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Honduras
Air Force
Unit History
Escuadrón de Helicópteros
Role: Transport, Support, SAR.
The unit was formed as Sección de Helicóptero
in 1964.
Air Bases:
| Base |
Duration |
|
Base
Aérea Mejia/Toncontin IAP/Tegucigalpa
|
1964 - Present |
Aircraft Used:
| Type |
Qty |
Service |
Example Serials |
|
Sikorsky S-52-2 |
1 |
1958 - 1965 |
814 |
|
Sikorsky S-55 (UH-19B) Chickasaw |
5 |
1965 - 1988 |
817-821 |
|
Sikorsky S-76A Spirit |
1 |
1980 - 1990 |
001 |
|
Hughes 500 (369D) |
5 |
1987 - Present |
900-903 |
|
Bell UH-1B/H Iroquois |
4/47 |
1976 - Present |
901-929, surviving reserialled 931-949 |
|
Bell 412SP |
10 |
1986 - Present |
970-979 |
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