1994 to present


argentina Chipre

Fuerza Aerea Argentina

UNFICYP Flight
Argentine Air Force

Part of UNFICYP United Nations
VII Brigada Aerea









Chipre Fuerza Aerea Argentina

Established to contribute to the United Nations UNFICYP mission to Cyprus in Sep 1994. Although composed of Argentinean troops and equipment, the Flight is tasked by UNFICYP HQ in Nicosia (Lefkosia).

Took over UNFICYP flying duties from the UK contingent on 30 Sep with its 2x MD500 airframes, after they were air freighted in by FAA C-130 to Larnaca on 15 Sep 1994.

By Oct 2011 the team from VII Brigada Aerea had achieved over 20,000 flying hours for UNFICYP.
On November 2020, FAA Bell 212 and Hughes 500 helicopters attached to the UNFICYP Flight achieved 30,000 flight hours



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28,000 Flight Hours for Argentine Helicopters in Cyprus

28,000 Flight Hours for Argentine Helicopters in Cyprus

24-Jan-19 - Argentine Air Force helicopters in Cyprus, part of peacekeeping mission UNFICYP achieved 28,000 flight hours since started operations in 1994 #UNFICYP


  Locations


YearsLocationICAO/FAA
1994-    CY Nicosia (Lefkosia)LCNC




helicopter   Models


Years Models
1998-    212
1994-    369 / 500 / H-6





Chipre List of helicopters


C/N VersionBuiltIn this Org In other Org
30836 212 1978 H-84 : UNFICYP
UN-024
32201 UH-1N H-90 : FAA from 2000, to UNFICYP; Apr10 to Argentina;
Israeli Air Force 037
H-90
110-0886D 369d PGH-01 : built by RACA; INAC; UNFICYP
110-0933D 369d PGH-03 : built by RACA; used by INAC; UNFICYP ; pictured (pic1) at Moron, Buenos A+




  Chipre Operations


Dates Operation
1994-sep-30 CY UNFICYP







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