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Aviación del Ejército Ecuatoriana
| Base Aérea Simon Bolivar, Guayaquil |
| Portoviejo barracks |
| CLOSED - Base Aérea Mariscal Sucre, Quito |
| Sangolquí barracks |
| Pastaza-Rio Amazonas |
The last Gazelles can be found at Portoviejo.
Ian French
The fleet at one time consisted of seven Mi-171s.
Anno Gravemaker
The cartographic institute is part of the army and uses this CeT206H.
Ian French
The AS350L is used at the pilot's school in Guayaquil.
Ian French
One of the surviving AS332s is painted in this striking colour scheme.
Ian French
The army has two CN235s on strength in a high visibility colour scheme.
Anno Gravemaker
The army operates three versions of the AS350-family. The AS350B2 seen here on a pre-delivery test flight, before that three AS350L were delivered.
Marcel de Jong
Third and newest Ecureuil version is the AS550C3. This subtype can be armed and is the successor to the Gazelle.
Ian French
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Portoviejo barracks (--) |
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RWY 06/24, HEL POS 01°03'07"S 080°28'31"W ELEV 124 ft | |||
| Grupo | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Badge |
| Grupo de Aviación del Ejército No.43 (GAE-43) |
AS350L1 AS550C3 SA342L |
Portoviejo |  |
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Sangolquí barracks (--) |
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RWY 02/20, HEL POS 00°20'48"S 078°28'41"W ELEV 8269 ft | |||
| Grupo | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Badge |
| Brigada de Aviación No.15 (15-BAE) |
AS332B Mi-171/171E SA315B SA330L |
Paquisha |  |
Lamas are at their best in mountainous countries like Ecuador.
Anno Gravemaker
The Gazelle formed the backbone army air force for a long time. Forty aircraft were received in total.
Erwin van Dijkman
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