Recife Air Force Base

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Recife Air Force Base
Base Aérea do Recife
Recife, Pernambuco in Brazil
Boeing SB-17G Flying Fortress Força Aérea Brasileira está na Base Aérea do Recife - Guararapes (REC - SBRF) Brazil.jpg
A Boeing SB-17G Flying Fortress on display at Recife in 2020
SBRF is located in Brazil
SBRF
SBRF
Location in Brazil
Coordinates08°07′35″S 034°55′22″W / 8.12639°S 34.92278°W / -8.12639; -34.92278Coordinates: 08°07′35″S 034°55′22″W / 8.12639°S 34.92278°W / -8.12639; -34.92278
TypeAir Force Base
CodeBARF
Site information
OwnerBrazilian Air Force
Controlled by Brazilian Air Force
Open to
the public		No
Websitewww.fab.mil.br/organizacoes/mostra/46/BASE%20A%C3%89REA%20DE%20RECIFE
Site history
In use1941-present (1941-present)
Garrison information
Current
commander		Cel. Av. Isaac Cordeiro da Fonseca Neto
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: REC, ICAO: SBRF
Elevation10 metres (33 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
18/36 3,007 metres (9,865 ft) Asphalt

Base Aérea do Recife – BARF (IATA: REC, ICAO: SBRF) is a base of the Brazilian Air Force, located in Recife, Brazil.

It shares some facilities with Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport.

History[]

Recife Air Force Base was created on 24 July 1941 by Decree 3,459.[1]

Units[]

Since January 2017 there are no permanent flying units assigned to Recife Air Force Base. Whenever needed, the aerodrome is used as a support facility to other air units of the Brazilian Air Force, Navy and Army.

Former Units
May 1969–January 2018: 2nd Squadron of Air Transportation (2°ETA) Pastor. The squadron was moved to Natal Air Force Base.[2]

Access[]

The base is located 14 km from downtown Recife.

Accidents and incidents[]

  • 28 July 1968: a United States Air Force Douglas C-124C Globemaster II registration 51–5178, flying from Paramaribo-Zanderij to Recife, while on approach to land at Recife, flew into a 1890 feet high hill 80 km away from Recife. The 10 occupants died.[3]
  • 21 December 1969: a Brazilian Air Force Lockheed C-130E Hercules registration FAB-2450 crashed shortly after takeoff. All 7 occupants died.[4]
  • 23 October 1992: a Brazilian Air Force Embraer C-95 Bandeirante registration FAB-2243 crashed in the vicinity of the Base while operating on a low level display flight. All 5 occupants died.[5]

Gallery[]

This gallery displays aircraft that have been based at Fortaleza. The gallery is not comprehensive.

  • Douglas C-47 Dakota

  • Embraer C-95B Bandeirante (FAB)

  • Embraer C-97 Brasília (FAB)

  • Cessna C-98A Caravan (FAB)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Instituto Histórico-Cultural da Aeronáutica (2005). História Geral da Aeronáutica Brasileira: após o término da Segunda Guerra Mundial até a posse do Dr. Juscelino Kubitschek como Presidente da República (1946–1956) (in Portuguese). Vol. 4. Rio de Janeiro: INCAER. pp. 125–135.
  2. ^ "2º ETA – Esquadrão Pastor". Spotter (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Accident description 51-5178". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Accident description FAB-2450". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Accident description FAB-2243". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 13 June 2021.

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