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Uruguay
Air Force
Unit History
Role: Fighter/Attack/Training/Liaison.
The unit was formed on 31.12.1935 as Base Aeronáutica No.2
at Aeródromo Militar "Cap. Boiso Lanza" and moved in 1939 to the newly built
base at Durazno, which got
the name Aeródromo Militar "Tte. 2do. Mario W. Parallada" on 1.8.1939.
In 1940 the unit operated
three I.M.A.M. RO-37bis (1,5), two Potez 25 (1,10) and two de Havilland D.H. 82
Tiger Moth (16,17) from this base. In 1955 the first
operational unit of the Base Aeronáutica No.2, the Grupo de Aviación No.1
(Reconocimiento Táctico), later Grupo de Aviación No.1 (Instrucción y
Entrenamiento) and Escuadrón Aéreo No.1 (Ataque) and Escuadrón Aéreo de Vuelo
Avanzado, were formed.
Base Aeronáutica No.2 became Brigada Aérea II on 9.7.1965.
In 1978 Grupo de Aviación No.2 (Caza) became part of
Brigada Aérea II. On 7.3.1978 a reorganisation took place in Brigada Aérea II
and the Regimiento Táctico No.2 with the Grupo de Aviación No.1 (Instrucción y
Entrenamiento) and the Grupo de Aviación No.2 (Caza) was formed as part
of Brigada Aérea II. In 1981 the Centro de Instrucción y Entrenamiento (origin of
the Escuadrón de Vuelo Avanzado) was formed with the T-34A/B Mentor, while
the Grupo de Aviación No.1 received FMA IA-58 Pucará and the name of the unit
changed to Grupo de Aviación No.1 (Ataque).
Aircraft Used:
Role: Attack.
The unit was formed as
Grupo de Aviación No. 1 (Reconocimiento
Táctico) on 5.8.1955 with some
AT-6 Texan. From 1958 on the unit operated the North
American F-51D Mustang, which were formerly operated by the Grupo de
Aviación No.2 (Caza) at Base el Aeropuerto de Carrasco. From 1978 the Grupo de
Aviación No.1 (Instrucción y Entrenamiento), as the unit is known from 1961, operates
T-34A/B Mentor. In 1981 the Centro de Instrucción y Entrenamiento (origin
of the Escuadrón de Vuelo Avanzado) was formed with the T-34A/B Mentor, while
the Grupo de Aviación No.1 received FMA IA-58 Pucará and the name of the unit
changed to Grupo de Aviación No.1 (Ataque) on 22.12.1981.
The unit got its present name on 31.7.1995.
Aircraft Used: 750-757
Role: Fighter.
The unit was formed as
Escuadrilla de Caza on 15.1.1924 with a pair of SPAD 13.C1
and was later renamed
Escuadrilla de Caza 2 and reequipped with Waco JDH. In 1941 the unit was disbanded and the
Waco JDH were assigned to the
Escuadrilla de Información of Base Aeronáutica No.1.
The unit was reformed as
Grupo de Aviación No.2 (Caza) on 8.5.1951 as
part of Base Aérea No.1 with the newly
arrived F-51D Mustang.
In 1978 the unit became part of Brigada Aérea II and received its current name
after a reorganisation of the FAU in 1994.
Aircraft Used:
Brigada Aérea II
Type
Qty
Service
Example
Serials
de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth
5
1939 - 1948
600,602,603,604,611
Waco JHD
1
1941 - 1942
301
Potez 25A2
2
1941 - n/a
401,402
Curtiss SNC-1 Falcon
5
1942 - 1951
200-204,207
North American AT-6D Texan
3
1943 - n/a
340-342
Waco JHD
2
1946 - 1948
301,302
Ryan Navion L-17B
1
1951
- n/a
522
de Havilland DHC.1 Chipmunk
4
1958 - 1960
600-602,604
Type
Qty
Service
Example
Serials
North American AT-6B/C/D/G Texan
50
1955 - n/a
333-381
de Havilland DHC.1 Chipmunk
1
1958 - 1960
608
North American F-51D Mustang
25
1958 - 1961
250-274
Cessna U-17A Skywagon
8
1965 - n/a
Beech T-34B Mentor
29
1978 - 1981
650,651,660-687
FMA IA-58 Pucará
8
1981 - Present
220-227
Type
Qty
Service
Example
Serials
SPAD 13.C1
8
1924 - 1930
1-8
Waco JDH
6
1937 - 1948
1-6
de Havilland DH-82 Tiger Moth
1
1939 - 1942
15
North American AT-6B/C/D/G Texan
50
1942 - 1978
333-381
North American F-51D Mustang
25
1950 - 1959
250-274
Lockheed AT-33A Shooting Star
15
1956 - 1996
201-213
Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star
12
1958 - 1970
210-216,218-223
Cessna A-37B Dragonfly
16
1976 - Present
270-285
Role: Advanced Training.
The unit was formed on 15.8.1995. The squadron traces back its history to the Centro de Entrenamiento e Instrucción (C.E.I.), which was part of Base Aérea Nº 2 from 1953 till 1961 with some AT-6 Texan. In 1961 the Grupo de Aviación Nº 1 (Instrucción y Entrenamiento) was formed and from 1981 the group was split in the Centro de Instrucción y Entrenamiento de Vuelo Avanzado (C.I.E.V.A.), part of the Regimiento Táctico Nº 2, and the Grupo de Aviación No.1 (Ataque). The unit operated the Beech T-34A/B Mentor from 1978 till 1990. From 31.7.1991 on the Centro was renamed Escuela de Vuelo Avanzado with the Pilatus PC-7U. The unit got its present name in 1995.
Aircraft Used:
| Type | Qty | Service | Example Serials |
| North American AT-6B/C/D/G Texan | 50 | 1953 - 1961 | 333-344,346-354,356-379 |
| Beech T-34A/B Mentor | 17/29 | 1977 - 1990 | 630-646,650,651,660-687 |
| Pilatus PC-7U Turbo Trainer | 6 | 1993 - Present |
301-306 |
Role: Liaison.
The unit was formed on 31.7.1991. Aircraft Used:
| Type | Qty | Service | Example Serials |
| Cessna U-17A Skywagon | 1 | 1991 - n/a |
755 |
| Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub | 2 | 1991 - n/a | 730,731 |
| Cessna 206 Stationair | 1 | 1991 - Present | 744 |
| Cessna U206H Stationair | 4 | 1998 - Present | 710-713 |
Escuadrón de Base Aérea 2
Role: Base Operations.
No unit history known. Aircraft Used:
| Type | Qty | Service | Example Serials |
| no aircraft assigned |
Air Bases:
|
Base |
Duration |
|
Base Aérea Cap. Boiso Lanza/Montevideo |
1935 - 1939 |
|
Base Aérea Tte 2° Mario Parallada/Durazno |
1939 - Present |
Unit Insignia:
|
Brigada Aérea II |
|
|
References:
- World Air Forces Directory 2006/2007 (Ian Carroll)
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