Escuadrón Aéreo 5 (Helicopterós)
 

Role: Transport/Liaison/Support.

The unit was formed on 25.7.1955 as Agrupamiento Provisorio de Búsqueda y Rescate with two Bell OH-13G. In July 1964 the unit got two Hiller OH-23F Raven (UH-12E). On 9.7.1965 the name was changed to Grupo de Aviación No.5 (Búsqueda y Rescate) with the addition of two Hiller OH-23F and one Cessna U-17A Skywagon. From 1970 the unit got eight UH-1H Iroquois. By 1975, another six ex-USAF, utility role UH-1B were obtained. The unit got its present name on 27.4.1994.

Air Bases:

Base	Duration
Base Aérea Gral. Berisso/Carrasco	1955 - Present

Aircraft Used:

Type	Qty	Service	Example Serials
Bell OH-13G Sioux	2	1955 - 1963	BR-001,002
Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub	2	1958 - 1991	530,531
Ryan Navion L-17B	2	1958 - 1975	no serial
Hiller OH-23F Raven (UH-12E)	4	1964 - 1994	026-029
Cessna U-17A Skywagon	1	1965 - n/a	n/a
Bell UH-1B/H Iroquois	6/15	1970 - Present	050-055,060-065
Bell 212	4	1980 - Present	030-033
Westland HC.2 Wessex	11	1997 - 2007	070-080
Eurocopter SA-365N Dauphin II	2	1997 - Present	090,091

Unit Insignia:

 

Escuadrón Aéreo 5 (Helicopterós)

References:

• World Air Forces Directory 2006/2007 (Ian Carroll)