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Argentina
Air Force
Unit History
Regimiento 1 de Bombardeo
Role: Bomber.
The unit was formed
on 11.1.1944 from the disbanded Regimiento Aéreo 1 at BAM El
Palomar and moved to BAM Coronel Pringles on 28.11.1946. After a reorganisation
on 9.1.1951 the name
of the unit was changed to Grupo 1 de Bombardeo.
Grupo
I
Role: Bomber.
The unit was formed on 11.1.1944 and was disbanded on 9.1.1951.
Aircraft Used:
|
Type |
Qty |
Service |
Example
Serials |
|
Martin 139W |
13 |
1944 - 1951 |
B-501, B-503-B-505, B-509-B-512,
B-514, B-516, B-517, B-521, B-522 |
|
Beech AT-11B Kansan |
3 |
1946 - 1951 |
n/a |
|
Avro Lincoln BMk.II |
30 |
1947 - 1951 |
B-001-B-030 |
Grupo II
Role: Bomber.
The unit was formed in 1948 and was disbanded on 9.1.1951.
Aircraft Used:
|
Type |
Qty |
Service |
Example
Serials |
|
Avro Lancaster Mk.I |
15 |
1948 - 1950 |
B-031-B-045 |
Grupo Experimental de Vuelo
Role: Test.
The unit was formed on 3.9.1947 and disbanded on 2.8.1949, when all aircraft
were reassigned to Regimiento 3 de Ataque at Base Aérea Militar
El Plumerillo at Mendoza.
Aircraft Used:
|
Type |
Qty |
Service |
Example
Serials |
|
FMA I.A. 24 Calquin |
10 |
1947 - 1949 |
Ex-01-Ex-10 |
Air Bases:
|
Base
|
Duration |
|
Base Aérea Militar El Palomar/Buenos Aires |
1940 - 1946 |
|
Base Aérea Militar Coronel Pringles/Villa
Reynolds |
1946 - 1951 |
Unit Insignia:
|
Regimiento 1 de Bombardeo |
|
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References:
-
FMA I.Aé. 24
Calquin (Atilio Baldini & Sergio Bontti/Serie Fuerza Aérea Nro. 13) -
Avro Lancaster, Lancastrian & Lincoln (Fernando C.
Benedetto/Serie
Fuerza Aérea Argentina Nro. 17)
|
