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    COAN - Argentine Navy






    Comando de Aviacion Naval Argentina Argentine Navy

    Comando de Aviacion Naval Argentina
    The Argentine Navy ( Armada Republica Argentina, ARA ) aviation branch, COAN, was officially established on October 17, 1919 although a navy officer Teniente Melchor Escola graduated as a pilot in 1912.

    The Naval Aviation received their first helicopters in 1949: Bell 47 were bought by then president Juan Domingo Peron and different models performed a long and distinguished career which include operations from two aircraft carriers: ARA Independencia and ARA 25 de Mayo

    Besides embarking on the fleet ships and supporting the naval infantry, they are also involved in search and rescue missions along the Patagonian coast.

    Notably, naval helicopters perform anually in Antarctica in support of the scientific campaigns, starting in the 1950s with their S-55s and continue nowadays with Sea Kings

    News


    Six UH-3H Sea King for the Argentine Navy, 28-Oct-08 : PATUXENT RIVER, Md, USA – A team from NAVAIR’s Support and Commercial Derivative Aircraft Program Office is working hand-in-hand with the Armada Argentina (Argentine Navy) to deliver six UH-3H Sea King helicopters, four flyable versions and two for spare parts.




    List of Units

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    Rotary Wing Aircraft UnitCreatedDisband
        Escuadrilla Aeronaval de Helicopteros - Naval Helicopter Squadron EAH1949 1978
        1ra Escuadrilla Aeronaval de Helicopteros - 1st Naval Helicopter Squadron EAH11978 --
        2da Escuadrilla Aeronaval de Helicopteros - 2nd Naval Helicopter Squadron EAH21979 --
        3ra Escuadrilla Aeronaval de Helicopteros - 3rd Naval Helicopter Squadron EAH32000 2007




    Bases and Locations

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    Base / HeliportUnits on this Location
       Comandante EsporaEAH1 1950/   
    EAH2 1978/   


    Model Types

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    ModelDel'dFromTo
      Bell UH-1H Iroquois820002008
      EC AS555SN Fennec 2 41996
      Agusta ASH-3H21986
      Agusta ASH-3D219841989
      Westland Lynx mk87 cancelled19801982
      Westland Lynx mk23219781985
      Sikorsky S-61 H-3 161972
      SNIA Alouette III1419692010
      Sikorsky S-55 H-191219531973
      Bell 47919491969



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