Argentine Air Force
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The Argentine Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of Argentina’s armed forces, known for its significant combat role during the 1982 Falklands War against the United Kingdom.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Argentine Air Force units | 1 |
| Fuerza Aérea Argentina | 1 |
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air force
ⓘ
military branch ⓘ |
| abbreviation | FAA ⓘ |
| aircraftType |
attack aircraft
ⓘ
fighter aircraft ⓘ helicopters ⓘ trainer aircraft ⓘ transport aircraft ⓘ |
| allegiance | Argentina ⓘ |
| branchColor | light blue ⓘ |
| commanderTitle | Chief of the General Staff of the Argentine Air Force ⓘ |
| conflict |
Beagle conflict crisis
ⓘ
Argentine military dictatorship (National Reorganization Process) ⓘ
surface form:
Civic-military dictatorship of Argentina
Dirty War ⓘ Falklands War ⓘ Operation Independence ⓘ
surface form:
Operativo Independencia
UN peacekeeping missions ⓘ |
| country | Argentina ⓘ |
| dateFounded | 1945 ⓘ |
| doctrine |
air power projection
ⓘ
territorial defense of Argentina ⓘ |
| garrison |
Buenos Aires
ⓘ
Córdoba ⓘ El Palomar ⓘ Morón Air Base ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Buenos Aires
ⓘ
Buenos Aires Province ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| motto | Alas de la Patria ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Argentine Air Force
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Fuerza Aérea Argentina
|
| notableOperation |
air operations during the 1982 Falklands War
ⓘ
attacks on British naval forces in 1982 ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Ministry of Defense of Argentina ⓘ |
| partOf |
Argentine Armed Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic
|
| precededBy | Argentine Army Aviation Service ⓘ |
| role |
aerial warfare
ⓘ
air defense ⓘ close air support ⓘ reconnaissance ⓘ strategic transport ⓘ |
| symbol |
fin flash of the Argentine Air Force
ⓘ
roundel of the Argentine Air Force ⓘ |
| trainingInstitution |
Colegio Militar de la Nación
ⓘ
Escuela de Aviación Militar ⓘ |
| usedAircraft |
Bell 212 helicopter
ⓘ
surface form:
Bell 212
Bell 412 ⓘ Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ
surface form:
C-130 Hercules
A-4 Skyhawk ⓘ
surface form:
Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
FMA IA 58 Pucará ⓘ FMA IA 63 Pampa ⓘ Fokker F-27 ⓘ Fokker F28 ⓘ
surface form:
Fokker F-28
IAI Dagger ⓘ Learjet 35 ⓘ Dassault Mirage III ⓘ
surface form:
Mirage III
Pucará ⓘ Saab 340 ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Argentine Air Force units
this entity surface form:
Fuerza Aérea Argentina