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Key Facts
Short Name: | |
Nickname: | unknown |
Main Role: | Training |
Secondary Role: | |
First Formed: | 1973 |
Parent Unit: | Academia Militar de Aviaci |
Current Status: | Active |
History
The unit was formed as Escuadrón de Enseñanza Basico de Vuelo and is part of the Academia Militar de Aviación.
Subordinate Units
None.
Aircraft
Type | Qty | Service | Example Serials |
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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 | 8 | 2008 – Present | 270-277 |
Unit Markings
Escuadrón Tucano |
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Main Bases
Base | Duration |
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Base Aérea Mejia/Toncontin IAP/Tegucigalpa | n/a – 1981 |
Base Aérea Soto Cano/La Palmerola AB/Comayagua | 1981 – Present |
Photographs
None currently available.
More Information
References
- Latin-American Military Aviation (John Andrade)
- World Air Forces Directory 2002/03 (Ian Carroll)
Other Sources
To be added.