Portuguese Air Force

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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.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Portuguese Air Force canonical 72
Força Aérea Portuguesa 4
Portugal Air Force 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf air force
military branch
abbreviation FAP
allegiance Portuguese state
surface form: 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 Government of Portugal
surface form: Portuguese government
garrison Air Base No. 1 Sintra
Air Base No. 11 Beja
Lajes Field
surface form: 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 Portuguese Air Force self-linksurface differs
surface form: Força Aérea Portuguesa
operates Alpha Jet
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
surface form: C-130 Hercules

CASA C-295
surface form: C-295

AW101 helicopter
surface form: EH-101 Merlin

F-16 Fighting Falcon
Lockheed P-3 Orion
surface form: 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
surface form: Portuguese Army aviation

Portuguese Navy
surface form: 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

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Portuguese Armed Forces hasComponent Portuguese Air Force
Portuguese Armed Forces bands employer Portuguese Air Force
Armed Forces Movement usedMilitaryUnit Portuguese Air Force
CASA C-295 operator Portuguese Air Force
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress alsoUsedBy Portuguese Air Force
Lockheed P-38 Lightning usedBy Portuguese Air Force
Baltic Air Policing participant Portuguese Air Force
Lockheed P-2 Neptune usedBy Portuguese Air Force
Douglas A-26 Invader serviceBranch Portuguese Air Force
Cessna O-2 Skymaster usedBy Portuguese Air Force
Republic F-84 Thunderjet usedBy Portuguese Air Force
Potez 25 usedBy Portuguese Air Force
Lajes Airport operatedBy Portuguese Air Force
Lajes Airport usedBy Portuguese Air Force
Portuguese military ranks usedInBranch Portuguese Air Force
Em perigo e na guerra, pela Pátria appliesTo Portuguese Air Force
Portuguese Air Force nativeName Portuguese Air Force self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Força Aérea Portuguesa
Junkers Ju 52 aircraft usedBy Portuguese Air Force
subject surface form: Junkers Ju 52
this entity surface form: Portugal Air Force
AW101 helicopter primaryUsers Portuguese Air Force
Lockheed P-3 Orion operator Portuguese Air Force
Alpha Jet usedBy Portuguese Air Force
Junkers Ju 86 operator Portuguese Air Force
Humberto Delgado militaryBranch Portuguese Air Force
Croix de Guerre (Portugal) associatedWith Portuguese Air Force
Bell P-39 Airacobra usedBy Portuguese Air Force
KC-390 military transport aircraft operator Portuguese Air Force
subject surface form: KC-390
Boeing C‑97 Stratofreighter usedBy Portuguese Air Force
subject surface form: Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter
Aérospatiale Alouette III usedBy Portuguese Air Force
Alouette III (retired) usedBy Portuguese Air Force
subject surface form: Alouette III
H-34 Choctaw usedBy Portuguese Air Force
Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon usedBy Portuguese Air Force
P2V Neptune usedBy Portuguese Air Force
Cessna T-37 Tweet usedBy Portuguese Air Force
Breguet 14 operator Portuguese Air Force
T-33 Shooting Star usedBy Portuguese Air Force
TER usedBy Portuguese Air Force
subject surface form: Lajes Air Base
LPLA associatedWith Portuguese Air Force
LPLA militaryUseBy Portuguese Air Force
Lajes Field operatedBy Portuguese Air Force
Lajes Field garrison Portuguese Air Force
Merlin helicopters usedBy Portuguese Air Force
Beja Airport hasMilitaryUseBy Portuguese Air Force
Dornier Do 27 usedBy Portuguese Air Force
Ministério da Defesa Nacional oversees Portuguese Air Force
this entity surface form: Força Aérea Portuguesa
MDN oversees Portuguese Air Force
Alferes usedIn Portuguese Air Force
Major serviceBranch Portuguese Air Force
subject surface form: Major (Portuguese Air Force)
Capitão usedIn Portuguese Air Force