List of aircraft of the Argentine Army Aviation

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

Aircraft Origin Type Total # In service Notes Aeritalia G.222 Italy Transport 3 1977- 2015 Inactive, possibly retired as of late 2015. Beechcraft Queen Air B65-80 US Utility / light transport 1 "Back to 1987: Don Torcuato’s 40th anniversary air show" - Gaceta Aeronautica 28 October 2013 (accessed 2016-04-16) CASA C-212-200 Aviocar Spain Transport 2 Cessna Grand Caravan EX 208 US Utility 4 2015–present Two purchased, and one delivered, in 2015. Two purchased and delivered in 2016. Cessna 550 Citation Bravo US VIP transport 1 2015–present Cessna T-41D US Trainer 5 At least 10 T-41s according to other sources. See: Krivinyi, Nikolaus: "World Military Aviation", Arco Publishing Co, 1977. Cessna U-17A US Utility/liaison One (AE-205) preserved in Army Aviation Museum; used in Antarctic flights. de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Canada Utility transport 1 DHC-6-200 1 DHC-6-300 Diamond DA42 M US Multi-mission / surveillance 3 2016–present Purchased to replace the OV-1Ds.Douglas C-47/DC-3 US Transport 15 1954-1960 Transferred to the Argentine Air Force in September 1960. Fairchild SA-226 Merlin US Staff transport 1 Merlin IIIB 3 Merlin IVA Grumman OV-1D Mohawk US Observation / electronic intelligence 23 1992-2012 Additional two purchased for spares. As of late 2012 still 8 in strength, mostly inactive; all retired by 2015.According to Avialatina website, the last OV-1D (AE-039) was officially retired in November 2015. Rockwell Sabreliner 75A US VIP transport 1 1974–present

Rotary-wing aircraft

Aircraft Origin Type Total # In service Notes Aérospatiale SA 315 Lama France High-altitude search and rescue helicopter 6 1975–present Aérospatiale SA 330L Puma France Medium utility / transport helicopter 12Andrade, 1982. Pag.13 1978-1996 Five used in Falklands War, all lost.Smith, page 33. Agusta A109A Italy Scout/light attack helicopter 9 1979-2011 Withdrawn from active service; last 3 stored at Campo de Mayo as of 2012. Bell 47G US Utility, training helicopter 7 1965-1983 Bell 206 B3 US Utility / trainer helicopter 5 Used as a trainer in the Joint armed forces helicopter school. 15-20 helicopters to be purchased, ex-Italian Army and Carabineri. Bell UH-1 Iroquois USUtility, transport helicopter 75 1967–present Five transferred from the Argentine Navy Aviation in 2010. Nine lost in Falklands War. Boeing CH-47 Chinook US Transport helicopter 2 1979-1982Both lost during the Falklands War. Cicaré CH-14 Argentina Observation helicopter 1 2007–present Prototype under development. Eurocopter AS 332B Super Puma France Medium utility / transport helicopter 3 Used for Antarctic support. Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 US Light helicopter 9 1968-1979 Hiller UH-12ET US Trainer helicopter 8 1980-2013

List of aircraft of the Argentine Army Aviation

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