1933 to present


argentina IV Brigada Aerea

Fuerza Aerea Argentina

4th air brigade
Argentine Air Force



The III Escuadron (Sqd 3) operates Aerospatiale SA-315B Lama in search and rescue missions in the Andes Mountains. They are famous for rescue people every year in their attempts to reach the Aconcagua, America's highest peak.



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YearsLocationICAO/FAA
1933-    El Plumerillo / MendozaSAME




helicopter   Models


Years Models
2023-    407GXi
1977-    SA315B Lama





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2593 sa315b : Aug15 transf to FAA
Argentine Gendarmerie GN-913: GNA. seen 2009
2597 sa315b : Aug15 transf to FAA
Argentine Gendarmerie GN-915: GNA. wfu
2600 sa315b : Aug15 transf to FAA
Argentine Gendarmerie GN-917: GNA; Bolivia/Paraguay border; 08oct10 pictured at Campo de Mayo just before retirement
56366 407gxi 2023 H-111: FAA d/d Mendoza 20oct23
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2267 w/o 1981 sa315b H-61: FAA d/d 13dec72; w/o 01feb81
2282 w/o 1976 sa315b H-62: FAA d/d 13dec72; w/o 08dec76
2459 w/o 1996 sa315b H-62: w/o 04jun96
2299 w/o 1976 sa315b H-63: FAA d/d 07may73; w/o 09jan76 crashed at Cerro Mercedario, San Juan provinc+
2496 sa315b H-63: FAA d/d Oct77; Circa 1980 pictured (pic1) at home base Moron airbase asg +
H-63: crash 07jul83; repaired
H-63: pictured (pic2) at homebase Mendoza
2302 sa315b H-64: FAA d/d 1973; 21mar80 crashed at Hito Los Leones?; 2012 noted
2327 w/o 1977 sa315b H-65: w/o 14jan77
2499 sa315b H-65: FAA d/d 1977; w/o 17may91 crashed at Plaza de Mulas
2328 w/o 1986 sa315b H-66: FAA d/d 1973; w/o 27aug86 crashed at Cerro El Plata, Mendoza province
w/o 2001 sa315b H-66: FAA d/d 04aug91, c/n MR484; w/o 19sep01 crashed near San Rafael, Mendoza
2608 w/o 1977 sa315b H-67: FAA d/d 1976; w/o 17feb77 at Cerro Maipu
329 w/o 2015 sa315b H-67: FAA d/d 06jul81, c/n 329/MR413; 07feb05 crash at Cerro Gaspar
H-67: recovered some parts and repaired; at FAA airshow at Cordoba aviation sch+
H-67: pictured at homebase Mendoza
H-67: w/o 11feb15 Uspallata, Mendoza
2446 sa315b H-68: FAA d/d 21may01, ex N27273; 2012 noted
sa315b H-68: FAA unk, probably former GNA; pictured supporting H145 flight to Aconcag+
19 C/N found in this Organisation.






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