List of aircraft of the Argentine Army Aviation explained

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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. Prototypes and aircraft evaluated but not used operationally are excluded.

Fixed-wing aircraft

AircraftOriginTypeTotal # In serviceNotes
Aeritalia G.222ItalyTransport3[1] 1977- 2015[2] Inactive, possibly retired as of late 2015.
Beechcraft Queen Air B65-80USUtility / light transport1[3]
CASA C-212-200 AviocarSpainTransport2
Cessna Grand Caravan EX 208USUtility42015–presentTwo purchased, and one delivered, in 2015.[4] Two purchased and delivered in 2016.[5]
Cessna 550 Citation BravoUSVIP transport12015–present[6]
Cessna T-41DUSTrainer5 [7]
Cessna U-17AUSUtility/liaisonOne (AE-205) preserved in Army Aviation Museum; used in Antarctic flights.[8] [9]
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin OtterCanadaUtility transport1 DHC-6-200
1 DHC-6-300 		[10]
Diamond DA42 MUSMulti-mission / surveillance3[11] 2016–presentPurchased to replace the OV-1Ds.[12]
Douglas C-47/DC-3USTransport151954-1960Transferred to the Argentine Air Force in September 1960.[13]
Fairchild SA-226 MerlinUSStaff transport1 Merlin IIIB
3 Merlin IVA
Grumman OV-1D MohawkUSObservation / electronic intelligence23[14] 1992-2012Additional two purchased for spares. As of late 2012 still 8 in strength, mostly inactive; all retired by 2015.[15] [16]
Rockwell Sabreliner 75AUSVIP transport1 1974–present [17]

Rotary-wing aircraft

AircraftOriginTypeTotal # In serviceNotes
Aérospatiale SA 315 LamaFranceHigh-altitude search and rescue helicopter61975–present
Aérospatiale SA 330L PumaFranceMedium utility / transport helicopter12[18] 1978-1996Five used in Falklands War, all lost.[19]
Agusta A109AItalyScout/light attack helicopter91979-2011Withdrawn from active service; last 3 stored at Campo de Mayo as of 2012.[20]
Bell 47GUSUtility, training helicopter7 1965-1983
Bell 206 B3USUtility / trainer helicopter5Used as a trainer in the Joint armed forces helicopter school.[21] 15-20 helicopters to be purchased, ex-Italian Army and Carabineri.
Bell UH-1 IroquoisUSUtility, transport helicopter751967–presentFive transferred from the Argentine Navy Aviation in 2010.[22] Nine lost in Falklands War.
Boeing CH-47 ChinookUSTransport helicopter21979-1982Both lost during the Falklands War.
Cicaré CH-14ArgentinaObservation helicopter12007–presentPrototype under development.
Eurocopter AS 332B Super PumaFranceMedium utility / transport helicopter3Used for Antarctic support.
Fairchild Hiller FH-1100USLight helicopter91968-1979[23]
Hiller UH-12ETUSTrainer helicopter81980-2013

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Air Forces 1987 pg. 40 . flightglobal.com . 16 April 2016.
  2. Web site: Entre el cielo y el olvido - 30 años de Aeritalia G-222 en la Aviación de Ejército Argentino . es . Carlos . Abella . 29 March 2007 . Roll Out . 2016-04-16.
  3. http://www.gacetaeronautica.com/gaceta/wp-102/?p=2592 "Back to 1987: Don Torcuato’s 40th anniversary air show" - Gaceta Aeronautica 28 October 2013
  4. Web site: La Aviación de Ejército incorporó una nueva aeronave a su flota . es . Ejército Argentino . 12 June 2015 . April 16, 2015.
  5. Web site: Arribaron al país dos nuevos aviones para el Ejército . es . Presiencia de la Nacion . 30 December 2016 . July 21, 2017.
  6. Web site: EEUU autoriza la venta de tres aviones Cessna al Ejército de Argentina . es . infodfensa.com . 3 February 2015 . April 16, 2015.
  7. At least 10 T-41s according to other sources. See: Krivinyi, Nikolaus: "World Military Aviation", Arco Publishing Co, 1977.
  8. Web site: Se distinguió al Tcnl aviador de Ejército Pedro Acosta . es . Ejército Argentino . 2 December 2015 . April 16, 2015.
  9. Web site: Conmemoración del Día de Aviación de Ejército Argentino 2014 . Mauricio Chiofalo . Andres Rangugni . Esteban Brea . 27 April 2015 . es . Gaceta Aeronautica . 2016-04-16 .
  10. Web site: Eloqua - Error Information.
  11. Book: AirForces Monthly. March 2016. Key Publishing Ltd. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. 16.
  12. News: Misiones: la AFIP retuvo tres aviones que el Gobierno le compró al ejército de EE.UU.. La Nación . La Nación . es . 17 January 2016 . 14 April 2016.
  13. Web site: Recuerdo de viejas rencillas . es . Carlos . Abella . 28 August 2014 . Roll Out . 2016-04-16.
  14. Web site: 10 años del OV-1D Mohawk en el Ejército Argentino . Javier Mosquera . Guillermo Gebel . amp. 31 December 2002 . es . Gaceta Aeronautica . 2016-04-14 .
  15. Web site: 20 Años de OV-1D Mohawk en la Aviación de Ejército . Javier Mosquera . 14 December 2012 . es . Avialatina . 2016-04-14 .
  16. According to Avialatina website, the last OV-1D (AE-039) was officially retired in November 2015.
  17. Web site: Se accidentó el Sabreliner del Ejército . es . Carlos . Abella . 5 July 2014. Roll Out . 2016-04-16.
  18. Andrade, 1982. Pag.13
  19. Smith, page 33.
  20. Web site: Agusta 109 in Argentine military service . Carlos . Ay . 9 August 2012 . gacetaeronautica.com . 2016-04-15.
  21. Cicalesi . Juan Carlos . Rivas . Santiago . October 11, 2011 . Nuevos helicópteros para la Escuela Conjunta . New helicopters for the Joint School . es . Fuerzas Aeronavales . Buenos Aires, Argentina . 2016-04-16 .
  22. 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 . es . Fuerzas Aeronavales . Buenos Aires, Argentina . 2014-08-09 .
  23. Web site: World Air Forces 1971 - Argentina . flightglobal.com . 2016-04-14.

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