Aérea Militar El Palomar/Buenos Aires 1922 - 1927

 

 

References:

  • Latin-American Military Aviation (John Andrade)

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