List of aircraft of the Argentine Air Force
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C-130s flypass, Air Fest 2010 show, Moron Air Base, Argentina
This is a list of all fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft operated by the Argentine Air Force since its formation in 1945, and by its predecessor (the Army Aviation Service) since 1912 to 1945. Prototypes and aircraft evaluated but not used operationally are excluded. Aircraft are listed under the main role in which they were used for most of their operational life. For the current inventory see the list of active aircraft of the Argentine Air Force.
Fixed-wing aircraft[]
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A IAI Dagger
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A Saab 340
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Curtiss Hawk 75O
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A FMA IA-63 Pampa
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A McDonnell Douglas A-4AR
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A Morane-Saulnier 760
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A Boeing CH-47C
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A North American F-86F-30
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Learjet 35
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An Argentine Aerospatiale SA-315B Lama
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Lockheed KC-130H Hercules
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FMA IA-58A Pucara
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A-4AR (Fightinghawk) ground-attack aircraft.
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A Pampa II from the Argentine’s aerobatic display team Cruz del Sur
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes | |
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Combat Aircraft | ||||||
Ansaldo A.1 Balilla | Italy | fighter | 2[1] | |||
Bristol F.2 Fighter | United Kingdom | fighter | 42[2] | |||
Curtiss F11C Goshawk | United States | fighter | 10[3] | |||
Curtiss Hawk 75H | United States | fighter | Hawk 750 | 50[2][4] | one of which was a 75H | |
Mirage III | France | interceptor | IIIBE/BJ/CJ/EA/DA | 41[5][6][n 1] | 17 EA’s and 2 DA’s | |
Dewoitine D.21 | France | fighter | 38[1] | |||
Dassault Mirage 5 | France | attack | 5P | 10[1] | ||
Dewoitine D.21 | France | fighter | 38[1] | |||
Dewoitine D.25 | France | fighter | 11[1][n 2] | |||
Douglas 8A-2 | United States | fighter-bomber | 30[2] | |||
Douglas A-4 Skyhawk | United States | fighter-bomber | B/C/AR | 111[1] | of which 36 were A-4AR’s | |
Fiat G.55 | Italy | fighter | 45[2] | |||
Fiat G.59-2A | Italy | fighter | 1[2][1] | |||
IA 58 Pucará | Argentina | attack / COIN | 108[1] | |||
Gloster Meteor F.4 | United Kingdom | fighter | 100[1] | |||
I.Ae. 24 Calquín | Argentina | fighter-bomber | 100[1] | |||
IAI Nesher | Israel | multirole | 39[1][n 3][7] | |||
Nieuport 28 | France | fighter | 2[2][1][8] | |||
North American F-86F Sabre | United States | fighter | 30[1] | |||
SPAD S.VII | United States | fighter | 1[1][8][n 4] | |||
SPAD S.XIII | United States | fighter | 2[2][8][n 5] | |||
Bomber | ||||||
Airco DH.9 | United Kingdom | bomber | 1[2] | |||
Avro Lancaster | United Kingdom | bomber | 15[1] | |||
Avro Lincoln | United Kingdom | bomber | 30[1] | |||
Breguet 19 | France | bomber | 38[2] | |||
Caproni Ca.33 | Italy | heavy bomber | 4[2] | |||
English Electric Canberra | United Kingdom | bomber | 10[n 6][5][9] | |||
Fiat B.R.2 | Italy | bomber | 2[2] | |||
FMA AeMB.2 | Argentina | heavy bomber | 14[2] | |||
I.Ae. 24 Calquin | Argentina | tactical bomber | 108[2] | |||
Martin Model 139WAA | United States | tactical bomber | 22[1] | |||
Reconnaissance | ||||||
Ansaldo SVA | Italy | reconnaissance | 5/10 | 20[1][n 7] | of which 3 were SVA 10’s[1][n 8] | |
Caudron G.3 | France | reconnaissance | 6[1] | |||
Farman F.40 | France | reconnaissance | 2[2] | |||
FMA AeMO.1 | Argentina | reconnaissance | 12[2] | |||
FMA AeC.2 | Argentina | reconnaissance | MO.1/.2 | 12 / 20[2] | ||
Piper PA-18 | United States | reconnaissance | 7[2] | |||
SPAD S.XVI | United States | reconnaissance | 1[2] | |||
Transport | ||||||
Aero Boero AB-115 | Argentina | utility | 3[2] | |||
Aero Boero AB-150 | Argentina | utility | 1[2] | |||
Aero Boero AB-180 | Argentina | utility | 2[2] | |||
Airspeed Consul | United Kingdom | transport | 6[1] | |||
Aero Commander 500 | United States | transport | B/U/680 | 1 / 24 / 1[5] | ||
Avro Lancastrian | United Kingdom | transport | 2[2] | |||
Avro Lincoln | United Kingdom | transport | 1[10][n 9] | |||
Beech C-45 Expeditor | United States | transport | 4[1] | |||
Beechcraft King Air | United States | transport | 15[2] | |||
Boeing 707 | United States | VIP | 7[1] | |||
Bristol Freighter | United Kingdom | transport | 15[2] | |||
Bombardier Learjet LJ35A | Canada | VIP | 6[11][n 10] | |||
Cessna | United States | utility | 150/170/180 | 1 / 1 / 10[2] | ||
Cessna 182 Skylane | United States | utility | 91[2] | |||
Cessna 320 Skyknight | United States | utility | 2[2] | |||
Curtiss C-46 Commando | United States | transport | 2 [1] | |||
de Havilland Dove | United Kingdom | transport | 44[2] | |||
de Havilland Canada DHC-2 | Canada | transport | 6[2] | |||
De Havilland Canada DHC-3 | Canada | transport | 2 [2] | |||
De Havilland Canada DHC-6 | Canada | transport | 10[2] | STOL capable aircraft | ||
Dewoitine D.332 | France | transport | D.332/ D.338 | 2 / 2[2] | ||
DINFIA IA 35 | Argentina | transport | 67[2] | |||
DINFIA IA 46 | Argentina | utility | 7[2] | |||
Douglas C-47 | United States | transport | 50[1] | |||
Douglas C-54 | United States | transport | 9[2] | |||
Douglas DC-6 | United States | transport | 5[2] | |||
FMA AeC.1 | Argentina | utility | 13[2] | |||
FMA IA 50 Guaraní II | Argentina | transport | 29[1] | |||
Fokker F27 | Netherlands | transport | 15[5] | |||
Fokker F28 | Netherlands | transport | 7[5] | |||
Grumman Albatross | United States | SAR / utility | 6[2] | amphibious aircraft | ||
Hawker Siddeley HS 748 | United Kingdom | transport | 1[2] | |||
Junkers W 34 | Germany | transport | 6[2] | |||
Junkers F.13ge | Germany | transport | 2[2] | |||
Junkers Ju 52/3m | Germany | transport | 15[1] | |||
Junkers W 34 | Germany | transport | 1[2] | |||
Lockheed Electra | United States | transport | 10/12B | 3[2] | 2 of which are 12B Electra Junior’s | |
C-130 Hercules | United States | tactical airlifter | C-130E/H/L-100 | 3 / 5 / 1[5][12] | ||
KC-130 Hercules | United States | aerial refueling / transport | 2[5][12] | |||
Max Holste Broussard | France | utility | 12[1] | |||
Mitsubishi MU-2 | Japan | utility | 3[2] | |||
North American Sabreliner | United States | transport | 75A | 1[5] | ||
Piper PA-23 | United States | utility | Aztec C | 6[2] | ||
Piper PA-25 | United States | utility | 235 | 2[2] | ||
Piper PA-28 | United States | utility | 236/180 | 13[2] | 10 of which are Dakota’s | |
Piper PA-31 | United States | utility | 3[2] | |||
Piper PA-34 | United States | utility | 3[2] | |||
Saab 340 | Sweden | VIP | B | 4[1] | ||
Sud Aviation Caravelle | France | VIP | 3[2][1] | |||
Swearingen Merlin | United States | VIP | 2[2] | |||
Vickers Viking | United Kingdom | utility | 30 [1] | amphibious aircraft | ||
Helicopters | ||||||
Aérospatiale SA315 | France | utility / SAR | 9[1][5] | |||
Bell 47 | United States | utility / liaison | 47G/J | 3 / 1[5] | ||
Bell 212 | United States | utility | 6[5] | |||
Bell 412 | United States | utility | 2[1] | |||
Bell UH-1 | United States | utility | D/H | 4 / 1[5] | ||
Boeing CH-47 | United States | utility / transport | C | 3[5] | ||
Cierva C.30 | United Kingdom | observation | 3[1] | autogyro aircraft | ||
MD500 Defender | United States | observation | M | 14[5] | ||
Sikorsky S-58 | United States | utility / transport | 58T | 2[5] | ||
Sikorsky S-61R | United States | VIP | 1[13] | |||
Sikorsky S-70 | United States | VIP | 1[14] | |||
Trainer Aircraft | ||||||
Avro 504 | United Kingdom | trainer | K/N/504R | 113[2] | of which 66 were 504R Gosport’s[1] | |
Avro 626 | United Kingdom | trainer | 15[1] | |||
English Electric Canberra | United Kingdom | conversion trainer | T.64 | 2[n 6][5][9] | ||
Beechcraft 18 | United States | trainer | AT-11 | 30[1] | ||
Beechcraft T-34 | United States | trainer | AT-11 | 90[5] | 60 were licensed built by FMA | |
T-6 Texan II | United States | trainer | 12[15]< | |||
Blériot XI | France | trainer | 11[1] | |||
Boeing-Stearman 75 | United States | trainer | 3 [1] | |||
Curtiss JN-4 | United States | trainer | 14[2] | |||
Curtiss Fledgling | United States | trainer | 2[2] | |||
Deperdussin Monocoque | France | trainer | 1[1][8] | |||
EMB-312 Tucano | Brazil | trainer | 35[1] | turboprop trainer | ||
Fairchild PT-19 | United States | trainer | 1[2] | |||
Fiat G.46 | Italy | trainer | 48[2] | |||
FMA AeC.2 | Argentina | trainer | 7[2] | |||
FMA IA 63 Pampa | Argentina | trainer | 56[2] | of which 24 are AT-63’s[1] | ||
Focke-Wulf Fw 44J | Germany | trainer | 197[1] | |||
Focke-Wulf Fw 58 | Germany | trainer | 41[2] | also task as a transport | ||
I.Ae. 22 DL | Argentina | trainer | 200[2] | |||
Miles Magister | United Kingdom | trainer | 108[2] | |||
Morane-Saulnier G | France | trainer | 2[2] | |||
Morane-Saulnier L | France | trainer | 1[8] | |||
MS.760 Paris | France | jet trainer | 48[5] | |||
Nieuport II | France | trainer | II.G/IV.G | 2 / 2[2] | ||
North American NA-16 | United States | trainer | 30[1] | |||
North American T-28 | United States | trainer | 58[1] | |||
Percival Prentice | United Kingdom | trainer | 100[2] | |||
Etrich Taube | Germany | trainer | 1[2] | |||
Sukhoi Su-29 | Russia | aerobatics | 8[1] | used by the Cruz del Sur demo team | ||
Voisin V | France | trainer | 1 [1] | |||
Gliders | ||||||
Bölkow Phoebus | Germany | trainer | 1[2] | |||
Schleicher ASW 20 | Germany | trainer | 1[2] | |||
Eiri-Avion PIK-20 | Finland | trainer | 1[2] | |||
Grob Twin Astir | Germany | trainer | 3[2] | |||
LET L-13 Blaník | Czech Republic | trainer | 3[2] | |||
Schleicher Ka-7 Rhönadler | Germany | trainer | 1[2] | |||
SZD-30 Pirat | Poland | trainer | 4[2] |
References[]
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Footnotes[]
- ^ Ten new single-seat IIIEAs and two two-seat IIIDAs delivered from 1972, seven IIIEA delivered 1980.
- ^ According to Green & Swanborough (1994) The Complete Book of Fighters, five were built.
- ^ 35 single-seat Dagger As and four two-seat Dagger Bs, delivered from 1978 to 1982.
- ^ According to "World Air Forces - Historical Listings", 2 were in service.
- ^ According to "World Air Forces - Historical Listings", 2 were in service.
- ^ a b Additional 1981 order of 1 each B.62 and T.64 not delivered.
- ^ According to "Rumbos Aeronáuticos, Issue 28", 16 were in service.
- ^ "Rumbos Aeronáuticos, Issue 28" mentions only 1 in service.
- ^ Lincoln bomber B-003/B-022 was converted to transport.
- ^ two reconnaissance aircraft delivered each 1978 and 1980. Calibration aircraft delivered in 1981-2.
Citations[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au Ay, Carlos (2013-08-15). "Catálogo Ilustrado de Aeronaves de la Fuerza Aérea Argentina". Gaceta Aeronautica (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2014-01-03. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt World Air Forces - Historical Listings - Argentina accessdate:June 2014
- ^ Padin 1999, pp. 3-5, 15, 16.
- ^ Padin 1999, pp. 5-7, 15, 16-22.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Andrade 1982, pp. 11-15
- ^ Burden at al 1986, p. 144
- ^ Burden et al. 1986, p. 129
- ^ a b c d e Rumbos Aeronáuticos, Issue 27.
- ^ a b Burden et al. 1986, p. 90
- ^ Martin, Juan José, The Avro Lincoln in Argentina accessdate:June 2014
- ^ Burden et al. 1986, p. 87
- ^ a b Burden et al. 1986, p. 76
- ^ "World Air Forces 1981 pg. 40". flightglobal.com. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- ^ "World Air Forces 2004". Flightglobal Insight. 2004. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ Rivas, Santiago (14 August 2017). "Argentina to receive first Texan IIs in October, buy Bell 412s". IHS Jane's 360. Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
Bibliography[]
- Books
- Amores Oliver, Eduardo Juan (2007). Fuerza Aérea Argentina: Guía de Aeronaves Militares, 1912–2006 (in Spanish). Dirección de Estudios Históricos, Fuerza Aérea Argentina. ISBN 9789872408602. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
- Andrade, John (1982). Militair 1982. London: Aviation Press Limited. ISBN 0-907898-01-7.
- Burden, Rodney A; Michael I Draper; Douglas A Rough; Colin R Smith; David L Wilton (1986). Falklands - The Air War. London: Arms and Armour Press. ISBN 0-85368-842-7.
- Bellomo, Sergio; Cordon Aguirre, Arturo; Marino, Atilio; Núñez Padin, Jorge (1999). Núñez Padin, Jorge Felix (ed.). Curtiss Hawk. Serie Fuerza Aérea Argentina (in Spanish). Vol. 5. Bahía Blanca, Argentina: Fuerzas Aeronavales.
- Green, William; Swanborough, Gordon (1994). The Complete Book of Fighters. Godalming, UK: Salamander Books. pp. 175–7. ISBN 1-85833-777-1.
- Journal articles
- BRIEND, Comodoro (R) Roberto (December 10, 2012). "Aviones que equiparon a la Aviación Militar Argentina - Parte I" [Aircraft used by the Argentine Military Aviation – Part I]. Rumbos Aeronáuticos (in Spanish). Cordoba, Argentina: Fuerza Aérea Argentina – Escuela de Aviación Militar (27). Retrieved 2014-07-18.
- BRIEND, Comodoro (R) Roberto (December 10, 2012). "Aviones que equiparon a la Aviación Militar Argentina – Parte II" [Aircraft used by the Argentine Military Aviation – Part II]. Rumbos Aeronáuticos (in Spanish). Cordoba, Argentina: Fuerza Aérea Argentina – Escuela de Aviación Militar (28). Retrieved 2014-07-18.
External links[]
- (in Spanish) List of Argentine Air Force's current and former aircraft in "Aeromilitaria" website (retrieved 2009-05-13)
- (in Spanish) List of Argentine Air Force's current and former aircraft in "Gaceta Aeronautica" website (retrieved 2014-05-31)
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