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词条 Santa Maria Air Force Base
释义

  1. History

  2. Units

  3. Accidents and incidents

  4. Access

  5. See also

  6. References

  7. External links

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Santa Maria Air Base – BASM is a base of the Brazilian Air Force, located in the city of Santa Maria, Brazil.

It shares some facilities with Santa Maria Airport.

History

In 1944 the then President of Brazil Getúlio Vargas allocated an area of 4 million square meters near Santa Maria with the purpose of building an aerodrome. The works were conducted on an urgent basis, with the collaboration of the United States Army and it was finally opened in April 1945.

Santa Maria Air Force Base was created on 18 December 1970 and inaugurated on 15 October 1971 and since then it has an active presence in the region.

Units

The following units are based at Santa Maria Air Force Base:

Subordinated to the command of the 2nd Air Force (II FAe), which is dedicated to Search and Rescue, Rotorary Wings, and Maritime Patrol:

  • 5th Squadron of the 8th Aviation Group (5º/8ºGAv), the Pantera Squadron, using UH-1 Iroquois and Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters for transportation, search and rescue and humanitarian missions.[3]

Subordinated to the command of the 3rd Air Force (III FAe), which is dedicated to Reconnaissance, Attack, and Combat:

  • 1st Squadron of the 10th Aviation Group (1º/10ºGAv), the Poker Squadron, using the A-1A and A-1B (AMX International AMX) aircraft for attack, and reconnaissance missions.[4]
  • 1st Squadron of the 12th Aviation Group (1º/12ºGAv), the Hórus Squadron, using the Elbit Hermes 450 for reconnaissance missions.
  • 3rd Squadron of the 10th Aviation Group (3º/10ºGAv), the Centauro Squadron, using the RA-1 and RA-1B (AMX International AMX) aircraft for attack missions.[5]

Subordinated to the command of the Department of Airspace Control (DECEA), which is dedicated to the control of the Brazilian Airspace:

  • 4th Squadron of the 1st Communications and Control Group (4º/1ºGCC), the Mangrulho Squadron, using radars and equipment for air defense.

The base has one Cessna C-98 Grand Caravan G1000 for administrative functions.

Accidents and incidents

  • 24 June 1985: Brazilian Air Force, a Lockheed C-130E Hercules registration FAB-2457 flew into the side of a hill while on approach to land at Santa Maria Air Force Base under fog. All 7 occupants died.[6]

Access

The base is located 11 km east of downtown Santa Maria.

See also

{{Portal|Aviation|Brazil}}
  • Santa Maria Airport

References

1. ^Air Force Base Official Website
2. ^Brazilian Air Force Official Website {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090420135738/http://www.fab.mil.br/portal/capa/index.php/ |date=20 April 2009 }}
3. ^{{Cite web | url=http://www.spotter.com.br/esquadroes/pantera_02.htm | title=5º/8ºGAv – Esquadrão Pantera | publisher=Spotter | accessdate=30 April 2011 | language=Portuguese}}
4. ^{{Cite web | url=http://www.spotter.com.br/esquadroes/poker_02.htm | title=1º/10ºGAv – Esquadrão Poker | publisher=Spotter | accessdate=30 April 2011 | language=Portuguese}}
5. ^{{Cite web | url=http://www.spotter.com.br/esquadroes/centauro_02.htm | title=3º/10ºGAv – Esquadrão Centauro | publisher=Spotter | accessdate=30 April 2011 | language=Portuguese}}
6. ^{{Cite web | url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19850624-0 | title=Accident description FAB-2457 | publisher=Aviation Safety Network | accessdate=12 May 2011}}

External links

  • {{WAD|SBSM|source=DAFIF}}
  • {{GCM|SBSM|source=DAFIF}}
  • {{NWS-current|SBSM}}
  • {{ASN|RIA}}
  • Photos of the UH-1H used by Pantera Squadron at spotters.com.br
  • Photos of the A-1A and A-1B used Poker Squadron at spotters.com.br
  • Photos of the RA-1 and RA-1B used by Centauro Squadron at spotters.com.br
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