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El Salvador
Air Force
Unit History
Escuadrilla
Cuscatlán
Role: Aerobatic.
The unit was formed in 1959 as a Escuadrilla
acrobática with five FG-1D.
In the late 1970s the Escuadrilla was named "Escuadrilla Cobra" and received
F-51D Mustang. At the end of 1978 the Escuadrilla Cuscatlán, as the aerobatic
unit was known now, was equiped with Magister. But in 1979 the unit was
disbanded only to be reestablished in 1988 with four A-37B.
Air Bases:
| Base |
Duration |
|
San Salvador/BA Ilopango IAP
|
1959 - 1979 |
|
San Luís Talpa/BA
Comalapa IAP |
1988 - Present |
Aircraft Used:
| Type |
Qty |
Service |
Example Serials |
|
Vought FG-1D Corsair |
5 |
1959 - 1976 |
1-5 |
|
North American F-51D Mustang |
5 |
1976 - 1978 |
1-5 |
|
Fouga CM-170 Magister |
5 |
1978 - 1979 |
1-5 |
|
Cessna A-37B Dragonfly |
5 |
1988 - Present |
1-5 |
References:
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Latin-American Military Aviation
(John Andrade)
|
