Portuguese Air Force

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air force military branch

The Portuguese Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of Portugal’s military, responsible for defending the nation’s airspace and providing air support for national and international operations.

Aliases (2)

Força Aérea Portuguesa ×1
Portugal Air Force ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	air force → military branch →
abbreviation	FAP →
allegiance	Portuguese Republic →
branchColor	light blue →
commanderTitle	Chief of Staff of the Air Force →
country	Portugal →
emblem	roundel of the Portuguese Air Force →
established	1952 →
foundedBy	Portuguese government →
garrison	Air Base No. 1 Sintra → Air Base No. 11 Beja → Air Base No. 4 Lajes → Air Base No. 5 Monte Real → Air Base No. 6 Montijo → Air Base No. 8 Ovar →
hasAerobaticTeam	Asas de Portugal → Rotores de Portugal →
headquartersLocation	Lisbon →
language	Portuguese →
motto	Ex Mero Motu →
mottoLanguage	Latin →
mottoTranslation	By my own will →
nativeName	Força Aérea Portuguesa →
operates	Alpha Jet → C-130 Hercules → C-295 → EH-101 Merlin → F-16 Fighting Falcon → P-3 Orion → helicopters → surveillance aircraft → trainer aircraft → transport aircraft →
participatesIn	NATO operations → humanitarian missions → international peacekeeping missions →
partOf	Portuguese Armed Forces →
precededBy	Portuguese Army aviation → Portuguese Naval aviation →
responsibleFor	defense of Portuguese airspace →
role	aerial warfare → air support → air transport → airspace defense → maritime patrol → search and rescue → training →
symbol	Cross of Christ →
trainingInstitution	Air Force Academy →

Referenced by (21)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cessna O-2 Skymaster → Junkers Ju 52 ("Portugal Air Force") → Lajes Airport → Lockheed P-2 Neptune → Lockheed P-38 Lightning → Potez 25 → Republic F-84 Thunderjet →	usedBy
CASA C-295 → Lockheed P-3 Orion →	operator
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress →	alsoUsedBy
Em perigo e na guerra, pela Pátria →	appliesTo
Portuguese Armed Forces bands →	employer
Portuguese Armed Forces →	hasComponent
Portuguese Air Force ("Força Aérea Portuguesa") →	nativeName
Lajes Airport →	operatedBy
Ministry of National Defence of Portugal →	oversees
Baltic Air Policing →	participant
AW101 helicopter →	primaryUsers
Douglas A-26 Invader →	serviceBranch
Portuguese military ranks →	usedInBranch
Armed Forces Movement →	usedMilitaryUnit