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Ecuador
Air Force
Unit History
Escuadrón de Combate 2113
Role: 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 1968 and operated BAC-167
from 1972 until 1979, when the unit was disbanded only to be reactivated with Kfir
from 10.3.1982.
Air Bases:
| Base |
Duration |
|
Base Aérea Simón Bolivar/Guayaquil |
1962 - 1966 |
|
Base Aérea
Taura/Taura |
1966 - 1979 |
|
Base Aérea
Taura/Taura |
1982 - Present |
Aircraft Used:
| Type |
Qty |
Service |
Example Serials |
| Cessna H-41A Seneca |
6 |
1962 - n/a |
350 |
| Sikorsky H-19B Chickasaw |
6 |
1965 - 1973 |
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 |
10/3/2 |
1982 - Present |
901-915 |
Unit Insignia:
|
Escuadrón
de Combate 2113
|
|
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References:
- Latin American and Canadian Air Arms (Mach III)
- World Air Forces Directory 2004/2005 (Ian Carroll)
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