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Argentina
Air Force
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)
|