List of aircraft of the Argentine Air Force

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

Combat aircraft

Aircraft Origin Type Variant Acquired NotesAnsaldo A.1 BalillaItalyfighter2Bristol F.2 FighterUnited Kingdomfighter42Curtiss F11C GoshawkUnited Statesfighter10Padin 1999, pp. 3-5, 15, 16. Curtiss Hawk 75HUnited StatesfighterHawk 75O50Padin 1999, pp. 5-7, 15, 16-22.one of which was a 75HMirage IIIFranceinterceptorIIIBE/BJ/CJ/EA/DA41Burden at al 1986, p. 144Ten new single-seat IIIEAs and two two-seat IIIDAs delivered from 1972, seven IIIEA delivered 1980.17 EAs and 2 DAsDewoitine D.21Francefighter38Dassault Mirage 5FranceFighter-bomber5P Mara10Dewoitine D.21Francefighter38Dewoitine D.25Francefighter11According to Green & Swanborough (1994) The Complete Book of Fighters, five were built.Fiat G.55Italyfighter45Fiat G.59-2AItalyfighter1Gloster G.41F MeteorUnited KingdomfighterF.4100IAI NesherIsraelmultiroleDagger A/B Finger IIIb3935 single-seat Dagger As and four two-seat Dagger Bs, delivered from 1978 to 1982.Burden et al. 1986, p. 129Nieuport 28Francefighter2Rumbos Aeronáuticos, Issue 27.North American F-86 SabreUnited StatesfighterF-86F-30-NA30SPAD S.VIIUnited Statesfighter1According to "World Air Forces - Historical Listings", 2 were in service.SPAD S.XIIIUnited Statesfighter2According to "World Air Forces - Historical Listings", 2 were in service.

Bombers

Aircraft Origin Type Variant Acquired NotesAirco DH.9United Kingdombomber1Avro LancasterUnited Kingdombomber15Avro LincolnUnited Kingdombomber30Breguet 19Francebomber38Caproni Ca.33Italyheavy bomber4English Electric CanberraUnited KingdombomberB.6210Additional 1981 order of 1 each B.62 and T.64 not delivered.Burden et al. 1986, p. 90Fiat B.R.2Italybomber2FMA AeMB.2Argentinaheavy bomber14I.Ae. 24 CalquinArgentinatactical bomber108It was also used as a fighter aircraft.Martin Model 139WAAUnited Statestactical bomber22

Attack aircraft

Aircraft Origin Type Variant Acquired NotesDouglas 8A-2United StatesAttack aircraft30Douglas A-4 SkyhawkUnited StatesAttack aircraftB/C/P/Q75Lockheed Martin A-4AR FightinghawkUnited StatesAttack Aircraft 36IA 58 PucaráArgentinaattack / COIN108

Reconnaissance aircraft

Aircraft Origin Type Variant Acquired NotesAnsaldo SVAItalyreconnaissance5/1020According to "Rumbos Aeronáuticos, Issue 28", 16 were in service.of which 3 were SVA 10s"Rumbos Aeronáuticos, Issue 28" mentions only 1 in service.Caudron G.3Francereconnaissance6Farman F.40Francereconnaissance2FMA AeMO.1Argentinareconnaissance12FMA AeC.2ArgentinareconnaissanceMO.1/.212 / 20Piper PA-18United Statesreconnaissance7SPAD S.XVIUnited Statesreconnaissance1

Transport and utility aircraft

Aircraft Origin Type Variant Acquired NotesAero Boero AB-115Argentinautility3Aero Boero AB-150Argentinautility1Aero Boero AB-180Argentinautility2Airspeed ConsulUnited Kingdomtransport6Aero Commander 500United StatestransportB/U/6801 / 24 / 1Avro LancastrianUnited Kingdomtransport2World Air Forces - Historical Listings - Argentina accessdate:June 2014Avro LincolnUnited Kingdomtransport1Martin, Juan José, The Avro Lincoln in Argentina accessdate:June 2014Lincoln bomber B-003/B-022 was converted to transport.Beech C-45 ExpeditorUnited Statestransport4Beechcraft King AirUnited Statestransport15Boeing 707United StatesVIP7Bristol FreighterUnited Kingdomtransport15Bombardier Learjet LJ35ACanadaVIP6Burden et al. 1986, p. 87two reconnaissance aircraft delivered each 1978 and 1980. Calibration aircraft delivered in 1981-2.CessnaUnited Statesutility150/170/1801 / 1 / 10Cessna 182 SkylaneUnited Statesutility91Cessna 320 SkyknightUnited Statesutility2Curtiss C-46 CommandoUnited Statestransport2de Havilland DoveUnited Kingdomtransport44de Havilland Canada DHC-2Canadatransport6De Havilland Canada DHC-3Canadatransport2De Havilland Canada DHC-6Canadatransport10STOL capable aircraftDewoitine D.332FrancetransportD.332/D.3382 / 2DINFIA IA 35Argentinatransport67DINFIA IA 46Argentinautility7Douglas C-47United Statestransport50Douglas C-54United Statestransport9Douglas DC-6United Statestransport5FMA AeC.1Argentinautility13FMA IA 50 Guaraní IIArgentinatransport29Fokker F27Netherlandstransport15Fokker F28Netherlandstransport7Grumman AlbatrossUnited StatesSAR / utility6amphibious aircraftHawker Siddeley HS 748United Kingdomtransport1Junkers W 34Germanytransport6Junkers F.13geGermanytransport2Junkers Ju 52/3mGermanytransport15Junkers W 34Germanytransport1Lockheed ElectraUnited Statestransport10/12B32 of which are 12B Electra JuniorsC-130 HerculesUnited Statestactical airlifterC-130H/L-1003 / 1KC-130 HerculesUnited Statesaerial refueling / transport2Burden et al. 1986, p. 76Max Holste BroussardFranceutility12Mitsubishi MU-2Japanutility3North American SabrelinerUnited Statestransport75A1Piper PA-23United StatesutilityAztec C6Piper PA-25United Statesutility2352Piper PA-28United Statesutility236/1801310 of which are DakotasPiper PA-31United Statesutility3Piper PA-34United Statesutility3Saab 340SwedenVIPB4Sud Aviation CaravelleFranceVIP3Swearingen MerlinUnited StatesVIP2Vickers VikingUnited Kingdomutility30amphibious aircraft

Trainer aircraft

Aircraft Origin Type Variant Acquired NotesAvro 504United KingdomtrainerK/N/504R113of which 66 were 504R GosportsAvro 626United Kingdomtrainer15English Electric CanberraUnited Kingdomconversion trainerT.642Beechcraft 18United StatestrainerAT-1130Beechcraft T-34United StatestrainerAT-119060 were licensed built by FMAT-6 Texan IIUnited Statestrainer12<Blériot XIFrancetrainer11Boeing-Stearman 75United Statestrainer3Curtiss JN-4United Statestrainer14Curtiss FledglingUnited Statestrainer2Deperdussin MonocoqueFrancetrainer1EMB-312 TucanoBraziltrainer35turboprop trainerFairchild PT-19United Statestrainer1Fiat G.46Italytrainer48FMA AeC.2Argentinatrainer7FMA IA 63 PampaArgentinatrainer32of which 24 are AT-63sFocke-Wulf Fw 44JGermanytrainer197Focke-Wulf Fw 58Germanytrainer41also task as a transportI.Ae. 22 DLArgentinatrainer200Miles MagisterUnited Kingdomtrainer108Morane-Saulnier GFrancetrainer2Morane-Saulnier LFrancetrainer1MS.760 ParisFrancejet trainer48Nieuport IIFrancetrainerII.G/IV.G2 / 2North American NA-16United Statestrainer30North American T-28United Statestrainer58Percival PrenticeUnited Kingdomtrainer100Etrich TaubeGermanytrainer1Sukhoi Su-29Russiaaerobatics8used by the Cruz del Sur demo teamVoisin VFrancetrainer1

Gliders

Aircraft Origin Type Variant Acquired NotesBölkow PhoebusGermanytrainer1Schleicher ASW 20Germanytrainer1Eiri-Avion PIK-20Finlandtrainer1Grob Twin AstirGermanytrainer3LET L-13 BlaníkCzech Republictrainer3Schleicher Ka-7 RhönadlerGermanytrainer1SZD-30 PiratPolandtrainer4

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Rotary-wing aircraft

Autogyros

Aircraft Origin Type Variant Acquired NotesCierva C.30United Kingdomobservation3Retired; 1 preserved

Helicopters

Aircraft Origin Type Variant Acquired NotesAérospatiale SA315Franceutility / SAR9Bell 47United Statesutility / liaison47G/J3 / 1RetiredBell 212United Statesutility6Andrade 1982, pp. 11-15Bell 412United Statesutility2Bell UH-1United StatesutilityD/H4 / 1Boeing CH-47United Statesutility / transportC3No longer in serviceMD500 DefenderUnited StatesobservationM14Mi-171ERussiatransport2For Antarctic useSikorsky S-58United Statesutility / transport58T2RetiredSikorsky S-61RUnited StatesVIP1Retired, preserved.Sikorsky S-70United StatesVIP1

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Footnotes

References

Citations

Bibliography

Books

Journal articles

External links

List of Argentine Air Force's current and former aircraft in "Aeromilitaria" website (retrieved 2009-05-13) List of Argentine Air Force's current and former aircraft in "Gaceta Aeronautica" website (retrieved 2014-05-31)