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Unit History
Ala de Combate 21
Role: Fighter, Fighter/Attack.
The Ala de Combate 21 was forrmed in 1957 as Grupo Aérea Taura with Escuadrón
Táctico 12, Escuadrón Táctico 13
and Escuadrón Táctico 14 as subordinated units.
Escuadrón de Combate 2111 "Jaguares"
Role: Fighter, Fighter/Attack.
The unit became operational as Escuadrón Táctico 13 with Gloster Meteors in January 1957 as a
unit of Grupo Aérea de Taura. The unit was renumbered Escuadrón de Combate 2111 in
1966 and used the Jaguar aircraft from 1977. In 1981 the name of the squadron
was changed from "Aguilas" (Eagles) to "Jaguares" (Jaguar).
The unit was disbanded in 2002, when the Jaguar
were put in storage to be later sold.Aircraft Used:
| Type |
Qty |
Service |
Example
Serials |
| Gloster Meteor FR.9 |
12 |
1954 - 1977 |
FF-111-FF-122 |
| Sepecat Jaguar S/B |
10/2 |
1977 - 2002 |
283,289,302,305,309.318,
327,329,339,340,348,349 |
Escuadrón de Combate 2112 "Mirage"
Role: Fighter, Fighter/Attack.
The unit became operational as Escuadrón Táctico 14 with
Lockheed F-80C/T-33A in January 1957 as a unit of Grupo Aérea de Taura. When
enough Lockheed F-80C were available the Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star
formed at new squadron at BA Taura,
Escuadrón Táctico 12. The unit was
renumbered Escuadrón de Caza-Bombardeo 2112 in
1966. From 1975 till 1979 the squadron operated A-37B. The unit
was reequipped in 1978 with the recently procured
Mirage F-1JA. In late 2009 the squadron received six Dassault Mirage 50DV/50EV
from Venezuela.
Aircraft Used:
| Type |
Qty |
Service |
Example Serials |
| Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star |
8 |
1956 - 1957 |
601-608
|
| Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star |
16 |
1957 - 1964 |
720-735 |
| Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star |
16 |
1964 - 1974 |
TF-184,394,769,808-810,851,867,
872,884 |
| North American T-28A Trojan |
10 |
1968 - 1977 |
n/a |
| Cessna A-37B Dragonfly |
13 |
1975 - 1979 |
374-386 |
|
Dassault Mirage F-1JA/E |
16/2 |
1978 - Present |
801-816,830-831 |
|
Dassault Mirage 50DV/50EV |
3/3 |
2009 - Present |
1050-1055 |
|
Atlas Cheetah C |
12 |
2011 - Present |
n/a |
Escuadrón de Combate 2113 "Leones"
Role: Fighter, Fighter/Attack.
The unit was formed on 4.6.1962 as Escuadrilla de Vuelo 1 of the Escuadrón de Rescate y Salvamento
2113 with six H-41A Seneca at Guyaquil. The squadron received six
H-19B in 1965. On the 23.11.1972 a new unit was formed, the Grupo de Rescate 221
to operate the helicopters, part of the newly formed Ala de Combate 22.
The Escuadrón de Combate 2113, as the unit is now known in Taura, became operational with T-28D in 1966 and operated BAC-167
from 1972 until 1979, when the unit was disbanded only to be reactivated with Kfir
from 10.3.1982.
Aircraft Used:
| Type |
Qty |
Service |
Example
Serials |
| Cessna H-41A Seneca |
6 |
1962 - n/a |
350 |
| Sikorsky H-19B Chickasaw |
6 |
1965 - n/a |
n/a |
| Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 |
1 |
1967 - 1981 |
n/a |
| North American T-28D Trojan |
10 |
1968 - 1977 |
n/a |
| BAC 167 Strikemaster 89/89A |
8/8 |
1972 - 1979 |
243-258 |
| IAI Kfir C2/CE/TC2 |
12/3/3 |
1982 - Present |
901-915,930-932 |
Air Bases:
|
Base
|
Duration |
|
Base Aérea Taura/Taura |
1957 - Present |
Unit Insignia:
|
Ala
de Combate 21 |
 |
References:
- Latin American and Canadian Air Arms (Mach III)
- World Air Forces Directory 2004/2005 (Ian Carroll)
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