Argentine Army Super Pumas were received after the 1982 conflict and assigned mainly for Antarctica supply missions operating from the Navy icebreaker ARA Almirante Irizar. They get the names of crewmen Tte.1ro. Garcia, Tte. Merani and Sgt Segura who died on 10jan77 on the Bell 212 AE-451 accident in Levingston Island Antarctica during a search and rescue mission of an Argentine Naval Aviation SP-2H Neptune aircraft.
The 3 helicopters were grounded in late 1990s. Only in 2012, one was return to fly status by Heli-Union in France.
The 3 helicopters were grounded in late 1990s. Only in 2012, one was return to fly status by Heli-Union in France.
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Argentina Shows Interest in Twelve H215 Helicopters
03-Jul-23 - Argentina signed a letter of intent (LoI) with France for the acquisition of twelve Airbus H215 (AS332L1e) helicopters for the Army #Argentina List of Aircraft |
| C/N | Built | ID In this Org | In other Org | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2070 | 1983 | AE-525 Ejercito 70 "Teniente Primero Garcia", test serial F-WKQC | ||||
| 2072 | 1983 | AE-526 Ejercito 72 "Teniente Merani"; 05oct86 pictured (pic1) at Campo de Mayo with the... | ||||
| 2088 | 1983 | AE-527 Ejercito 88 "Sargento Segura" d/d sep86; out of service by 2005 | ||||
