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Costa Rica
Air Force
Unit History
Servicio de Vigilancia Aérea
Role: Surveillance,Liaison,Support.
No unit history available.
Air Bases:
| Base |
Duration |
|
Base Aérea 2 San José/Juan
Santa Maria IAP |
1994 - Present |
Aircraft Used:
| Type |
Qty |
Service |
Example Serials |
| Cessna 206G Stationair |
4 |
1985 - Present |
MSP-004,005,006,007 |
|
De Havilland C-7A Caribou |
3 |
1990 - Present |
MSP-001,002,010(2) |
|
Piper PA-31T Cheyenne |
2 |
1990 - Present |
MSP-003,019 |
| Cessna 337 (O-2A) Skymaster |
3 |
1986 - n/a |
MSP-010(1),TI-SPF,TI-SPG |
|
Hughes 500 (369D) | 1 |
1985 - 1996 |
MSP-010(3) |
|
McDonnell Douglas MD.500E | 2 |
1985 - Present |
MSP-012,018 |
| Mil Mi-17 Hip-H |
1 |
1994 - 2002 |
MSP-016(1) |
| Piper PA-34 Seneca | 2 |
1980 - Present |
MSP-016(2),017 |
| Cessna T210N Centurion | 5 |
2006
- Present |
MSP-008,009,010(4),011,014 |
References:
- Latin-American Military Aviation
(John Andrade)
- World Air Power Journal 32, p.143-144
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Hughes 500E MSP-018 seen at San Jose in September 2006. (photo, Andrés Meneses) |
U206G MSP-006 seen at San Jose in October 2005. (photo, Diego Alonso Romero Alvarado) |
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