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Bahia Blanca/Comdte Espora, BA
Punta Indio, BA
Trelew/Almirante Zar, Cht
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Bahia Blanca/Comdte Espora, BA (SAZB)

RWY 06/24, 16L/34R, 16R/34L     POS 38°43'30"S 062°10'10"W     ELEV 246 ft

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Base Aeronaval
Base Aeronaval Comandante Espora, Bahía Blanca (BACE)
Escuadra Escuadrilla Aircraft Type(s) Code Badge
2 Escuadra Aeronaval

2 Escuadrilla Aeronaval Antisubmarina (EA2S) S-2UP 2-AS-2x


2 Escuadrilla Aeronaval de Helicopteros (EA2H) ASH-3D, UH-3H
S-61T		 2-H-2xx
3 Escuadra Aeronaval

1 Escuadrilla Aeronaval de Helicopteros (EA1H) AS555SN 3-H-1xx


2 Escuadrilla Aeronaval de Caza y Ataque (EA32) Super Etendard (std)
Super Etendard M5 (std)		 3-A-2x

Modern AS555SN helicopters are regularly deployed on board Argentina's destroyers and frigates. Their homebase is BACE and the EA1H badge can be seen on the hangar door behind this Twin Squirrel.

Wim Sonneveld

Punta Indio, BA (SAAI)

RWY 05/23, 07/25, 12/30     POS 35°20'53"S 057°17'39"W     ELEV 52 ft

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Base Aeronaval
Base Aeronaval Punta Indio (BAPI)
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6 Escuadra Aeronaval

Escuadrilla Aeronaval Vigilancia Maritima (EA6V) Beech 200M/M Plus 1-P-4x
1 Escuadra Aeronaval

Escuela de Aviación Naval (ESAN) T-34C 1-A-4xx
4 Escuadra Aeronaval

Escuadrilla Aeronaval de Propositos Generales (APFT) Beech 200F 1-F-4x

This Super Etendard is photographed over the misty and grey waters of the southern Atlantic. The type gained world fame during its first in-service months in combination with the Exocet missile. This particular example is equipped with a recce pod.

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Trelew/Almirante Zar, Cht (SAVT)

RWY 06/24     POS 43°12'38"S 065°16'13"W     ELEV 141 ft

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Base Aeronaval
Base Aeronaval Almirante Zar (BAAZ)
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6 Escuadra Aeronaval

Escuadrilla Aeronaval de Exploración (EA6E) P-3B
P-3C (o/o)		 6-P-5x
Four ex-Norwegian P-3C are on order. One P-3B will remain operational alongside these.

Mentors are still used to train the fleet's pilots.

Wim Sonneveld

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