Escuadron 402

Created as Unidad de Helicopteros and renamed Escuadron 402 on 1978. Since 1992 is part of Ala 48 (48 Wing). Based at Madrid, the unit main role is VIP transport.

News about Escuadron 402

Spain Selects Airbus H175 for VIP Transport Missions

26-Sep-25 - Spain acquires six Airbus H175 helicopters for VIP missions, replacing its Super Puma and Cougar fleet and becoming Europe’s first military operator of the type #H175

Locations

Years	Location	ICAO/FAA
1975-	Cuatro Vientos	LECU

Models

Years	Models
2005-	Super Puma/Cougar
1981-	AS332 Super Puma
1975/89	SA330 Puma

Escuadron 402 List of helicopters

C/N	Version	Built	In this Org
1567	sa330j		HD.19-06 402-02 : noted as HT.19-6 in overall white colours with red / blue stripe, at Faro
2055	as332b		HD.21-6 : EdA; 402Esc.
1230	sa330c		HT.19-1 : EdA; 19jun83 Esc402./402-1 at air day : EdA 402-01. EC-STH. Escuadron 402. w/o 02mar89
1334	sa330l		HT.19-4 : Eda: 19jun83 Esc402./402-3 at air day
1386	sa330j		HT.19-5 : Eda; 19jun83 Esc402./402-4 at air day
2068	as332b		HT.21-1 : EdA 402-10 VIP; conv to SAR
2081	as332b		HT.21-2 : EdA 402-11 VIP; conv to SAR
2326	as332m1		HT.21A-1 : EdA 402-20 VIP : 402Esc./402-20 : 402Esc./402-20
2329	as332m1	1993	HT.21A-2 : EdA 402-21 VIP from Oct93 : 402Esc./402-21
2362	as332m1		HT.21A-3 : EdA 402-22 VIP : 402Esc./402-22
2370	as332m1		HT.21A-4 : EdA 402-23 VIP; Aerospatiale/Eurocopter c/n limit : EdA; 402Esc./402-23
2621	as532ul		HT.27-01 : EdA 402-24 VIP; ex F-ZKBI, HT.21A-5; 11 pictured (pic1) at Cuatro Vientos
2624	as532ul		HT.27-02 : EdA 402-25 VIP, ex HT.21A-06

1975 to present

Ejercito del Aire y del Espacio

News about Escuadron 402

Spain Selects Airbus H175 for VIP Transport Missions

Locations

Models

Escuadron 402 List of helicopters