Due to all the transformations Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Argentina or FAA) has staged since inception inside Army ranks in 1912, through institutional independence in 1945 and consolidation in 1968, it is not always easy to identify all the aircraft types that have been part of its fleet. Focusing our research, we’re not listing those types that, having been purchased by the Army, the Ministry of Aeronautics, the Secretary of Aeronautics or the Air Force itself, were actually operated by civil aviation authority organizations under their jurisdiction (the General Aviation, Certification and Development, Airworthiness and other directorates) or were purchased to supply aircraft for civil aviation development programs. Otherwise, our contents do include all non-production types designed, built and flown in prototype form by the Military Aircraft Factory and its many heirs. Even if they never reached operational status, it is no question that they were indeed flown by military crews at the factory!
At risk of proposing an exaggerated simplification, our research indicates that the Argentine Air Force has acquired almost 2,700 aircraft in 181 different major types. Dominating aircraft types include trainers (37% of inventory totals, 21% of all types), fighters (21% and 16%, respectively), bombers (14% and 5%) and transports (11% and 19%). The bulk of the aircraft in the fleet, in turn, comes from three main supplier nations: Argentina (36% of all units and 28% of all types), the United States (27% and 27%, respectively) and the United Kingdom (15% and 9%). The remainder of the fleet originated in France (an influential supplier throughout Air Force history), Italy and Germany (they had a great deal of influence pre and post-World War II), Israel, Brazil, The Netherlands and Canada (they contributed to modernization processes in the last quarter of the XX Century) and occasional representatives from less frequent suppliers such as Russia, Czechoslovakia, Poland and Sweden. China, which has been making inroads into the Argentine military marketplace, is not present on our catalogue yet.
The catalogue
The listing below shows the larger generic types (or “families”) equipping Argentine Air Force and its predecessors since 1912. For each one of them, we specify their service life (“Delivery / Strike”), the number of aircraft acquired (“Quantity”), their primary usage (“Primary type”), their country of origin (“Built in”) and comments, when relevant (“Remarks”). Unlike earlier editions of the catalogue, we’ve made a major effort to illustrate it with photographs depicting each individual major type. Even though that goal is yet to be fulfilled completely, we’re proud that 51% of them are illustrated below. Can you help us illustrate the remaining 49%? If so, please contact us through our Facebook wall.
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Aero Boero 180
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Delivery / Strike | 1972 / Unkwnown |
| Quantity | 3 | |
| Primary type | Glider tow | |
| Built in | Argentina | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Carlos Ay) | |
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Aerospatiale SA-315B Lama
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Delivery / Strike | 1973 / current |
| Quantity | 12 | |
| Primary type | Utility helicopter | |
| Built in | France | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Guillermo Krause) | |
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Aeróstato “Bols”
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| Delivery / Strike | 1912 / Unkwnown | |
| Quantity | 1 | |
| Primary type | Hot air ballon | |
| Built in | Argentina | |
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Airspeed AS.65 Consul
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| Delivery / Strike | 1946 / 1951 | |
| Quantity | 6 | |
| Primary type | Transport | |
| Built in | UK | |
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Ansaldo A.1 Balilla
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| Delivery / Strike | 1919 / Unkwnown | |
| Quantity | 2 | |
| Primary type | Fighter | |
| Built in | Italy | |
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Ansaldo SVA-10
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| Delivery / Strike | 1919 / 1927 | |
| Quantity | 3 | |
| Primary type | Fighter | |
| Built in | Italy | |
| Remarks | ||
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Ansaldo SVA-5 Primo
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| Delivery / Strike | 1920 / 1927 | |
| Quantity | 17 | |
| Primary type | Fighter | |
| Built in | Italy | |
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Avro 504 Gosport
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Delivery / Strike | 1920 / 1938 |
| Quantity | 66 | |
| Primary type | Trainer | |
| Built in | UK | |
| Remarks | (Photo: FMA) | |
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Avro 626 Trainer
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| Delivery / Strike | 1932 / 1934 | |
| Quantity | 15 | |
| Primary type | Trainer | |
| Built in | UK | |
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Avro 683 Lancaster
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| Delivery / Strike | 1947 / Unkwnown | |
| Quantity | 15 | |
| Primary type | Bomber | |
| Built in | UK | |
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Avro 691 Lancastrian
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| Delivery / Strike | 1948 / 1958 | |
| Quantity | 2 | |
| Primary type | Transport | |
| Built in | UK | |
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Avro 694 Lincoln
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Delivery / Strike | 1947 / 1967 |
| Quantity | 30 | |
| Primary type | Bomber | |
| Built in | UK | |
| Remarks | (Photo: José Luis Ghezzi) | |
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Avro La Cierva C-30
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Delivery / Strike | 1938 / Unkwnown |
| Quantity | 3 | |
| Primary type | Autogiro | |
| Built in | UK | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Mariano Kubota) | |
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BAC Canberra
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Delivery / Strike | 1970 / 2000 |
| Quantity | 14 | |
| Primary type | Bomber | |
| Built in | UK | |
| Remarks | A two-aircraft purchase was cancelled (Photo: Christian Amado) | |
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Beech AT-11 Kansan
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Delivery / Strike | 1947 / 1963 |
| Quantity | 30 | |
| Primary type | Trainer | |
| Built in | USA | |
| Remarks | (Photo: R. A. Scholefield) | |
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Beech C-45 Expeditor
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Delivery / Strike | 1945 / Unkwnown |
| Quantity | 4 | |
| Primary type | Transport | |
| Built in | USA | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Andras Kelemen via Francisco Halbritter) | |
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Beech Mentor
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Delivery / Strike | 1958 / current |
| Quantity | 92 | |
| Primary type | Trainer | |
| Built in | USA | |
| Remarks | (Photo: “Canario” Azaola) | |
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Bell 212 Twin Two Twelve
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Delivery / Strike | 1978 / current |
| Quantity | 11 | |
| Primary type | Utility helicopter | |
| Built in | USA | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Carlos Ay) | |
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Bell 412
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Delivery / Strike | 2013 / current |
| Quantity | 2 | |
| Primary type | Utility helicopter | |
| Built in | USA | |
| Remarks | Undergoing delivery (Photo: Luis Quintana A.) | |
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Bell 47
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Delivery / Strike | 1967 / 1978 |
| Quantity | 5 | |
| Primary type | Utility helicopter | |
| Built in | USA | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Francisco Halbritter) | |
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Bell UH-1 Iroquois
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Delivery / Strike | 1967 / 2011 |
| Quantity | 14 | |
| Primary type | Utility helicopter | |
| Built in | USA | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Christian Amado) | |
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Blériot XI
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Delivery / Strike | 1912 / 1919 |
| Quantity | 8 | |
| Primary type | Trainer | |
| Built in | France | |
| Remarks | First three came from private donations (Photo: DAD – Baires Aviation Photography) | |
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Boeing 707
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Delivery / Strike | 1976 / 2010 |
| Quantity | 7 | |
| Primary type | Transport | |
| Built in | USA | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Ángel Osés) | |
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Boeing Stearman 75
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| Delivery / Strike | 1958 / 1958 | |
| Quantity | 3 | |
| Primary type | Trainer | |
| Built in | USA | |
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Boeing Vertol Chinook
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Delivery / Strike | 1980 / 2000 |
| Quantity | 3 | |
| Primary type | Cargo helicopter | |
| Built in | USA | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Esteban Brea) | |
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Bölkow Phoebus
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| Delivery / Strike | Unkwnown / current | |
| Quantity | 1 | |
| Primary type | Glider | |
| Built in | Germany | |
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Bréguet 1913
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Delivery / Strike | 1913 / 1915 |
| Quantity | 1 | |
| Primary type | Trainer | |
| Built in | France | |
| Remarks | Private donation (Photo: Archivo General de la Nación) | |
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Bréguet XIX
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| Delivery / Strike | 1926 / 1935 | |
| Quantity | 39 | |
| Primary type | Bomber | |
| Built in | France | |
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Bristol 170 Freighter
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Delivery / Strike | 1946 / 1967 |
| Quantity | 15 | |
| Primary type | Transport | |
| Built in | UK | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Christian Amado) | |
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Bristol F-2B Fighter
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| Delivery / Strike | 1920 / 1933 | |
| Quantity | 28 | |
| Primary type | Fighter | |
| Built in | UK | |
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Caproni Ca.33
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| Delivery / Strike | 1919 / Unkwnown | |
| Quantity | 4 | |
| Primary type | Bomber | |
| Built in | Italy | |
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Castaibert 912-IV
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| Delivery / Strike | 1913 / 1913 | |
| Quantity | 1 | |
| Primary type | Trainer | |
| Built in | France | |
| Remarks | ||
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Caudron G-3
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| Delivery / Strike | 1919 / 1923 | |
| Quantity | 6 | |
| Primary type | Trainer | |
| Built in | France | |
| Remarks | ||
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Centrair ASW 20FL
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| Delivery / Strike | Unkwnown / current | |
| Quantity | 1 | |
| Primary type | Glider | |
| Built in | France | |
| Remarks | ||
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Cessna 150
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Delivery / Strike | 1973 / current |
| Quantity | 1 | |
| Primary type | Utility | |
| Built in | Argentina | |
| Remarks | (Photo: DAD – Baires Aviation Photography) | |
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Cessna 170
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| Delivery / Strike | 1969 / 1971 | |
| Quantity | 1 | |
| Primary type | Utility | |
| Built in | USA | |
| Remarks | ||
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Cessna 180
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Delivery / Strike | 1967 / current |
| Quantity | 10 | |
| Primary type | Utility | |
| Built in | USA | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Lukas Kinneswenger) | |
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Cessna 182
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Delivery / Strike | 1966 / current |
| Quantity | 40 | |
| Primary type | Utility | |
| Built in | Argentina | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Carlos Ay) | |
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Cessna 206
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Delivery / Strike | 1968 / 1981 |
| Quantity | 2 | |
| Primary type | Utility | |
| Built in | USA | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Carlos Ay) | |
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Cessna 210
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Delivery / Strike | 1974 / current |
| Quantity | 1 | |
| Primary type | Utility | |
| Built in | USA | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Rubén Pablo Nieves/Interdefensa) | |
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Cessna 310
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Delivery / Strike | 2010 / current |
| Quantity | 1 | |
| Primary type | Utility | |
| Built in | USA | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Marcelo Castaños) | |
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Cessna 320
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Delivery / Strike | 1968 / 1982 |
| Quantity | 2 | |
| Primary type | Utility | |
| Built in | USA | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Tomás Charrás) | |
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Cessna 336
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Delivery / Strike | 1974 / 1978 |
| Quantity | 1 | |
| Primary type | Utility | |
| Built in | USA | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Carlos Ay) | |
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Curtiss 4 Jenny
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| Delivery / Strike | 1921 / 1925 | |
| Quantity | 5 | |
| Primary type | Trainer | |
| Built in | USA | |
| Remarks | Nicknamed “La Petisa”, Spanish for “The short lady” | |
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Curtiss 51 Fledgling
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| Delivery / Strike | 1930 / 1933 | |
| Quantity | 2 | |
| Primary type | Trainer | |
| Built in | USA | |
| Remarks | ||
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Curtiss 68 Hawk III
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| Delivery / Strike | 1936 / 1947 | |
| Quantity | 10 | |
| Primary type | Fighter | |
| Built in | USA | |
| Remarks | ||
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Curtiss 75 Hawk
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| Delivery / Strike | 1939 / 1960 | |
| Quantity | 50 | |
| Primary type | Fighter | |
| Built in | USA | |
| Remarks | ||
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Curtiss 79 Hawk IV
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| Delivery / Strike | 1936 / 1947 | |
| Quantity | 2 | |
| Primary type | Fighter | |
| Built in | USA | |
| Remarks | ||
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Curtiss C-46 Commando
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Delivery / Strike | 1968 / 1970 |
| Quantity | 2 | |
| Primary type | Transport | |
| Built in | USA | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Robert Domandl) | |
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Dassault Mirage 5
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Delivery / Strike | 1982 / current |
| Quantity | 10 | |
| Primary type | Fighter | |
| Built in | France | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Christian Amado) | |
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Dassault Mirage IIIB/C
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Delivery / Strike | 1983 / current |
| Quantity | 22 | |
| Primary type | Fighter | |
| Built in | France | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Christian Amado) | |
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Dassault Mirage IIID/E
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Delivery / Strike | 1973 / current |
| Quantity | 21 | |
| Primary type | Fighter | |
| Built in | France | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Christian Amado) | |
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de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver
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Delivery / Strike | 1961 / 1973 |
| Quantity | 5 | |
| Primary type | Transport | |
| Built in | Canada | |
| Remarks | (Photo: R. A. Scholefield) | |
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de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter
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| Delivery / Strike | 1961 / 1972 | |
| Quantity | 2 | |
| Primary type | Transport | |
| Built in | Canada | |
| Remarks | ||
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de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
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Delivery / Strike | 1968 / current |
| Quantity | 12 | |
| Primary type | Transport | |
| Built in | Canada | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Javier Taibo Arias) | |
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de Havilland Dove
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Delivery / Strike | 1947 / 1968 |
| Quantity | 50 | |
| Primary type | Transport | |
| Built in | UK | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Rafael Reca) | |
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Deperdussin 1913 monocasco
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| Delivery / Strike | 1917 / 1919 | |
| Quantity | 1 | |
| Primary type | Trainer | |
| Built in | France | |
| Remarks | Private donation | |
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Dewoitine D-21
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| Delivery / Strike | 1927 / 1941 | |
| Quantity | 38 | |
| Primary type | Fighter | |
| Built in | Argentina | |
| Remarks | ||
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Dewoitine D-25
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| Delivery / Strike | 1927 / 1934 | |
| Quantity | 11 | |
| Primary type | Fighter | |
| Built in | France | |
| Remarks | ||
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Dewoitine D-333
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| Delivery / Strike | 1943 / 1947 | |
| Quantity | 2 | |
| Primary type | Transport | |
| Built in | France | |
| Remarks | ||
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Dewoitine D-338
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| Delivery / Strike | 1943 / 1947 | |
| Quantity | 2 | |
| Primary type | Transport | |
| Built in | France | |
| Remarks | ||
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Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
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Delivery / Strike | 1966 / 1999 |
| Quantity | 75 | |
| Primary type | Fighter | |
| Built in | USA | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Carlos Ay) | |
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Douglas C-54 Skymaster
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Delivery / Strike | 1946 / 1968 |
| Quantity | 8 | |
| Primary type | Transport | |
| Built in | USA | |
| Remarks | (Photo: H. Santiago Rodoni) | |
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Douglas DC-3/C-47
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Delivery / Strike | 1943 / 1990 |
| Quantity | 50 | |
| Primary type | Transport | |
| Built in | USA | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Carlos Ay) | |
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Douglas DC-6
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Delivery / Strike | 1966 / 1972 |
| Quantity | 5 | |
| Primary type | Transport | |
| Built in | USA | |
| Remarks | (Photo: vía Francisco Halbritter) | |
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Eiri Avion PIK 20
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| Delivery / Strike | Unkwnown / current | |
| Quantity | 1 | |
| Primary type | Glider | |
| Built in | Germany | |
| Remarks | ||
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Embraer EMB-312 Tucano
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Delivery / Strike | 1985 / current |
| Quantity | 35 | |
| Primary type | Trainer | |
| Built in | Brazil | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Christian Amado) | |
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Fairchild 82D
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Delivery / Strike | 1935 / 1945 |
| Quantity | 2 | |
| Primary type | Recconnaisance | |
| Built in | USA | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Christian Amado) | |
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Fiat G.46
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Delivery / Strike | 1948 / 1961 |
| Quantity | 48 | |
| Primary type | Trainer | |
| Built in | Italy | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Robert Domandl) | |
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Fiat G.55 Centauro
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| Delivery / Strike | 1947 / 1959 | |
| Quantity | 45 | |
| Primary type | Fighter | |
| Built in | Italy | |
| Remarks | ||
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Fiat G.59
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| Delivery / Strike | 1949 / 1950 | |
| Quantity | 1 | |
| Primary type | Fighter | |
| Built in | Italy | |
| Remarks | ||
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FMA 20 El Boyero
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| Delivery / Strike | 1940 / 1956 | |
| Quantity | 5 | |
| Primary type | Utility | |
| Built in | Argentina | |
| Remarks | ||
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FMA 21
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| Delivery / Strike | 1943 / 1945 | |
| Quantity | 1 | |
| Primary type | Trainer | |
| Built in | Argentina | |
| Remarks | ||
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FMA Ae.C.1
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Delivery / Strike | 1931 / 1934 |
| Quantity | 1 | |
| Primary type | Utility | |
| Built in | Argentina | |
| Remarks | (Photo: FMA) | |
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FMA Ae.C.2
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| Delivery / Strike | 1932 / 1937 | |
| Quantity | 2 | |
| Primary type | Utility | |
| Built in | Argentina | |
| Remarks | ||
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FMA Ae.C.3
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| Delivery / Strike | 1934 / 1942 | |
| Quantity | 5 | |
| Primary type | Utility | |
| Built in | Argentina | |
| Remarks | ||
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FMA Ae.C.4
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| Delivery / Strike | 1936 / 1938 | |
| Quantity | 1 | |
| Primary type | Utility | |
| Built in | Argentina | |
| Remarks | ||
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FMA Ae.M.B.2
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| Delivery / Strike | 1936 / 1945 | |
| Quantity | 15 | |
| Primary type | Bomber | |
| Built in | Argentina | |
| Remarks | Includes Ae.M.B.1 prototype | |
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FMA Ae.M.E.1
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| Delivery / Strike | 1932 / 1945 | |
| Quantity | 7 | |
| Primary type | Trainer | |
| Built in | Argentina | |
| Remarks | ||
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FMA Ae.M.O.1
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| Delivery / Strike | 1934 / 1945 | |
| Quantity | 41 | |
| Primary type | Spotting | |
| Built in | Argentina | |
| Remarks | Nicknamed “Tronco”, Spanish for “Wooden log” | |
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FMA Ae.M.Oe.1
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| Delivery / Strike | 1936 / 1945 | |
| Quantity | 6 | |
| Primary type | Spotting | |
| Built in | Argentina | |
| Remarks | Nicknamed “Tronco”, Spanish for “Wooden log” | |
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FMA Ae.M.Oe.2
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| Delivery / Strike | 1937 / 1945 | |
| Quantity | 14 | |
| Primary type | Spotting | |
| Built in | Argentina | |
| Remarks | Nicknamed “Tronco”, Spanish for “Wooden log” | |
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FMA Ae.S.1
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| Delivery / Strike | 1935 / 1939 | |
| Quantity | 1 | |
| Primary type | Transport | |
| Built in | Argentina | |
| Remarks | ||
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FMA Ae.T.1
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| Delivery / Strike | 1934 / 1936 | |
| Quantity | 3 | |
| Primary type | Transport | |
| Built in | Argentina | |
| Remarks | ||
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FMA I.Ae. SG-38 “PE”
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| Delivery / Strike | 1948 / Unkwnown | |
| Quantity | 1 | |
| Primary type | Glider | |
| Built in | Argentina | |
| Remarks | ||
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FMA I.Ae.22 DL
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Delivery / Strike | 1944 / 1955 |
| Quantity | 201 | |
| Primary type | Trainer | |
| Built in | Argentina | |
| Remarks | Nicknamed “Déle Déle”, Spanish for “Go ahead, go ahead” (Photo: Christian Amado) | |
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FMA I.Ae.23
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Delivery / Strike | 1945 / Unkwnown |
| Quantity | 1 | |
| Primary type | Trainer | |
| Built in | Argentina | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Instituto Aerotécnico) | |
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FMA I.Ae.24 Calquín
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Delivery / Strike | 1945 / 1955 |
| Quantity | 100 | |
| Primary type | Bomber | |
| Built in | Argentina | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Instituto Aerotécnico) | |
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FMA I.Ae.25 Mañque
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| Delivery / Strike | 1945 / 1945 | |
| Quantity | 1 | |
| Primary type | Glider | |
| Built in | Argentina | |
| Remarks | ||
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FMA I.Ae.27 Pulqui I
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Delivery / Strike | 1947 / 1957 |
| Quantity | 1 | |
| Primary type | Fighter | |
| Built in | Argentina | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Sebastian Fernandez Bielkiewicz) | |
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FMA I.Ae.30 Ñamcú
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| Delivery / Strike | 1948 / 1949 | |
| Quantity | 3 | |
| Primary type | Fighter | |
| Built in | Argentina | |
| Remarks | ||
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FMA I.Ae.31 Colibrí
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| Delivery / Strike | 1947 / 1948 | |
| Quantity | 3 | |
| Primary type | Trainer | |
| Built in | Argentina | |
| Remarks | ||
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FMA I.Ae.32 Chingolo
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| Delivery / Strike | 1949 / 1949 | |
| Quantity | 1 | |
| Primary type | Trainer | |
| Built in | Argentina | |
| Remarks | ||
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FMA I.Ae.33 Pulqui II
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Delivery / Strike | 1948 / 1960 |
| Quantity | 7 | |
| Primary type | Fighter | |
| Built in | Argentina | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Sebastian Fernandez Bielkiewicz) | |
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FMA I.Ae.34 Clen Antú
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Delivery / Strike | 1949 / Unkwnown |
| Quantity | 5 | |
| Primary type | Glider | |
| Built in | Argentina | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Diego Rojo) | |
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FMA IA-35 Huanquero
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Delivery / Strike | 1953 / 1974 |
| Quantity | 47 | |
| Primary type | Various | |
| Built in | Argentina | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Christian Amado) | |
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FMA IA-37
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Delivery / Strike | 1954 / 1959 |
| Quantity | 2 | |
| Primary type | Fighter | |
| Built in | Argentina | |
| Remarks | (Photo: IAME) | |
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FMA IA-38
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| Delivery / Strike | 1960 / 1963 | |
| Quantity | 1 | |
| Primary type | Transport | |
| Built in | Argentina | |
| Remarks | Nicknamed “Naranjero”, Spanish for “Oranges carrier” | |
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FMA IA-41 Urubú
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| Delivery / Strike | 1953 / Unkwnown | |
| Quantity | 2 | |
| Primary type | Glider | |
| Built in | Argentina | |
| Remarks | ||
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FMA IA-45 Querandí
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Delivery / Strike | 1957 / 1967 |
| Quantity | 2 | |
| Primary type | Utility | |
| Built in | Argentina | |
| Remarks | (Photo: IAME) | |
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FMA IA-46 Ranquel
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Delivery / Strike | 1957 / current |
| Quantity | 4 | |
| Primary type | Glider tow | |
| Built in | Argentina | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Carlos Ay) | |
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FMA IA-50 G-II
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Delivery / Strike | 1962 / 2007 |
| Quantity | 29 | |
| Primary type | Various | |
| Built in | Argentina | |
| Remarks | Also known as “Guaraní”, a Northeastern Argentina indian tribe (Photo: Fernando Puppio) | |
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FMA IA-51 Tehuelche
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| Delivery / Strike | 1965 / 1981 | |
| Quantity | 1 | |
| Primary type | Utility | |
| Built in | Argentina | |
| Remarks | ||
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FMA IA-53 Mamboretá
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Delivery / Strike | 1965 / 1976 |
| Quantity | 3 | |
| Primary type | Crop sprayer | |
| Built in | Argentina | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Robert Domandl) | |
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FMA IA-54 Carancho
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| Delivery / Strike | 1965 / 1965 | |
| Quantity | 1 | |
| Primary type | Glider | |
| Built in | Argentina | |
| Remarks | Also known as “Cóndor Andino”, Spanish for “Andinian Condor” | |
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FMA IA-58 Pucará
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Delivery / Strike | 1974 / current |
| Quantity | 108 | |
| Primary type | Bomber | |
| Built in | Argentina | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Christian Amado) | |
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FMA IA-63 Pampa
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Delivery / Strike | 1984 / current |
| Quantity | 24 | |
| Primary type | Trainer | |
| Built in | Argentina | |
| Remarks | Also allocated Pampa 2000, Pampa International and AT-63 designations (Photo: Chris Lofting) | |
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FMA IA-70 Paraná
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Delivery / Strike | 1990 / 1990 |
| Quantity | 1 | |
| Primary type | Transport | |
| Built in | Argentina | |
| Remarks | Argentine designation for CBA-123 Vector, a project cancelled before going into production (Photo: José Soria) | |
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Focke-Wulf Fw-44 Stieglitz
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Delivery / Strike | 1936 / 1947 |
| Quantity | 197 | |
| Primary type | Trainer | |
| Built in | Argentina | |
| Remarks | (Photo: DAD – Baires Aviation Photography) | |
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Focke-Wulf Fw-58 Weihe
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| Delivery / Strike | 1936 / 1941 | |
| Quantity | 3 | |
| Primary type | Recconnaisance | |
| Built in | Germany | |
| Remarks | ||
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Fokker D-XI
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| Delivery / Strike | 1926 / 1927 | |
| Quantity | 1 | |
| Primary type | Fighter | |
| Built in | Holanda | |
| Remarks | ||
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Fokker F.27 Friendship/Troopship
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Delivery / Strike | 1968 / current |
| Quantity | 16 | |
| Primary type | Transport | |
| Built in | Holanda | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Carlos Ay) | |
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Fokker F.28 Fellowship
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Delivery / Strike | 1975 / current |
| Quantity | 7 | |
| Primary type | Transport | |
| Built in | Holanda | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Mauricio Chiófalo) | |
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Gloster Meteor
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Delivery / Strike | 1946 / 1970 |
| Quantity | 100 | |
| Primary type | Fighter | |
| Built in | UK | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Christian Amado) | |
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Grob G 102 Astir
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| Delivery / Strike | Unkwnown / current | |
| Quantity | 3 | |
| Primary type | Glider | |
| Built in | Germany | |
| Remarks | ||
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Grob G 103 Twin Astir
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Delivery / Strike | Unkwnown / current |
| Quantity | 3 | |
| Primary type | Glider | |
| Built in | Germany | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Carlos Ay) | |
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Grob G 120
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Delivery / Strike | 2013 / current |
| Quantity | 10 | |
| Primary type | Trainer | |
| Built in | Germany | |
| Remarks | Undergoing delivery (Photo: Iván Nievas Zorn) | |
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Grumman SA-16 Albatross
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Delivery / Strike | 1962 / 1979 |
| Quantity | 3 | |
| Primary type | Search and rescue | |
| Built in | USA | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Fernando Puppio) | |
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Hawker-Siddeley 748
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| Delivery / Strike | 1968 / 1976 | |
| Quantity | 0 | |
| Primary type | Transport | |
| Built in | UK | |
| Remarks | An 8-aircraft order was cancelled | |
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Henri Farman 50 hp
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Delivery / Strike | 1912 / 1919 |
| Quantity | 7 | |
| Primary type | Trainer | |
| Built in | France | |
| Remarks | First one came from private donations (Photo: Fabián Pesikonis) | |
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Hiller UH-12
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Delivery / Strike | 1967 / 1974 |
| Quantity | 3 | |
| Primary type | Utility helicopter | |
| Built in | USA | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Francisco Halbritter) | |
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Hughes 369/500
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Delivery / Strike | 1968 / current |
| Quantity | 32 | |
| Primary type | Utility helicopter | |
| Built in | USA | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Marcelo Allende) | |
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IAI Dagger/Finger
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Delivery / Strike | 1978 / current |
| Quantity | 39 | |
| Primary type | Fighter | |
| Built in | Israel | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Carlos Ay) | |
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Junkers F.13
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| Delivery / Strike | 1927 / 1942 | |
| Quantity | 2 | |
| Primary type | Transport | |
| Built in | Germany | |
| Remarks | ||
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Junkers Ju-52
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Delivery / Strike | 1938 / 1953 |
| Quantity | 15 | |
| Primary type | Transport | |
| Built in | Germany | |
| Remarks | (Photo: DAD – Baires Aviation Photography) | |
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Junkers K-43/W-34
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| Delivery / Strike | 1933 / 1943 | |
| Quantity | 7 | |
| Primary type | Transport | |
| Built in | Germany | |
| Remarks | Nicknamed “Vaquita”, Spanish for “Tiny cow” | |
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Learjets
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Delivery / Strike | 1977 / current |
| Quantity | 18 | |
| Primary type | Various | |
| Built in | USA | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Andrés Aliotta) | |
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LET L-13 Blanik
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| Delivery / Strike | Unkwnown / current | |
| Quantity | 3 | |
| Primary type | Glider | |
| Built in | Checoslovaquia | |
| Remarks | ||
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LET L-23 Super Blanik
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Delivery / Strike | 2001 / current |
| Quantity | 2 | |
| Primary type | Glider | |
| Built in | Checoslovaquia | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Carl Brent) | |
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Levavasseur Antoinette VII
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| Delivery / Strike | 1912 / 1914 | |
| Quantity | 1 | |
| Primary type | Utility | |
| Built in | France | |
| Remarks | ||
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Lockheed 10 Electra
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| Delivery / Strike | 1937 / 1951 | |
| Quantity | 1 | |
| Primary type | Transport | |
| Built in | USA | |
| Remarks | Nicknamed “Luqui Chico”, Spanish phonetics for “Tiny Lockheed” | |
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Lockheed 12 Electra Junior
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Delivery / Strike | 1937 / 1950 |
| Quantity | 2 | |
| Primary type | Transport | |
| Built in | USA | |
| Remarks | Nicknamed “Luqui Grande”, Spanish phonetics for “Large Lockheed” (Photo: via Jackson Flores, Jr.) | |
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Lockheed 382 Hercules
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Delivery / Strike | 1968 / current |
| Quantity | 16 | |
| Primary type | Transport | |
| Built in | USA | |
| Remarks | (Photo: DAD – Baires Aviation Photography) | |
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Lockheed Martin A-4 Fighting Hawk
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Delivery / Strike | 1997 / current |
| Quantity | 36 | |
| Primary type | Fighter | |
| Built in | USA | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Agustín Antelo) | |
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Marichal Estudiantil
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| Delivery / Strike | 1913 / 1913 | |
| Quantity | 1 | |
| Primary type | Trainer | |
| Built in | Argentina | |
| Remarks | Private donation | |
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Marichal Tipo Farman
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| Delivery / Strike | 1912 / Unkwnown | |
| Quantity | 1 | |
| Primary type | Trainer | |
| Built in | Argentina | |
| Remarks | ||
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Martin 139WAA
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| Delivery / Strike | 1937 / 1948 | |
| Quantity | 22 | |
| Primary type | Bomber | |
| Built in | USA | |
| Remarks | ||
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Max Holste MH-1521 Broussard
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Delivery / Strike | 1967 / 1994 |
| Quantity | 12 | |
| Primary type | Utility | |
| Built in | France | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Carlos Ay) | |
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Mazzoleni “Quo Vadis”
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| Delivery / Strike | 1919 / 1937 | |
| Quantity | 1 | |
| Primary type | Hot air ballon | |
| Built in | Argentina | |
| Remarks | ||
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Mil Mi-171 Baikal
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Delivery / Strike | 2011 / current |
| Quantity | 2 | |
| Primary type | Cargo helicopter | |
| Built in | Rusia | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Gabriel Luque) | |
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Morane Saulnier A1
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| Delivery / Strike | 1923 / 1925 | |
| Quantity | 1 | |
| Primary type | Trainer | |
| Built in | France | |
| Remarks | ||
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Morane Saulnier AR35
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| Delivery / Strike | 1923 / 1925 | |
| Quantity | 1 | |
| Primary type | Trainer | |
| Built in | France | |
| Remarks | ||
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Morane Saulnier G
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| Delivery / Strike | 1916 / 1917 | |
| Quantity | 1 | |
| Primary type | Trainer | |
| Built in | France | |
| Remarks | Private donation | |
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Morane Saulnier Parasol L
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| Delivery / Strike | 1915 / 1923 | |
| Quantity | 1 | |
| Primary type | Trainer | |
| Built in | France | |
| Remarks | First crossed the Andes in April 1918 (private donation) | |
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Morane-Saulnier MS-760 Paris
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Delivery / Strike | 1959 / 2007 |
| Quantity | 48 | |
| Primary type | Trainer | |
| Built in | France | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Gabriel Luque) | |
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Muniz M-9
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| Delivery / Strike | 1934 / 1945 | |
| Quantity | 2 | |
| Primary type | Utility | |
| Built in | Brazil | |
| Remarks | ||
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Nieuport 28C-1 Bebé
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| Delivery / Strike | 1919 / 1925 | |
| Quantity | 2 | |
| Primary type | Fighter | |
| Built in | France | |
| Remarks | French government donation | |
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Nieuport 29C-1 Delage
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| Delivery / Strike | 1925 / 1927 | |
| Quantity | 5 | |
| Primary type | Fighter | |
| Built in | France | |
| Remarks | ||
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Nieuport 2-G
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| Delivery / Strike | 1912 / 1918 | |
| Quantity | 1 | |
| Primary type | Trainer | |
| Built in | France | |
| Remarks | Nicknamed “Pingüino”, Spanish for “Penguin”, and then “Ñandú”, Spanish for South America’s ostrich (private donation) | |
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Nieuport M.IV
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| Delivery / Strike | 1912 / 1915 | |
| Quantity | 2 | |
| Primary type | Trainer | |
| Built in | France | |
| Remarks | Private donations | |
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North American F-86F Sabre
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Delivery / Strike | 1960 / 1986 |
| Quantity | 30 | |
| Primary type | Fighter | |
| Built in | USA | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Christian Amado) | |
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North American NA-16P
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| Delivery / Strike | 1937 / Unkwnown | |
| Quantity | 31 | |
| Primary type | Trainer | |
| Built in | USA | |
| Remarks | ||
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North American T-28A Trojan
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Delivery / Strike | 1960 / 1965 |
| Quantity | 58 | |
| Primary type | Trainer | |
| Built in | USA | |
| Remarks | Nicknamed “Pepín Cascarón”, Spanish for “Humpty Dumpty” (Photo: Álvaro Romero) | |
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Northrop 8A-2
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Delivery / Strike | 1937 / 1949 |
| Quantity | 30 | |
| Primary type | Bomber | |
| Built in | USA | |
| Remarks | Nicknamed “Ochoa”, Spanish phonetics for “Eight-A” (Photo: Archivo General de la Nación) | |
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Percival P.40 Prentice
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Delivery / Strike | 1948 / 1962 |
| Quantity | 100 | |
| Primary type | Trainer | |
| Built in | UK | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Martín Kubo) | |
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Pezetel SZD-30 Pirat II
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Delivery / Strike | Unkwnown / current |
| Quantity | 4 | |
| Primary type | Glider | |
| Built in | Polonia | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Carlos Ay) | |
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Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser
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| Delivery / Strike | 1968 / 1971 | |
| Quantity | 2 | |
| Primary type | Utility | |
| Built in | USA | |
| Remarks | ||
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Piper PA-18 Super Cub
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| Delivery / Strike | 1968 / 1971 | |
| Quantity | 7 | |
| Primary type | Utility | |
| Built in | USA | |
| Remarks | ||
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Piper PA-25 Pawnee/Puelche
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Delivery / Strike | 1984 / current |
| Quantity | 4 | |
| Primary type | Various | |
| Built in | Argentina | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Gabriel Luque) | |
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Piper PA-28 Dakota/Arrow
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Delivery / Strike | 1980 / current |
| Quantity | 13 | |
| Primary type | Utility | |
| Built in | Argentina | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Carlos Ay) | |
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Piper PA-31 Navajo
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Delivery / Strike | 1973 / current |
| Quantity | 4 | |
| Primary type | Transport | |
| Built in | Argentina | |
| Remarks | (Photo: DAD – Baires Aviation Photography) | |
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Piper PA-32 Seneca
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Delivery / Strike | 1980 / current |
| Quantity | 3 | |
| Primary type | Utility | |
| Built in | Argentina | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Marcelo Allende) | |
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Rockwell Aerocommander
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Delivery / Strike | 1968 / current |
| Quantity | 16 | |
| Primary type | Transport | |
| Built in | USA | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Tomás Basilotta) | |
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Rockwell Sabre 75A
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Delivery / Strike | 1975 / 2011 |
| Quantity | 1 | |
| Primary type | Transport | |
| Built in | USA | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Martín Kubo) | |
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Rumpler Taube
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| Delivery / Strike | 1913 / 1918 | |
| Quantity | 1 | |
| Primary type | Trainer | |
| Built in | Germany | |
| Remarks | Nicknamed “La Paloma”, Spanish for “The Dove” (private donation) | |
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Saab 340B
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Delivery / Strike | 2008 / current |
| Quantity | 4 | |
| Primary type | Transport | |
| Built in | Suecia | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Guillermo Krause) | |
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SAML Aviatik
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| Delivery / Strike | 1919 / Unkwnown | |
| Quantity | 2 | |
| Primary type | Reconnaissance | |
| Built in | Italy | |
| Remarks | ||
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Santos Dumont 20 Demoiselle
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| Delivery / Strike | 1912 / 1912 | |
| Quantity | 1 | |
| Primary type | Trainer | |
| Built in | Brazil | |
| Remarks | Private donation | |
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Schempp-Hirth Janus
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| Delivery / Strike | 1980 / current | |
| Quantity | 1 | |
| Primary type | Glider | |
| Built in | Germany | |
| Remarks | ||
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Schempp-Hirth Nimbus
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| Delivery / Strike | 1980 / current | |
| Quantity | 1 | |
| Primary type | Glider | |
| Built in | Germany | |
| Remarks | ||
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Schleicher Ka-7 Rhönadler
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| Delivery / Strike | Unkwnown / current | |
| Quantity | 1 | |
| Primary type | Glider | |
| Built in | Germany | |
| Remarks | ||
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Sikorsky S-55
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Delivery / Strike | 1960 / Unkwnown |
| Quantity | 12 | |
| Primary type | Transport helicopter | |
| Built in | USA | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Rafael Reca) | |
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Sikorsky S-58
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Delivery / Strike | 1974 / 1980 |
| Quantity | 2 | |
| Primary type | Transport helicopter | |
| Built in | USA | |
| Remarks | Nicknamed “Trompada”, Spanish for “Punch in the face” (Photo: Fuerza Aérea Argentina) | |
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Sikorsky S-61
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Delivery / Strike | 1974 / 1993 |
| Quantity | 2 | |
| Primary type | Transport helicopter | |
| Built in | USA | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Marcelo W. Miranda) | |
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SPAD 1913 Monocoque
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| Delivery / Strike | 1917 / 1919 | |
| Quantity | 1 | |
| Primary type | Fighter | |
| Built in | France | |
| Remarks | ||
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SPAD S-VII
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| Delivery / Strike | 1919 / 1922 | |
| Quantity | 1 | |
| Primary type | Fighter | |
| Built in | France | |
| Remarks | French government donation | |
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SPAD S-XIII
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| Delivery / Strike | 1919 / Unkwnown | |
| Quantity | 2 | |
| Primary type | Fighter | |
| Built in | France | |
| Remarks | ||
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Sud Est 210 Caravelle
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| Delivery / Strike | 1973 / 1975 | |
| Quantity | 3 | |
| Primary type | Transport | |
| Built in | France | |
| Remarks | ||
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Sukhoi Su-29EB
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| Delivery / Strike | 1997 / 2010 | |
| Quantity | 8 | |
| Primary type | Aerobatic | |
| Built in | Rusia | |
| Remarks | ||
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Swearingen Merlin
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| Delivery / Strike | 1978 / 1991 | |
| Quantity | 2 | |
| Primary type | Transport | |
| Built in | USA | |
| Remarks | ||
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Vickers Viking
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Delivery / Strike | 1948 / 1960 |
| Quantity | 30 | |
| Primary type | Transport | |
| Built in | UK | |
| Remarks | (Photo: Martín Kubo) | |
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Voisin 5 LA
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| Delivery / Strike | 1917 / 1920 | |
| Quantity | 1 | |
| Primary type | Trainer | |
| Built in | France | |
| Remarks | ||
Bibliography: Asociación de Pilotos de Caza: Historia de la Fuerza Aérea Argentina – Tomo IV – La Aviación de Caza 1912-1982 (Dirección de Estudios Históricos de la Fuerza Aérea Argentina, Argentina, 2005); F. Halbritter: Historia de la industria aeronáutica argentina – Tomo 1 (Biblioteca Nacional de Aeronáutica, Argentina, 2004); J. Andrade: Latin American Military Aviation (Midland Counties Publications, United Kingdom, 1982) and C. Arreguez: Fábrica Militar de Aviones/Crónicas y Testimonios, 2nd edition (Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología de la Provincia de Córdoba, Argentina, 2008).
Internet sources: Ámbito Financiero, La Mañana de Córdoba and Rumbos Aeronáuticos.
Acknowledgments: Carlos Abella, Esteban Brea, Javier Mosquera and José Soria contributed to this report. The original version of this story was first published in Aeromilitaria Argentina and migrated to Gaceta Aeronáutica in August 2013.
