List of aircraft of the Argentine Army Aviation

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This is a list of all aircraft (fixed-wing and rotary-wing) operated by the Argentine Army Aviation command since its formation in 1956. For the current inventory please refer to the main article.

Fixed-wing aircraft

Aircraft Origin Type # In service Notes
Aeritalia G.222 Italy Transport 3[1] 1977- [2] Inactive, possibly retired as of late 2015.
Beechcraft Queen Air B65-80 US Utility / light transport 1[1] [3]
CASA C-212-200 Aviocar Spain Transport 2
Cessna Grand Caravan EX 208 US Utility 2 2015- Two purchased, one delivered in 2015.[4]
Cessna 550 Citation Bravo US VIP transport 1 2015- [5]
Cessna T-41D US Trainer 5 [1] [n 1]
Cessna U-17A US Utility/liaison One (AE-205) preserved in Army Aviation Museum; used in Antarctic flights.[6][7]
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Canada Utility transport 1 DHC-6-200
1 DHC-6-300 [1]		 [8]
Diamond DA42 M US Multi-mission / surveillance 3[9] 2016- Purchased to replace the OV-1Ds.[10]
Douglas C-47/DC-3 US Transport 15 1954-1960 Transferred to the Argentine Air Force in September 1960.[11]
Fairchild SA-226 Merlin US Staff transport 1 Merlin IIIB
3 Merlin IVA [1]		 [8]
Grumman OV-1D Mohawk US Observation / electronic intelligence 23[12] 1992-2012 Additional two purchased for spares. As of late 2012 still 8 in strength, mostly inactive; all retired by 2015.[13][n 2]
Rockwell Sabreliner 75A US VIP transport 1 [1] 1974- .[14]

Rotary-wing aircraft

Aircraft Origin Type # In service Notes
Aérospatiale SA 315 Lama France High-altitude search and rescue helicopter 6 1975-
Agusta A109A Italy Scout/light attack helicopter 9 1979-2011 Withdrawn from active service; last 3 stored at Campo de Mayo as of 2012.[15]
Bell 47G US Utility, training helicopter 7 1965-1983
Bell 206 B3 US Utility / trainer helicopter 5 Used as a trainer in the Joint armed forces helicopter school.[16]
Bell UH-1 Iroquois US Utility, transport helicopter 75 1970- Five transferred from the Argentine Navy Aviation in 2010.[17]
Boeing CH-47 Chinook US Transport helicopter 2 1979-1982 Both lost during the Falklands War
Cicaré CH-14 Argentina Observation helicopter 1 2007- Prototype under development
Aérospatiale SA 330L Puma France Medium utility / transport helicopter 12[18] Five used in Falklands War, all lost.[19]
Eurocopter AS 332B Super Puma France Medium utility / transport helicopter 3 Used for Antarctic support
Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 US Light helicopter 9 1968-1979 [20]
Hiller UH-12ET US Trainer helicopter 8 1980-2013 [1]

See also

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ At least 10 T-41s according to other sources. See: Krivinyi, Nikolaus: "World Military Aviation", Arco Publishing Co, 1977. ISBN 0-668-04348-2
  2. ↑ According to Avialatina website, the last OV-1D (AE-039) was officially retired in November 2015.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "World Air Forces 1987 pg. 40". flightglobal.com. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  2. ↑ Abella, Carlos (29 March 2007). "Entre el cielo y el olvido - 30 años de Aeritalia G-222 en la Aviación de Ejército Argentino" (in Spanish). Roll Out. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  3. ↑ "Back to 1987: Don Torcuato’s 40th anniversary air show" - Gaceta Aeronautica 28 October 2013 (accessed 2016-04-16)
  4. ↑ "La Aviación de Ejército incorporó una nueva aeronave a su flota" (in Spanish). Ejército Argentino. 12 June 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  5. ↑ "EEUU autoriza la venta de tres aviones Cessna al Ejército de Argentina" (in Spanish). infodfensa.com. 3 February 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Se distinguió al Tcnl aviador de Ejército Pedro Acosta" (in Spanish). Ejército Argentino. 2 December 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  7. ↑ Mauricio Chiofalo, Andres Rangugni, Esteban Brea (27 April 2015). "Conmemoración del Día de Aviación de Ejército Argentino 2014". Gaceta Aeronautica (in Spanish). Gaceta Aeronautica. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  8. 1 2 http://img.en25.com/Web/flightglobal/%7B05ceef25-b72e-4bea-9a83-a7ab7d02e55a%7D_FC078_PREM_201412.pdf?elq=8e3c4206740f421b841b936ec1262a5a
  9. ↑ AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. March 2016. p. 16.
  10. ↑ "Misiones: la AFIP retuvo tres aviones que el Gobierno le compró al ejército de EE.UU.". La Nación (in Spanish) (La Nación). 17 January 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  11. ↑ Abella, Carlos (28 August 2014). "Recuerdo de viejas rencillas" (in Spanish). Roll Out. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  12. ↑ Javier Mosquera & Guillermo Gebel (31 December 2002). "10 años del OV-1D Mohawk en el Ejército Argentino". Gaceta Aeronautica (in Spanish). Gaceta Aeronautica. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
  13. ↑ Javier Mosquera (14 December 2012). "20 Años de OV-1D Mohawk en la Aviación de Ejército". Avialatina (in Spanish). Avialatina. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
  14. ↑ Abella, Carlos (5 July 2014). "Se accidentó el Sabreliner del Ejército" (in Spanish). Roll Out. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  15. ↑ Ay, Carlos (9 August 2012). "Agusta 109 in Argentine military service". gacetaeronautica.com. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
  16. ↑ Cicalesi, Juan Carlos; Rivas, Santiago (October 11, 2011). "Nuevos helicópteros para la Escuela Conjunta" [New helicopters for the Joint School]. Fuerzas Aeronavales (in Spanish) (Buenos Aires, Argentina). Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  17. ↑ Cicalesi, Juan Carlos; Rivas, Santiago (August 4, 2010). "Traspaso de los UH-1H de la Aviación Naval a la Aviación del Ejército" [Handover of the Naval Aviation UH-1H to the Army Aviation]. Fuerzas Aeronavales (in Spanish) (Buenos Aires, Argentina). Retrieved 2014-08-09.
  18. ↑ Andrade, 1982. Pag.13
  19. ↑ Smith, page 33.
  20. ↑ "World Air Forces 1971 - Argentina". flightglobal.com. Retrieved 2016-04-14.

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