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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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Rotary-wing aircraft
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Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | Acquired | Notes | |
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Autogyros | ||||||
Cierva C.30 | United Kingdom | observation | 3[1] | Retired; 1 preserved | ||
Helicopters | ||||||
Aérospatiale SA315 | France | utility / SAR | 9[1][5] | |||
Bell 47 | United States | utility / liaison | 47G/J | 3 / 1[5] | Retired | |
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] | No longer in service | |
MD500 Defender | United States | observation | M | 14[5] | ||
Mi-171E | Russia | transport | 2[15] | For Antarctic use | ||
Sikorsky S-58 | United States | utility / transport | 58T | 2[5] | Retired | |
Sikorsky S-61R | United States | VIP | 1[16] | Retired, preserved. | ||
Sikorsky S-70 | United States | VIP | 1[17] |
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ 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.
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ 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 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
- ^ The military balance. 2022. James Hackett, International Institute for Strategic Studies. Abingdon, Oxon. 2022. pp. 392–395. ISBN 978-1-000-61972-0. OCLC 1296940601.
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- ^ 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.
- ^ "ANALYSIS: 2019 World Air Forces Directory pg. 10". flightglobal.com. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ "World Air Forces 1981 pg. 40". flightglobal.com. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- ^ "World Air Forces 2004". Flightglobal Insight. 2004. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
Bibliography
[edit]- 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) (27). Cordoba, Argentina: Fuerza Aérea Argentina – Escuela de Aviación Militar. 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) (28). Cordoba, Argentina: Fuerza Aérea Argentina – Escuela de Aviación Militar. Retrieved 2014-07-18.
External links
[edit]- (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)