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Unit History


Escuadrón III / Grupo Aéreo 7
 

Role: Transport.

In 1969 the unit received the surviving Gloster Meteor F4 from Grupo 3 de Caza-Bombardeo and operated them until 17.3.1971. The unit was reformed in 1983, when Escuadrón Helicópteros was disbanded.


Air Bases:
Base Duration

Base Aérea Militar Morón/Buenos Aires

n/a - 1988

Base Aérea Militar Mariano Moreno/José C. Paz

1988 - n/a

Aircraft Used:
Type Qty Service Example Serials
Gloster Meteor F4 14 1970 - 1971

C-002,005,019,027,029,037,038,051,

057,071,088,093,094,099

Sikorsky S-61R Sea King 1 1983 - 1993 H-72
Boeing CH-47C Chinook 2 1983 - 2000 H-91,H-93
Bell UH-1H Iroquois 10 1997 - 2006 H-09-H-12,H-14-H-19

References:

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

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