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Ecuador
Air Force
Unit History
Escuela Superior Militar de
Aviación "Cosme Renella"
Role: Training.
Military aviation started in 1920, when two Escuela de
Aviación Militar were formed on 27.10.1920 in Guayaquil and Quito respectively, with the
help of an Italian Air Mission, who brought with them a handful of airplanes and
started to train Ecuadorian pilots. On 5.6.1921 the school in Quito was closed
and on 12.7.1921 the Escuela de
Aviación Militar "El Cóndor" and Aeródromo El Cóndor were
inaugurated and became the nucleus of the Compañia de
Aviación del Ejército. At the end of 1929 the EAM moved to a new airfield at
Latacunga. On 3.7.1935 the EAM moved to Base Aérea Simón Bolivar/Guayaquil
and became Escuela Militar de
Aviación. The Escuadrón de Entrenamiento
Aereo is part of the ESMA and currently operates T-34C, T-41D and MXP-650. In
time of an emergency the ESMA becomes Ala 24.
Air Bases:
| Base |
Duration |
|
Aeródromo Eloy Alfaro/Guayaquil |
1920 - 1921 |
|
Aeródromo El Cóndor/Guayaquil |
1921 - 1929 |
|
Base Aérea de
Latacunga/Latacunga |
1929 - 1935 |
|
Base Aérea Simón Bolivar/Guayaquil |
1935 - 1942 |
|
Base Aérea Ulpiano Paez/Salinas |
1942 - Present |
Aircraft Used:
| Type |
Qty |
Service |
Example Serials |
| Aviatik (SAML) B.III |
5 |
1920 - 1927 |
n/a |
| Ansaldo SVA.5 |
2 |
1920 - 1927 |
n/a |
|
Gabardini
Monoplano Gabarda |
3 |
1920 - 1927 |
n/a |
| Macchi M18 |
1 |
1920 - 1923 |
n/a |
| Savoia S.I.A. 7 |
1 |
1920 - n/a |
n/a |
| Travel Air 4000 |
2 |
1929 - 1932 |
R-1,R-2 |
| Ryan Brougham B.5 |
1 |
1931 - n/a |
Ecuador |
| Waco C.S.O. |
1 |
1933 - n/a |
n/a |
| Curtiss-Wright CW-14R Osprey |
2 |
1933 - 1936 |
R-3,R-4 |
| Curtiss-Wright CW-16E Light
Sport |
6 |
1935 - 1947 |
n/a |
| Curtiss-Wright CW-19R
Sparrows |
6 |
1936 - 1943 |
50,51,53,55 |
| IMAM/Alfa Romeo Ro-37bis |
8 |
1937 - 1941 |
n/a |
| Fairchild M62A |
4 |
1941 - n/a |
1,2,3,5 |
| Ryan PT-22 Recruit |
3 |
1941 - n/a |
n/a |
| North American AT-6B/C/D Texan |
4/5/9 |
1942 - 1957 |
64-81 |
| Fairchild PT-19A/B |
5/12 |
1943 - 1961 |
6-21 |
| Vultee BT-13B Valiant |
12 |
1944 - 1946 |
49-60 |
| North American T-6D/G Texan |
7/6 |
1953 - 1976 |
311-323 |
| Beech T-34A/C Turbo Mentor |
4/21 |
1962 - Present |
0014-0034,TH-314,334,344,629 |
| Cessna T-41A/D Mescalero |
9/12 |
1965 - Present |
433-444,835-841,845,847 |
| Cessna A-150L Aerobat |
24 |
1974 - Present |
500-523 |
|
Aerotec MXP-650 |
2 |
2002 - Present |
751,752 |
|
Diamond DA20C1 |
11 |
2012 - Present |
1060-1070 |
Unit Insignia:
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Escuela Superior Militar de
Aviación
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References:
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