Engineering:List of aircraft of Argentine Naval Aviation
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This is a list of all aircraft (fixed-wing and rotary-wing) obtained or operated by the Argentine Naval Aviation since its formation. For the current inventory please refer to the main article.
Fixed-wing aircraft
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | # | In service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aermacchi MB-326 | Italy | jet trainer | 8 (GB) 11 (GC) |
1968-1997 1982-2008 |
GC Xavante built by Embraer |
| Aermacchi MB-339 | Italy | jet trainer | 10 | 1980-1985 | Falklands War: Six operated from Port Stanley Airport |
| Avro 552A[1] | UK | seaplane trainer | 12 | 1919-1932 | Special seaplane configuration for the Argentine Navy |
| Beechcraft AT-11[2] | US | Bomber trainer | 13 | 1946 - 1965 | Replaced by Beechcraft C-45H |
| Beechcraft C-45[3] | US | Utility | |||
| Beechcraft D-18S[4] | US | Utility | 4 | 1948 - ? | |
| Beechcraft Queen Air B65-80 | US | light transport | 5 | One used as surveillance aircraft during 1975 Operativo Independencia | |
| Beechcraft Super King Air 200 | US | light transport Maritime Patrol |
3 4 |
4 refit under Cormoran program | |
| Beech T-34C Turbo Mentor | US | turboprop trainer | 15 | 1978–present | Falklands War: 4 |
| Boeing-Stearman Model 75 | US | biplane trainer | 16 (Model 76D1) 60 (N2S) |
1936-1949 late 1940s to early 1960s |
includes 6 S76D-1 with EDO floats[5] |
| Consolidated P2Y[6] | US | flying boat | 6 | 1936-1948[1] or -1949[7] | |
| Consolidated PBY Catalina | US | flying boat | 1946-1970 | ||
| Curtiss JN-4[1] | US | trainer | 4 | 1924-1935 | |
| Curtiss HS-2L[1] | US | trainer flying boat | 8+4 | 1921-1931 | |
| Curtiss CT-32 Condor | US | transport | 3 | 1937-1949 | |
| Curtiss F5L | US | patrol/bomber flying boat | 8 | 1921-1935 | relegated to trainer duties in 1931 |
| Curtiss-Wright CW-16E.3 "Kelito"[8] | US | trainer | 28 | 1935-1957 | 15 assembled at BAPI workshops, 13 built under license |
| Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard | France | embarked jet strike fighter | 14 | 1981–present | Falklands War: 5 from Rio Grande |
| Dornier Wal | Germany | patrol/bomber flying boat | 4 | 1922-1932 | |
| Douglas A-4Q Skyhawk | US | embarked jet attack fighter | 16 (+2) | 1971-1988 | Falklands War: 8 from Rio Grande |
| Douglas C-39/DC-2 | US | transport | 5 | 1946-1958 | |
| Douglas C-47/DC-3 | US | transport | 13 | 1949-1979 | |
| Douglas C-54/DC-4 | US | transport | 5 | 1949-1978 | |
| Embraer P-95 Banderulha | Brazil | maritime patrol | 2 | 1982 | Falklands War replaced P-2 Neptunes |
| Fleet Model 11 "Fleet"[9] | US/Canada | trainer | 10 | 1931-1940 | |
| Fokker F-28 | Netherlands | transport | 3 | 1979–present | Falklands War |
| Fokker D.VII | Germany | reconnaissance trainer | 1 | 1918-1919 | |
| Grumman F9F-2 Panther | US | embarked jet fighter | 24 | 1958-1971 | 4 additional aircraft purchased as spares. |
| Grumman F9F-8T Cougar | US | embarked jet trainer | 2 | 1962-1971 | |
| Grumman Goose[10] | US | Utility flying boat | 6 | 1946-1956 | some were used in the Antarctic |
| Grumman J2F Duck | US | embarked reconnaissance | 4 | 1937-1958 | on Veinticinco de Mayo class cruisers |
| Grumman S-2 Tracker | US | embarked Anti-submarine | 7 (S-2A) 6 (S-2E) 3 (S-2G) |
1962-1986(S-2A) 1978–present (S-2E/T) |
5 converted by IAI to S-2T with turbo-props |
| Hawker Siddeley HS-125 | UK | VIP | 1 | 1972-1984 | |
| Junkers W 34 | Germany | Trainer | 1 | 1934-?[11] | |
| Lockheed L-188 Electra[12] | US | transport Maritime Patrol Elint |
3 L-188PF 4 L-188A (modified) 1 (converted) |
1973-? 1983-1994 1985-1998 |
Falklands War: transports |
| Lockheed P-2 Neptune | US | ASW & maritime patrol | 8 (P2V-5) 4 (SP-2E) 4 (SP-2H) |
1958-1982 | Falklands War: 2 SP-2H |
| Lockheed P-3B Orion | US | ASW/maritime patrol | 6 | 1997–present | |
| Luscombe 8E Silvaire[13] | US | trainer | 3 | 1949–1965 | Transferred to air clubs. One later preserved at MUAN. |
| Macchi M.7 | Italy | fighter flying boat | 2 | 1919-1924 | |
| Macchi M.9 | Italy | bomber flying boat | 2 | 1919-1928 | |
| Martin B-10 WAN | US | land-based bomber | 13 | 1937-1949 | |
| Martin PBM Mariner | US | patrol flying boat | 9 | 1954-1962 | |
| North American SNJ-5C Texan | US | trainer | 94 | 1949-1971 | Two lost during 1955 Revolución Libertadora missions. On ARA Independencia from 1959 |
| Nieuport 12 | France | piston trainer | 1 | 1918 | |
| Pilatus PC-6/B-H2 | Switzerland | utility aircraft | 4 | ||
| Sud Fennec | France | piston trainer | 65 | 1966-1979 | Last 9 to Uruguayan Navy.[14] |
| Supermarine Walrus[15] | UK | reconnaissance amphibian | 2 (315) 8 (Mk1) |
1940-1948 1946-1958 |
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| Supermarine Southampton[16] | UK | patrol flying boat | 6 (Mk III) | 1929-1948 | |
| Tellier T.3 | France | flying boat | 4 | 1918 | French military mission aircraft borrowed by Argentine navy |
| Vickers Viking Mk.IV[17] | UK | flying boat | 4 | 1923-1932 | |
| Vought O2U Corsair | US | embarked observation | ? | ||
| Vought F4U Corsair | US | embarked piston fighter | 26 | 1956-1966 | F4U-5/5N/5NL variants |
Rotary-wing aircraft
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | # | In service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alouette III | France | surface fleet helicopter | 14 | 1960-2010 | some participated in Falklands War, 1 lost. |
| Bell 47 G-4 | US | 1949-1968 | |||
| Bell UH-1H | US | utility helicopter | 8 [1] | 2000-2008 [18] | To support the Argentine Marines. One destroyed prior delivery. Five transferred to Argentine Army Aviation in 2010.[19] |
| Eurocopter Fennec | France | surface fleet helicopter | 4 | 1996–present | |
| Sikorsky Sea King | US/Italy | antisubmarine helicopter | 5 S-61D4 2 AS-61D 2 AS-61H |
1972–present | Also 3 UH-3H (plus 3+2 spares), 4 UH-3H (2008) Also used for Antarctic Support, and antiship on board ARA Hércules |
| Sikorsky S-51 | US | 1949-? | |||
| Sikorsky S-55 | US | Antarctic Support helicopter | 3 | 1953-1971 | |
| Sikorsky S-58 | US | antisubmarine helicopter Antarctic Support |
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| Westland Sea Lynx Mk.23 | UK | surface fleet helicopter | 2 | 1978-1985 | ten Mk.23/Mk.87 ordered, two delivered before the Falklands War, in which they operated. One lost in 1982. |
See also
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- Argentine Naval Aviation
- Argentine air forces in the Falklands War
- List of aircraft of the Argentine Air Force
- List of active aircraft of the Argentine Air Force
- List of aircraft of the Argentine Army Aviation
References
Notes
- ↑ "AVIONES DE TRANSPORTE DE LA AVIACION NAVAL - "BEECHCRAFT D-18s"" (in es). Fundación Histarmar. http://www.histarmar.org/Armada%20Argentina/AviacionNaval/Trans-BeechAT11.htm.
- ↑ "AVIONES DE TRANSPORTE DE LA AVIACION NAVAL - "BEECHCRAFT C-45 EXPEDITOR"" (in es). Fundación Histarmar. http://www.histarmar.org/Armada%20Argentina/AviacionNaval/Trans-BeechC45Expeditor.htm.
- ↑ "AVIONES DE TRANSPORTE DE LA AVIACION NAVAL - "BEECHCRAFT AT11"" (in es). Fundación Histarmar. http://www.histarmar.org/Armada%20Argentina/AviacionNaval/Trans-Beech-18.htm.
- ↑ Núñez Padín, Jorge (2000). "BOEING STEARMAN N2S KAYDET" (in es). Jorge N. Padín. http://www.fuerzasnavales.com/magazine/stearman.html.
- ↑ ANFIBIOS E HIDROAVIONES DE LA AVIACION NAVAL - CONSOLIDATED P2Y-3A ("Histarmar" website) (accessed 2015-08-16)
- ↑ "Histarmar - CONSOLIDATED P2Y-3A" (in Spanish) (retrieved 2016-07-07)
- ↑ Curtiss Wright Kelito, MUAN Website(retrieved 2014-05-13)
- ↑ "AVIONES DE ENTRENAMIENTO DE LA AVIACION NAVAL - CONSOLIDATED "FLEET" MODELO 11" (in es). Fundación Histarmar. http://www.histarmar.com.ar/Armada%20Argentina/AviacionNaval/TR-Fleet.htm.
- ↑ Histarmar - Indice Aviacion Naval (Aviacion Naval Argentina - Sus Aviones 1930-1950) - ANFIBIOS E HIDROAVIONES DE LA AVIACION NAVAL - "GRUMMAN GOOSE (G-21 ó JRF-5)" (in Spanish) (accessed 2015-08-16)
- ↑ Histarmar - AVIONES DE ENTRENAMIENTO DE LA AVIACION NAVAL - JUNKERS W-34 (in Spanish) (accessed 2015-01-27)
- ↑ Histarmar - Indice Aviacion Naval (Aviacion Naval Argentina - Sus Aviones 1950-1980) - AVIONES DE TRANSPORTE DE LA AVIACION NAVAL "LOCKHEED ELECTRA L-188" (in Spanish) (accessed 2015-05-07)
- ↑ Histarmar - Indice Aviacion Naval (Aviacion Naval Argentina - Sus Aviones 1930-1950) - AVIONES DE ENTRENAMIENTO DE LA AVIACION NAVAL "LUSCOMBE SILVAIRE 8E" (in Spanish) (accessed 2015-05-07)
- ↑ Museo de la Aviacion Naval - ARA 25 de MAYO - T-28 Fennec (retrieved 2014-08-19)
- ↑ Histarmar - Indice Aviacion Naval (Aviacion Naval Argentina - Sus Aviones 1930-1950) - ANFIBIOS E HIDROAVIONES DE LA AVIACION NAVAL - "SUPERMARINE WALRUS 315 y MK1" (in Spanish) (accessed 2015-08-16)]
- ↑ Histarmar - Indice Aviacion Naval (Aviacion Naval Argentina - Sus Aviones 1930-1950) - ANFIBIOS E HIDROAVIONES DE LA AVIACION NAVAL - "SUPERMARINE SHOUTHAMPTON 1929" (in Spanish) (accessed 2016-07-06)]
- ↑ "ANFIBIOS E HIDROAVIONES DE LA AVIACION NAVAL - "VICKERS VIKING IV"" (in es). Fundación Histarmar. http://www.histarmar.com.ar/Armada%20Argentina/AviacionNaval/HIDR-VickersVikingIV.htm.
- ↑ "UH-1H Iroquois in Comando de Aviacion Naval Argentina". http://www.helis.com/database/modelorg/521/.
- ↑ Cicalesi, Juan Carlos; Rivas, Santiago (August 4, 2010). "Traspaso de los UH-1H de la Aviación Naval a la Aviación del Ejército" (in es). Fuerzas Aeronavales (Buenos Aires, Argentina). http://www.fuerzasaeronavales.com/?p=2293. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
Bibliography
- (in Spanish) Naval Aviation inventory 1912-80, at HISTARMAR
- (in Spanish) Aircraft list, at Naval Aviation Institute
- (in Spanish) Historia de la Aviación Naval Argentina Escuadrilla Aeronaval Antisubmarina (Antisubmarine Naval Squadron) PDF book
Online sources
- (in Spanish) Escuadrillas de Helicópteros Navales, Histarmar
- (in Spanish) Transportes Navales, Histarmar
- "NOMINA GENERAL" (in es). Instituto Aeronaval. http://www.institutoaeronaval.org/Aeronaves/Aeronaves/NOMINA-GENERAL.html.
Further reading
- Arguindeguy, Pablo E (1980) (in es). Historia de la Aviación Naval Argentina - Tomo I. Serie B - Historia Naval Argentina. Nº22. Buenos Aires: Departamento de Estudios Históricos Navales.
- Arguindeguy, Pablo E (1980) (in es). Historia de la Aviación Naval Argentina - Tomo II. Serie B - Historia Naval Argentina. Nº23. Buenos Aires: Departamento de Estudios Históricos Navales.
- Martini, Hector A (1992) (in es). Historia de la Aviación Naval Argentina - Tomo III. Serie Historia Naval Argentina. Nº. Buenos Aires: Departamento de Estudios Históricos Navales. ISBN 9789879945902. http://www.abebooks.com/HISTORIA-AVIACION-NAVAL-ARGENTINA-Tomo-III/10848594079/bd. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
- Sequeira, Sebastian; Cal, Carlos; Calatayud, Cecilia (1984) (in es). Aviación Naval Argentina. Buenos Aires: SS&CC ediciones. ISBN 950-9064-02-5.
- Aircraft specific bibliography
- Nuñez Padin, Jorge Félix (2002) (in es). Grumman G.15, G.20 & J2F Duck. Serie Aeronaval. Nº15. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Museo de la Aviación Naval, Instituto Naval.
- Nuñez Padin, Jorge (2006). Núñez Padin, Jorge Felix. ed (in es, en). Lockheed L-188 Electra. Serie Aeronaval. Nº20. Fuerzas Aeronavales. http://www.fuerzasaeronavales.com/?product=libro-lockheed-l-188-electra-serie-aeronaval-no20. Retrieved 2015-01-27.
- Núñez Padin, Jorge (2009). Núñez Padin, Jorge Felix. ed (in es). Lockheed P-2 Neptune. Serie Aeronaval. 23. Bahía Blanca, Argentina: Fuerzas Aeronavales. http://www.fuerzasaeronavales.com/?p=33. Retrieved 2015-01-27.
- Núñez Padin, Jorge Felix (2009). Núñez Padin, Jorge Felix. ed (in es). JRF Goose, PBY Catalina, PBM Mariner & HU-16 Albatros. Serie Aeronaval. 25. Bahía Blanca, Argentina: Fuerzas Aeronavales. ISBN 978-987-20557-4-5. http://www.fuerzasaeronavales.com/?product=libro-jrf-goose-pby-catalina-pbm-mariner-hu-16-albatros-serie-aeronaval-no25. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
- Núñez Padin, Jorge Felix. Núñez Padin, Jorge Felix. ed (in es). S-2 Tracker & Turbo Tracker. Serie Aeronaval. 26. Bahía Blanca, Argentina: Fuerzas Aeronavales. http://www.fuerzasaeronavales.com/?product=libro-s-2-tracker-turbo-tracker-serie-aeronaval-no26. Retrieved 2015-01-27.
- Núñez Padin, Jorge Felix (2009). Núñez Padin, Jorge Felix. ed (in es). Vought F4U-5, -5N & -5NL Corsair. Serie Aeronaval. 27. Bahía Blanca, Argentina: Fuerzas Aeronavales. ISBN 978-987-20557-9-0. http://www.fuerzasaeronavales.com/?product=libro-vought-f4u-55n-5nl-corsair-serie-aeronaval-n27. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
- Núñez Padin, Jorge Felix (2010). Núñez Padin, Jorge Felix. ed (in es). North American T-28 Fennec. Serie Aeronaval. 28. Bahía Blanca, Argentina: Fuerzas Aeronavales. ISBN 978-987-1682-02-7. http://www.fuerzasaeronavales.com/?p=1757. Retrieved 2015-01-27.
- Núñez Padin, Jorge Felix (2010). Núñez Padin, Jorge Felix. ed (in es). Grumman F9F Panther & Cougar. Serie Aeronaval. 29. Bahía Blanca, Argentina: Fuerzas Aeronavales. ISBN 978-987-1682-03-4. http://www.fuerzasaeronavales.com/?product=libro-grumman-f9f-phanter-cougar-serie-aeronaval-no29. Retrieved 2015-01-27.
- Núñez Padin, Jorge Felix (2012). Núñez Padin, Jorge Felix. ed (in es). Dassault Super Etendard. Serie Aeronaval. 30. Bahía Blanca, Argentina: Fuerzas Aeronavales. ISBN 978-987-1682-12-6. http://www.fuerzasaeronavales.com/?product=libro-dasault-super-etendard-serie-aeronaval-no30. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
- Núñez Padin, Jorge Felix (2013). Núñez Padin, Jorge Felix. ed (in es). McDonnell Douglas A-4Q & A-4E Skyhawk. Serie Aeronaval. 31. Bahía Blanca, Argentina: Fuerzas Aeronavales. ISBN 978-987-1682-23-2. http://www.fuerzasaeronavales.com/?product=libro-mcdonell-douglas-a-4q-a-4e-skyhawk-serie-aeronaval-no31. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
- Núñez Padin, Jorge Felix (2014). Núñez Padin, Jorge Felix. ed (in es). Sikorsky S-61D.4 & UH-3H Sea King. Serie Aeronaval. 32. Bahía Blanca, Argentina: Fuerzas Aeronavales. http://www.fuerzasaeronavales.com/?product=sikorsky-s-61d-4-uh-3h-sea-king-serie-aeronaval-no32. Retrieved 2015-01-27.
- Núñez Padin, Jorge Felix (2015). Núñez Padin, Jorge Felix. ed (in es). Beechcraft AT-11&RC/UC/C-45H/J. Serie Aeronaval. 33. Bahía Blanca, Argentina: Fuerzas Aeronavales. http://www.ipneditores.com.ar/product_info.php?products_id=910. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
- Núñez Padin, Jorge Felix (2016). Núñez Padin, Jorge Felix. ed (in es). Viking, Southampton & Walrus. Serie Aeronaval. 34. Bahía Blanca, Argentina: Fuerzas Aeronavales. http://www.aviationmegastore.com/viking-southampton--walrus-9789871682-padin-9789871682-south-america/product/?action=prodinfo&art=137282. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
- Núñez Padin, Jorge Felix; Benedetto, Fernando C. (2007). Núñez Padin, Jorge Felix. ed (in es). Martin 139W en Argentina. Serie en Argentina. Nº1. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Fuerzas Aeronavales. http://www.fuerzasaeronavales.com/?product=libro-martin-139w-en-argentina-serie-en-argentina-no1. Retrieved 2015-01-27.
- Cicalesi, Juan Carlos; Rivas, Santiago (2009). Núñez Padin, Jorge Felix. ed (in es). Junkers F13 / W34 / K43 / Ju52. Serie en Argentina. 3. Bahía Blanca, Argentina: Fuerzas Aeronavales. ISBN 978-987-20557-7-6. http://www.fuerzasaeronavales.com/?product=libro-junkers-f13-w34k43-y-ju-52-serie-en-argentina-no3. Retrieved 2015-01-27.
- Núñez Padin, Jorge Felix; Cicalesi, Juan Carlos (2011). Núñez Padin, Jorge Felix. ed (in es). Sikorsky S-55/H-19 & S-58/T. Serie en Argentina. 6. Bahía Blanca, Argentina: Fuerzas Aeronavales. ISBN 978-987-1682-13-3. http://www.fuerzasaeronavales.com/?product=libro-sikorsky-s-55h-19-s-58t-serie-en-argentina-n6. Retrieved 2015-01-27.
External links
- Argentine Navy official site
- MUAN Official Naval Aviation Museum
- "Comando de Aviacion Naval Argentina". Helis.com. http://www.helis.com/database/org/ar_argentine_navy/.
- Argentine Navy videos from ARA Independencia and ARA 25 de Mayo aircraft carriers [1] [2]
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