are celebrated 100 añanniversary of the creationón of the first aviation schoolón military of Ecuador, who gave life to Force AéEcuadorian area – FAE.
Photographerías: Guido Ch's personal archiveáturn, thanks to the authors and Nicolás Larenas.
The glorious A-ForceéEcuadorian area celebrates its long-awaited centécreaci's birthdayón, that before being a defense force of the countryís «To let other people live», I insistedó like an aviation schoolón military in the city of Guayaquil.
In this special delivery, we will review part of its history, fleet, photographerías and some additional information about this institutionón that meets 100 años.
A-Force HistoryéEcuadorian area
It all startedó a 27 October 1920 with the creationón of the first aviation schoolómilitary in Guayaquil and Quito, thanks to the newly elected President Dr. Ifé Luis Tamayo inspired by the pioneers of aviationóecuadorian n.
Initially, The FAE was part of the EjéEcuadorian rcito and at that time thanks to the collaborationón between Ecuador and Italy, pilots of this paíEuropeans like Elia Liut were the first instructors of Ecuadorian pilots, that for the war 1941 with Perú aún they were not ready to have a significant intervention in conflicts béliquors, what motivó the Ecuadorian authorities to give greater importance to aviationón military.
With the constructionón of bases toéareas in Galápayments and Salinas thanks to the support of the United States during World War II, Ecuador recognizedó to Force AéArea as an independent branch of the Armed Forces, so for 1947 the first 12F47D Thunderbolt arrived on the marketís, forming the first squadóno. of combat.
Inside the history of Force AéEcuadorian area, important milestones are presented, one of them is the Victoria AéCenepa area of the 10 February 1995, when in the first air combat – Sur Am dogfight areaérica, the first shootdown in combat between super planes is carried outóunique during the Cenepa War, Ecuadorian pilots being victorious.
Important Moments of Force AéEcuadorian area
- 27 October 1920 – Birth of the A ForceéEcuadorian area.
- 21 of January of 1943 – They arrive at the país modern AT-6 aircraft.
- February of 1955 – Ecuador enters the jet age with the Meteor FR.9 aircraft.
- 4 from December to 1962 – Transport A begins operationséEcuadorian Military Prisoners – TAME.
- 1975 – They arrive at base of taura 12 Cessna A-37 aircraft.
- 14 of January of 1977 – createón first super combat squadóunique with Jaguar aircraft, later the Mirage F-1 and Kfir C-2 are incorporated.
- 15 June 1992 – The Directorate is createdón de Industria Aeronaúethics – DIAF.
- 10 February 1995 – Victoria Aéarea in Cenepa.
- 2 april 2000 – La primera graduationón of female cadets begin their career at the Cosme Rennella School.
- 27 of January of 2020 – Primera graduationón of female soldiers enter the Infantry Schoolía Aérea.
- 6 May 2008 – First zero gravity flight.
- August of 2009 – Primera graduationón of Students tétechniques.
- January of 2010 – The first S arriveúfor Tucano as a replacement for the MK-89.
- June of 2011 – Super planes are incorporatedóCheetahs to Fighter Wing 21.
- October 2011 – First female Brigadier Major.
- 2012 – The training Diamond DA-20C1 are incorporated.
- August of 2014 – are incorporated 3 aircraft House C-295M.
- 2016 – The A ForceéEcuadorian area was essential during the Manab Earthquakeí with the transfer of supplies, personnel and logístic.
- March 2019 – are incorporated 4 helixópteros Augusta Westland AW-119 Koala for búsearch and rescue.
- November 2019 – The FAE announces the purchase of 6 helixóAirbus H-145M pteros to arriveán the first at the end of 2020.
- December of 2019 – Se cityúeven the first 2 women fighter pilotsís de la graduationón 65.
- 29 September 2020 – the first arrive 2 from 8 German training aircraft Grob G-120 TP to Salinas.
- 27 October 2020 – The A ForceéEcuadorian area celebrates 100 añthose of creationóas a military aviation schoolón.
Fleet histórica
The fleet along the úlast 4 añhas been formed by these aircraft, although some data mayístill have record failures:
- 2 PBY-5A Catalina
- 20 Beechcraft T-34C Turbo Mentor
- 4 Beechcraft T-34A Mentor
- 10 Bell TH57-A
- 1 Bell 206
- 3 Bell 212
- 3 Bell 47G
- Piper PA-34
- 8 Cessna A-150
- 8 Cessna 177F
- 12 Cessna T-41D
- 6 Cessna CH-1C
- 28 Cessna A-37 Dragonfly – 3 were transferred to Force AéUruguayan area
- 24 BAC Strikemaster Mk 89/89A
- 1 Beechcraft Super Kingair 200
- 12 Fairchaild PT-19
- 1 Beechcraft C-45A
- 1 Boeing 727-100 FAE-691.
- 1 Boeing 727-200 FAE-620.
- 5 DHC-6 Twin Otter
- 2 DHC-5 Bufalo
- 6 Avro HS 748
- C-130 Hércules B/H
- 6 CANBERRA B-6
- 12 METEOR FR-9
- 40 Lockheed AT-33
- 4 Lockheed L-188 Electra
- 30 AT-6 Texan
- 42 T-28D
- 19 Replublic Aviation F-47D
- 3 Ryan PT-2211 SA-319B
- ALOUETTE III
- 2 SA-330F Puma
- 12 BT-13 VALIANT
- Sabreliner 60
- Cessna 206H
- 1 Sabreliner 40A FAE-043
- Bell 212
- Bell 412
- HAL Dhruv
- Aérospatiale Alouette III
- 6 Mirage 50
- 12 IAI Kfir.CE
- 2 IAI Kfir T.C2 (training)
- 18 Mirage F1
- 15 SEPECAT Jaguar 2 Jaguar-B, 10 Jaguar-S intl., 3 Jaguar-GR.1
Force A's current fleetéEcuadorian area
When celebrating the 100 añof the FAE, This branch of national defense isá formed in its fleetéarea for the following aircraft (data canístill have modifications)
- Airbus Helicopters H-145M (incorporate usón fines 2020)
- 10 Diamond DA-20C1
- 4 Grob G-120 TP
- 17 Embraer EMB314 Super Tucano FAE1012, FAE1011, FAE1010, FAE1014
- 1 Boeing 737-200 FAE-630
- 3 DHC-6 Twin Otter FAE-452 FAE-452
- 1 Hercules L-100 FAE-893
- 1 Beechcraft King Air B300/350 FAE-1141
- 3 Casa 295M FAE-1030, FAE-1031, FAE-1032
- 4 AgustaWestland AW119 Koala FAE-1201, FAE-1202, FAE-1203, FAE-1204.
- 1 Bell TH57-A
- 1 MD Helicopters MD 500
- 11 Atlas Cheetah C/D
- 1 Embraer 135-BJ Legacy FAE-051
- 1 Dassault Falcon 7X FAE-052
- 3 UAV-2 Hawk
- 1 UAV-2 Gavilán
Modernizationón
the future of the Force AéEcuadorian area revolves around modernizing its aircraft, work that has been done by someños, but what should beá focus in the medium term on the supers fighter aircraft fleetónicos.
Although we live in times of peace with the paíyour neighbors, a very important earring, but given your investmentón hundreds of millions of dóhomes, has been postponed for severalñthe incorporationón of new super combat aircraftónicos, that now joins the marked economic crisisóbit of breadís, make it difficultá the FAE's plans to complete this necessary modernizationón, what to allowá remain at the forefront of technologyíwithin the regionón.
Incorporate it into itón of modern Casa 295M aircraft, super toucans, AW119, Grob G-120 and the próximo Airbus Helicopters H-145M have been the mainstay of modernizationón, always so necessary for the interests of the país.
Excellent information, You are missing the first woman to fly helicopter and Combat Rescue Squad Leader.
do you have the dates? so i put it.