Air shows & aviation events

Chilean military aviation centennial

Carlos Ay

Commemorating the creation of the El Bosque-based Military Aeronautics School and their first military flight in early 1913, Chile’s Air Force celebrated 100 years of military aviation in the first week of March 2013. Summarizing a century of aviation progress in words and facts, the centennial was marked by a formal ceremony held at El Bosque, an open day held at Pudahuel and a host of other social and cultural events elsewhere. The main activities were covered by Gaceta Aeronáutica correspondents on-site and a complete debriefing is presented inside.

Spotting & research

Argentine registrations (illustrated): LV-AYA to LV-AYZ

Carlos Ay

In a new shipment of this revisited section in Gaceta Aeronáutica, today we introduce a completely refurbished catalog of Argentine civil aircraft registered in the LV-AYA through LV-AYZ range. Much like the batch published in late September 2012 (LV-AXA/AXZ), this block spans three decades of Argentina aviation history, from the early 1980s to the mid 2000s, and contains several historically relevant aircraft.

Defence & security

The 2004 Argentine Exercises Index

Carlos Ay

In one more Argentine military aviation exercises index, we disclose an updated version of our original Aeromilitaria Argentina index for year 2004. This more complete alternative reviews nearly 50 exercises, simulations and drills totalling at least 240 days of activity on the field. Another “international” year, 2004 was packed full of combined exercises, including exceptional events such as two different UNITAS phases, a Gringo Gaucho carrier qualification tour onboard USS Ronald Reagan and a (now) rare Argentine-British maritime search and rescue cooperation exercise.