504 Squadron (Portugal) Explained

Unit Name:504 Squadron
Native Name:Esquadra 504
Dates:January 12, 1985
Country: Portugal
Branch:Portuguese Air Force
Role:VIP Transport
Command Structure:Operational Group 61
Garrison:Air Base No. 6
Garrison Label:Garrison/HQ
Nickname:Linces (Lynxes)
Motto:«Entre gente remota edificaram»
Mascot:Iberian lynx
Website:Esquadra 504
Commander1:Major João Filipe Dias Gaião Ribeiro Valente
Commander1 Label:Commander
Aircraft Transport:Dassault Falcon 50Dassault Falcon 900

504 Squadron "Linces" (Esquadra 504) is a special transport squadron of the Portuguese Air Force (PoAF). The unit operates the Dassault Falcon 50, and is based at Air Base No. 6, in Montijo, and also operates from the Lisbon Portela Airport.

The squadron is responsible for VIP transport of high level government officials, medical evacuation, urgent transport of human organs for transplant, and verification and calibration of navigational aids.

History

The squadron was officially formed on January 12, 1985, at Air Base No. 6 (Portuguese: Base Aérea Nº 6, BA6) upon the purchase of three Dassault Falcon 20, from Federal Express in 1984, for the transport of high level officials of the Portuguese government.

Two Dassault Falcon 50 were later acquired in 1989 and one more was purchased in 1991 to reinforce the squadron's aircraft fleet.

Starting from 1990 the squadron was permanently detached to the Transit Airfield No. 1 (Portuguese: Aeródromo de Trânsito Nº 1, AT1) in Lisbon.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Avião utilizado para tráfico de droga fica para o Estado como pagamento de dívida . 2023-02-25 . TVI Notícias . pt.