Current Title:	Aviación Naval Paraguaya
Title in English:	Paraguay Naval Aviation
Abbreviation:	ANP

Narrative Summary:
The service was formed as Servicio Aeronáutica de la Marina in 1927. Naval aviation started in 1929 with the purchase of a Savoia Marchetti SM.59bis and one CANT 10. During the Chaco War the service received two Macchi M.18. One of these aircraft (serial R-5) made the first night aerial bombing mission in South America on December 20, 1934. After the war it was absorbed into the army air force only to become a separate force in the fifties again as Servicio Aeronaval de la Armada del Paraguay. During World War Two the ANP got two N3N through the Lend-Lease Program.

After their participation in the Revolution of 1947, the ANP was almost dismantled. This was due to the fact that the ANP fought on the rebel side and since the Government forces won, the Navy had to pay the price. There was only one N3N operational at that time. It was only 1950 when the ANP got three Republic RC-3. During the next years the service got only small quantities of transport and communication aircraft. During the 1960s the name was again changed and became Aviación Naval Paraguaya. In 1972 the naval aviation got its first helicopter, four Bell 47G Sioux.

Today the ANP is organised in three Grupo Aeronavals.

Key Dates:
1927		The service was formed as Servicio Aeronáutica de la Marina.
20 December 1934		Firrst night aerial bombing mission in South America.
1950s		Naval aviation was reactivated as Servicio Aeronaval de la Armada del Paraguay.
1960s		The service was renamed as Aviación Naval Paraguaya.

 

Current Status:
The aircraft of the Naval Aviation are fully operational.

Future Plans:
No information available.

National Insignia:
Current --- Historical

Aircraft Serial Numbering System(s):
Serial numbers consist of a three-digit number. Earlier transport aircraft were prefixed T, training aircraft E and helicopter H with a two or three-digit number. 

Unit/Base Aircraft Code System(s):
Coding system not used.

Aircraft Designation System(s):
None.

Current Aircraft Inventory:
Table of Current Service Aircraft

All-Time Aircraft Used List:
Alphabetical Order --- Chronological Order

Main Headquarters:
Ministerio de Defensa Nacional, Avenida Mariscal Lopez y Vicepresidente Sanchez, Asunción

Current Organisational Structure:
Today the ANP is organised in three Grupo Aeronavals.

Current Order of Battle:
Table of Current Order of Battle

Historical Orders of Battle:

Historical Order of Battle (as at 1932)

Current Air Bases:
The Paraguay Naval Aviation currently operates two mayor airbases.

Military Air Bases Listing

All-Time Air Bases Used List:
Military Air Bases Listing

Books:

None

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