{"id":363,"date":"2014-07-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-07-13T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/?p=363"},"modified":"2014-09-21T23:51:28","modified_gmt":"2014-09-21T22:51:28","slug":"argentine-air-force-anniversaries-index","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/argentine-air-force-anniversaries-index\/","title":{"rendered":"Argentine Air Force Anniversaries Catalogue"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A classical view from an early open day event held at El Palomar’s I Air Brigade in November 1994 (photo: Carlos Ay). <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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In addition to open days, Air Force has held aviation charity events since the late-1990s. A VII Air Brigade Bell 212 and your friendly neighbour, Spiderman, were part in one such event in August 2007 (photo: Argentine Air Force). <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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S-70 Blackhawk H-01 landing President Carlos Menem at the 87th Air Force anniversary ceremony held in El Palomar in August 1999 (photo: Federico Puppio). <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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Noted at another Air Force charity event are \u201cMelchior, Caspar and Balthazar\u201d getting off F.28 Fellowship TC-54 at a Three Wise Men Air Day event held in Aeroparque \u201cJorge Newbery\u201d in January 2012 (photo: Andr\u00e9s Rangugni). <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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Three VI Air Brigade Mirage IIIEA fighters performing a flypast at the C\u00f3rdoba Garrison Air Festival held in October 1996 (photo: Carlos Ay). <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Shortly after gaining institutional independence, the Argentine Air Force (Fuerza A\u00e9rea Argentina, or FAA) saw it fit to start celebrating landmarks in their (then) short-lived history. Starting in the mid-1940s and strengthening this practice in the second half of the 20th Century, FAA consolidated three more or less regular celebrations marking historical events (service origins in 1912 and their first international combat experience in 1982) or attempting to project their social influence to the civilian population (open days and other events explicitly directed to the general public). The oldest of these events was first carried out in 1946 in San Justo and was designated as the first \u201cAir Week\u201d<\/strong> (Semana de Aeron\u00e1utica). As implied by its name, the event was designed to last at least a whole week in late September and was destined to promote Air Force interests to the general public through a variety of cultural, scientific and flying events. Under that or the \u201cAir & Space Week\u201d<\/strong> (Semana Aeron\u00e1utica y Espacial) designation used between the mid-1960s and the late-1990s, the event took place more or less regularly through 2002, when close to 40 editions had been held.<\/p>\n

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2014 Forecast<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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“Argentina Vuela” logo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As anticipated in earlier previews, the First Battle anniversary ceremony was again held at I Air Brigade (I Brigada A\u00e9rea, I Br A\u00e9) facilities in El Palomar, starting at 11am on Thursday 1 May. The Air Force Day<\/strong> ceremony is expected to take place on\u00a0Friday\u00a08\u00a0August<\/strong> at Military Air Base Mor\u00f3n, and an air show dubbed “Argentina Vuela”<\/strong> (“Argentina Flies”) is now formally schedulded at the same location between Wednesday 6 and Sunday 10<\/strong>. As soon as more precise details are made available on thess events, this sidebar will be updated or announcements will be made through our Facebook<\/a> <\/span>and Twitter<\/a> accounts (updated July 21, 2014).<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Even though additional research is needed to acquire a more conclusive view on these peculiar demonstrations, several air weeks outstand distinctively. The II Air Week <\/strong>(1947) took up a whole block of downtown Buenos Aires 9 de Julio Avenue to exhibit several of the many aircraft types acquired during Juan Per\u00f3n\u2019s first presidential administration. A decade later, the XII Air Week<\/strong> (1957) was dominated by a contingent of over 30 USAF aircraft visiting Ezeiza and Aeroparque in a demonstration of US public relations and power projection capabilities. The 1968 and 1972 editions brought the show into the Space Age and took place in Argentine Rural Society fair grounds in Buenos Aires\u2019 Palermo sector, while the XXVI Air & Space Week<\/strong> was also exceptional in featuring a fantastic flying display over Paran\u00e1 River and the National Flag Monument in Rosario (Santa F\u00e9) in 1974. The last meaningful air & space week probably was the one held in Buenos Aires in 1987 to celebrate the service\u2019s 75th anniversary with a week-long exposition in Buenos Aires district, Barrio Norte, and a closing air show that was marred by poor weather in Aeroparque \u201cJorge Newbery\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Two Gloster Meteors (I-003 and I-006), one Vickers Viking, one DH-104 Dove, one C-47 Skytrain (T-51), one AT-11 Kansan, two G.55 Centauros (Ea-23 and C-09) and a Bristol Freighter (T-34) parked on 9 de Julio Avenue between Sarmiento and Cangallo streets for the II Aeronautical Expo, Buenos Aires, 1947 (photo: Argentine National Archives #321499\/B73499). <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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According to this National Air & Space Magazine advertisement, the XII Air Week was to be held in October 1957. The event actually took place in November to accomodate the US Air Force power projection agenda (photo courtesy: Pablo Potenze). <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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According to this La Naci\u00f3n daily clipping, the 1968 Air & Space Week required the Air Force to taxi aircraft from Buenos Aires airpark to the Argentine Rural Society fair ground in Palermo (photo courtesy: Pablo Potenze). <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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Celebrating the national flag and looking for descentralized venues, the XXVI Air & Space Week was held in Rosario (Santa Fe) and movilized a sizeable fleet of aircraft to the city’s airport (photo: Marcelo W. Miranda). <\/div> <\/div>
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An unconventional venue, the Buenos Aires City autodrome, was adopted for several early-1980s air & space weeks. Noticed here is an IA-58A Pucar\u00e1 demonstrating in front of the pits (photo: Carlos Ay). <\/div> <\/div>
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An Argentine Air Force Bell 212 demonstrating at 2009 edition of the Mor\u00f3n open day (photo: Esteban Brea). <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Unfortunately, domestic political trends, foreign influences and fiscal realities saw this distinctive tradition start fading into oblivion by the turn of the century. Starting with an event held in El Palomar in late-1989, air & space weeks started being gradually superseded by shorter and more conventional open day events<\/strong> (\u201cjornadas de puertas abiertas\u201d). Hardly lasting more than a weekend (2 to 3 days maximum), they nonetheless became a frequent (if not regular) practice and on occasions managed to get branded with special names such as \u201cC\u00f3rdoba Garrison Air Festival\u201d (1996), \u201cAir Show South America\u201d (1999), \u201cPalomar 2000\u201d, \u201cMor\u00f3n Air Show\u201d (2009) or \u201cArgentina Air Fest\u201d (2010). Unlike the air & space weeks, which occasionally took place at facilities not under military jurisdiction, open days have all taken place at Air Forces bases throughout the country. Interestingly enough, both air week and open day events were held concurrently in at least two transitional years: 1995 and 2002.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Coming of age: Air Force & First Battle Days<\/b><\/h3>\n
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In 2012, Air Force celebrated the Military Aviation School centennial. In addition to a massive, multinational celebration held in C\u00f3rdoba on 10 August, most service aircraft were decorated with \u2018100 years\u2019 stickers, as modelled by Fokker F.28s T-50 and TC-52 during the centennial air parade (photo: Gabriel Luque). <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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After the Malvinas War, most Air Force ceremonies feature a “missing man” formation to those fallen in the line of duty, illustrated here for the 2013 Air Force Day ceremony (photo: Horacio Clari\u00e1). <\/div> <\/div>
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A classical postcard image of a recent-time Air Force Day ceremony shows Air Force High School cadets, NCOs and officers forming on the ground as C-130H Hercules TC-61 takes off from C\u00f3rdoba\u2019s aviation school for the Centennial air parade in August 2012 (photo: Jos\u00e9 Luis Ghezzi). <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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Learjet 35A T-21 was part of a massive air parade celebrating the Air Force’s 72nd anniversary and the IA-63 Pampa roll-out at C\u00f3rdoba’s aircraft factory in August 1984 (photo: Carlos Ay). <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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Attempting to impress President Isabel Mart\u00ednez de Per\u00f3n, the 1974 Air Force Day called for a massive deployment to Mor\u00f3n, where the three IA-58 Pucar\u00e1 prototypes were displayed statically and in-flight (photo: Ra\u00fal Hrubisko). <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

A more relevant celebration was incorporated in the 1950s. Presidential Decree #14,204 established in 1954 that 10 August was Air Force Day<\/b> (\u201cDia de la Fuerza A\u00e9rea\u201d), paying tribute to the nation\u2019s first military air unit, the Military Aviation School (Escuela de Aviaci\u00f3n Militar, or EAM) created in 1912. That way, FAA managed to equal its Navy and Army peers in getting its own \u201cservice day\u201d and have it \u201clegally\u201d established that the service had been born in 1912, not in 1945 as Army flyers and several historians continue to argue. It was not until the late-1950s, though, that Air Force Day ceremonies started taking place in earnest, thus strengthening the notion that Air Force was not such a \u201cyoung armed service\u201d. Most of these events have subsequently taken place regularly in El Palomar (the cradle of Argentine military aviation) or C\u00f3rdoba\u2019s EAM (the unit celebrating this specific anniversary), although Mor\u00f3n and the service\u2019s high command in Retiro (Buenos Aires) have also served as \u201cconvenience\u201d venues. Other locations have been used less commonly.<\/p>\n

One year after its first international combat experience in 1982, Air Force adopted its third and most relevant historical anniversary, the First Battle Day<\/b> (\u201cBautismo de Fuego\u201d) ceremony honouring those who fought or died in the Malvinas campaign (1 April-16 June 1982). First held on 1 May 1983, the ceremony has rotated through a variety of air bases and other locations relevant to that campaign. However, fiscal and political realities have seen the ceremony moving to more central locations in Greater Buenos Aires instead (Mor\u00f3n, El Palomar or Retiro). In its more than three decades of existence, the celebration hasn\u2019t been exempt of criticism. At times, the event has been perturbed by poor government-to-Air Force relations, diplomatic tensions with the United Kingdom or internal Air Force divisions. Last, but not the least, certain authors contend that the Air Force\u2019s \u201ctrue\u201d first battle took place not in May 1982 but in June 1955, when Air Force and Navy aircraft bombed Buenos Aires\u2019 Plaza de Mayo in a failed attempt to kill President Juan D. Per\u00f3n\u2026<\/p>\n

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Impregnated with patriotic sentiment, flags from all Air Force units participating in the 1982 war feature prominently on First Battle anniversary parades. Shown here is the 2013 event held in El Palomar (photo: Santiago Cortelezzi). <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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First Battle anniversaries are usually rounded up by Air Force aircraft from different units performing a fly past and \u201cmissing man\u201d manoeuvre. Noted here are four Hercules and eight Pucar\u00e1es opening up the 26th anniversary air parade held in Mor\u00f3n in 2008 (photo: Alberto Urizio). <\/div> <\/div>
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The civil aviation contribution to the war effort is frequently remembered at First Battle ceremonies. Noticed here are two Boeing 737-200s, representing crews from state-owned airlines Aerol\u00edneas Argentinas and Austral, participating in the 20th anniversary flypast (photo: Jorge Albanese). <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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First Battle ceremonies held in Mor\u00f3n usually feature 1982 war aircraft veterans from the local Museum. Noticed here is A-4C Skyhawk C-321, pictured after the 2007 event (photo: Carlos Ay). <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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Air Force High School cadets and NCO School applicants attending the 2013 ceremony framed by a VII Air Brigade Mi-17 helicopter (photo: Santiago Cortelezzi). <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Celebrations data base<\/b><\/h3>\n

Below is our list of Air & Space Weeks and Air Force and First Battle days identified through research, with other public manifestations added when relevant and whenever information was available. With additional research, links will be added to pages providing detailed data and images on those events. Should you have information to make this table more complete and precise, please feel free to send your comments through our Facebook<\/a> or Twitter<\/a> platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Year<\/strong><\/td>\nFirst Battle Anniversary<\/strong><\/td>\nAir Force Day<\/strong><\/td>\nAir Weeks, open days and related events<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2014<\/td>\n32nd Anniversary
\n01 May, I Br A\u00e9<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2013<\/td>\n31st Anniversary
\n01 May, I Br A\u00e9<\/td>\n		101st Anniversary
\n16 Aug, BAM Mor\u00f3n<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012<\/td>\n30th Anniversary
\n01 May, VI Br A\u00e9<\/td>\n		100th Anniversary
\n10 Aug, EAM<\/td>\n		Open days 02\/03 Apr (IV Br A\u00e9), 22 Apr (III Br A\u00e9), 06\/08 Jul (II Br A\u00e9), 11\/12 Aug (EAM); Three Wise Men Air Day 11 Jan (Buenos Aires)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/td>\n29th Anniversary
\n30 Apr, IX Br A\u00e9<\/td>\n		99th Anniversary
\n10 Aug, EAM<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010<\/td>\n28th Anniversary
\n30 Apr, BAM Mor\u00f3n<\/td>\n		98th Anniversary
\n10 Aug, EMGFAA<\/td>\n		Open day (Argentina Air Fest) 30 Apr\/02 May (BAM Mor\u00f3n); Argentine Aviation Centennial 13 Feb (Buenos Aires)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2009<\/td>\n27th Anniversary
\n30 Apr, EMGFAA<\/td>\n		97th Anniversary
\n10 Aug, EMGFAA<\/td>\n		Open days 01\/03 May (INAC)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008<\/td>\n26th Anniversary
\n01 May, INAC<\/td>\n		96th Anniversary
\n13 Aug, EMGFAA<\/td>\n		Open days 03\/04 May (INAC); Children’s Air Day 08 Aug (Buenos Aires)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2007<\/td>\n25th Anniversary
\n01 Apr, INAC<\/td>\n		95th Anniversary
\n10 Aug, EAM<\/td>\n		Open days 28\/29 Apr (INAC); Children’s Air Day 11 Aug (Buenos Aires)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006<\/td>\n24th Anniversary, 01 May
\nPuerto San Juli\u00e1n (S.C.)<\/td>\n		94th Anniversary
\n10 Aug, EAM<\/td>\n		Open days Aug (IX Br A\u00e9), 10\/13 Aug (EAM), 30 Sep\/01 Oct (ARMACUAR)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2005<\/td>\n23rd Anniversary
\n01 May, I Br A\u00e9<\/td>\n		93rd Anniversary
\n10 Aug, EAM<\/td>\n		Open days 10 Aug (IX Br A\u00e9), 27\/28 Aug (V Br A\u00e9), 02\/04 Sep (II Br A\u00e9)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004<\/td>\n22nd Anniversary
\n01 May, II Br A\u00e9<\/td>\n		92nd Anniversary
\n10 Aug, EAM<\/td>\n		Open days 16\/22 Aug (ARMAQUIL), Children’s Air Day 08 Aug (Mendoza)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2003<\/td>\n21st Anniversary
\n01 May, EMGFAA<\/td>\n		91st Anniversary
\n08 Aug, EAM<\/td>\n		Open day 09\/10 Aug (EAM)?; Centennial of Aviation 17 Dec (Buenos Aires); Children’s Air Day 11 Aug (Buenos Aires)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2002<\/td>\n20th Anniversary
\n01 May, I Br A\u00e9<\/td>\n		90th Anniversary
\n09 Aug, EAM<\/td>\n		Air Week 11 Aug (Buenos Aires); Open days 17\/18 Aug (INAC), 24\/25 Aug (ARMACUAR); Children’s Air Day 10 Aug (Buenos Aires)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2001<\/td>\n19th Anniversary
\n01 May, VII Br A\u00e9<\/td>\n		89th Anniversary
\n10 Aug, EAM<\/td>\n		Open days 05\/06 May (V Br A\u00e9), 12\/13 May (II Br A\u00e9)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2000<\/td>\n18th Anniversary
\n01 May, III Br A\u00e9<\/td>\n		88th Anniversary
\n10 Aug, I Br A\u00e9<\/td>\n		Open days 11\/13 Aug (I Br A\u00e9), 12\/15 Oct (IV Br A\u00e9), 21\/22 Oct (V Br A\u00e9), 10\/12 Nov (IX Br A\u00e9)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1999<\/td>\n17th Anniversary<\/td>\n87th Anniversary<\/span>
\n10 Aug, I Br A\u00e9<\/td>\n		Open days (Air Show South America) 21\/25 Apr (INAC)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1998<\/td>\n16th Anniversary
\n06 May, IX Br A\u00e9<\/td>\n		86th Anniversary
\n07 Aug, I Br A\u00e9<\/td>\n		Open days 07\/09 Aug (I Br A\u00e9), 02\/04 Oct (EAM)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1997<\/td>\n15th Anniversary
\n06 May, I Br A\u00e9<\/td>\n		85th Anniversary
\n13 Aug, I Br A\u00e9<\/td>\n		Open days 13\/17 Aug (I Br A\u00e9)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1996<\/td>\n14th Anniversary<\/td>\n84th Anniversary<\/td>\nOpen days 04\/13 Oct (EAM), 19 Oct (III Br A\u00e9), 26\/27 Oct (X Br A\u00e9)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1995<\/td>\n13th Anniversary<\/td>\n83rd Anniversary<\/td>\nXLIII Air Week: 25 Nov (San Fernando); Open days 03 Sep (EAM)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1994<\/td>\n12th Anniversary
\n01 May, VI Br A\u00e9<\/td>\n		82nd Anniversary
\n15 Aug, EAM<\/td>\n		Open days 28\/30 Oct (EAM), 20 Nov (I Br A\u00e9)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1993<\/td>\n11th Anniversary<\/td>\n81st Anniversary<\/td>\nOpen days 05\/06 Nov (EAM)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1992<\/td>\n10th Anniversary<\/td>\n80th Anniversary<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1991<\/td>\n9th Anniversary<\/td>\n79th Anniversary<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1990<\/td>\n8th Anniversary<\/td>\n78th Anniversary<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1989<\/td>\n7th Anniversary<\/td>\n77th Anniversary
\nAug, I Br A\u00e9<\/td>\n		Open days 14\/16 Nov (I Br A\u00e9)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1988<\/td>\n6th Anniversary<\/td>\n76th Anniversary<\/td>\nXXXIX Air & Space Week: 13 Aug (San Justo)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1987<\/td>\n5th Anniversary
\n01 May, I Br A\u00e9<\/td>\n		75th Anniversary
\n10 Aug, I Br A\u00e9<\/td>\n		XXXVIII Air & Space Week (75 Anniversary) 10\/16 Aug (Buenos Aires),<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1986<\/td>\n4th Anniversary<\/td>\n74th Anniversary<\/td>\nXXXVII Air & Space Week: 26 Oct (ARMACUAR)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1985<\/td>\n3rd Anniversary<\/td>\n73rd Anniversary<\/td>\nXXXVI Air & Space Week<\/span><\/b> 20\/27 Oct (Buenos Aires)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1984<\/td>\n2nd Anniversary<\/td>\n72nd Anniversary
\n14 Aug, AMC<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1983<\/td>\n1st Anniversary<\/td>\n71st Anniversary<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1982<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n70th Anniversary<\/td>\nXXXIII Air & Space Week Nov (C\u00f3rdoba\/P. Blancas)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1981<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n69th Anniversary
\n10 Aug, IV Br A\u00e9<\/td>\n		XXXII Air & Space Week 19\/25 Oct (Buenos Aires), Dec (IV Br A\u00e9?)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1980<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n68th Anniversary
\n10 Aug, Rosario<\/td>\n		XXXI Air & Space Week Oct\/Dec (IV Br A\u00e9, V Br A\u00e9)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1979<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n67th Anniversary
\n10 Aug, Jujuy<\/td>\n		XXX Air & Space Week 11 Nov (Buenos Aires)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1978<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n66th Anniversary
\n10 Aug, III Br A\u00e9<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1977<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n65th Anniversary<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1976<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n64th Anniversary
\n10 Aug, Tucum\u00e1n<\/td>\n		Air show 22 Aug (San Luis).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1975<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n63rd Anniversary
\n12 Aug, Buenos Aires<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1974<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n62nd Anniversary
\n09 Aug, VII Br A\u00e9<\/td>\n		XXVI Air & Space Week 17-27 Oct (Rosario)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1973<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n61st Anniversary<\/td>\nXXV Air & Space Week (II Br A\u00e9)?; Open days 10 Aug (IV Br A\u00e9)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1972<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n60th Anniversary<\/td>\nExp.acial ‘2 22 Sep\/15 Oct (Buenos Aires)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1971<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n59th Anniversary<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1970<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n58th Anniversary<\/td>\nXXIV Air & Space Week 18-25 Oct (IV Br A\u00e9, Ezeiza, San Juan and elsewhere)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1969<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n57th Anniversary
\n10 Aug, EAM<\/td>\n		XXIII Air & Space Week Nov (IV Br A\u00e9, BAM Comodoro Rivadavia and elsewhere), Dec (V Br A\u00e9).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1968<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n56th Anniversary
\n10 Aug, EAM<\/td>\n		XXII Air & Space Week Oct (Villa Mercedes), 04-10 Nov (IV Br A\u00e9, Neuqu\u00e9n, San Juan)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1967<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n55th Anniversary
\n10 Aug, EAM<\/td>\n		XXI Air & Space Week 05-12 Nov (IV Br A\u00e9)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1966<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n54th Anniversary
\n10 Aug, EAM<\/td>\n		XX Air & Space Week 23-30 Oct (IV Br A\u00e9, San Justo, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1965<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n53rd Anniversary
\n10 Aug, EAM?<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1964<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n52nd Anniversary<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1963<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n51st Anniversary<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1962<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n50th Anniversary<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1961<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n49th Anniversary
\n10 Aug, IV Br A\u00e9?<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1960<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n48th Anniversary<\/td>\nXV Air Week 02\/09 Oct (Buenos Aires)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1959<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n47th Anniversary<\/td>\nXIV Air Week 18\/25 Oct.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1958<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n46th Anniversary<\/td>\nX Air Week Oct (San Justo)?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1957<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n45th Anniversary
\n10 Aug, IV Br A\u00e9<\/td>\n		XII Air Week 12\/20 Oct re-programmed for 10\/19 Nov (Buenos Aires)?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1956<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n44th Anniversary<\/td>\nXI Air Week 24-30 Sep (IV Br A\u00e9, Buenos Aires)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1955<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n43rd Anniversary
\nAug, EAM<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1954<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n42nd Anniversary<\/td>\nIX Air Week Sep (IV Br A\u00e9, Buenos Aires)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1953<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n41st Anniversary?
\nAug, EAM?<\/td>\n		VIII Air Week 21\/27 Sep (I Br A\u00e9, VII Br A\u00e9, Buenos Aires)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1952<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n–<\/td>\nVII Air Week 22\/26 Sep (IV Br A\u00e9, Buenos Aires)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1951<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1950<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1949<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1948<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1947<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n–<\/td>\nII Air Week (I Argentine Aeronautical Expo) 22 Sep\/21 Oct (Buenos Aires)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1946<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n–<\/td>\nI Air Week 29 Sep (San Justo)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Bibliography:<\/b> Atilio Baldini & Sergio Bontti: \u201cI.A\u00e9.-24 Calqu\u00edn\u201d (Fuerzas Aeronavales, Argentina, 2007), Esteban Raczynski: \u201cLos Cl\u00e1sicos en los Cielos del Cono Sur (Fasc\u00edculo 7: DC-4, DC-6 & Caravelle en Argentina)\u201d (SCAN\/Ediciones Argentinidad, Argentina, 2011), Fighter Pilots Association: \u201cArgentine Air Force History, Volume IV, Fighter Aviation 1912-1982\u201d (Argentine Air Force Historical Studies Directorate, Buenos Aires, 2005), Gabriel Pavlovcic, Esteban Raczynski & Michael Magnusson: \u201cLa Leyenda de los Morane-Saulnier\u201d (SCAN\/Ediciones Argentinidad, Argentina, 2012) and National Secretary of Aeronautics: \u201cLa Aeron\u00e1utica Nacional al Servicio del Pa\u00eds\u201d (Argentina, 1948).<\/p>\n

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Internet sources:<\/b> Aeroespacio<\/a>, Asociaci\u00f3n Bah\u00eda Agradable de Veteranos de Guerra<\/a>, El Diario (Paran\u00e1)<\/a>, El Eco de Tandil<\/a>, Fuerza A\u00e9rea Argentina (official<\/a> and Facebook<\/a>), Fuerzas Aeronavales<\/a>, Hern\u00e1n Longoni (blog)<\/a>, Jorge Lonardi (blog)<\/a>, La Naci\u00f3n<\/a>, La Voz del Interior<\/a>, Rumbo al Sud<\/a> and Walter Betancor (blog)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Acknowledgments:<\/b> Arturo Ay, Esteban Brea, Guillermo Gebel, Mart\u00edn Kubo, Guillermo Landa, Roberto Morales, Julio P\u00e9rez Mugica, Pablo Potenze, Andr\u00e9s Rangugni, Rafael Reca and others whose names were withheld upon request contributed to this report. This story and table were initially published by Aeromilitaria Argentina and eventually migrated to Gaceta Aeron\u00e1utica in January 2012.<\/p>\n

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