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Unit History


Escuadrón Tucano

Role: Training.

The unit was formed as Escuadrón de Enseñanza Basico de Vuelo and is part of the Academia Militar de Aviación.


Air Bases:
Base Duration
Base Aérea Mejia/Toncontin IAP/Tegucigalpa n/a - 1981

Base Aérea Soto Cano/La Palmerola AB/Comayagua

1981 - Present

Aircraft Used:
Type Qty Service Example Serials
Cessna T-41D Mescalero 8 1973 - Present 217-221,223-225
Embraer EMB-312 Tucano 12 1984 - Present 250-261
Maule MT-7-235 Super Rocket 4 2008 - Present 270-273
 

Unit Insignia:

Escuadrón Tucano

References:

  • Latin-American Military Aviation (John Andrade)

  • World Air Forces Directory (Ian Carroll)

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