Punta Indio Naval Air Base
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Punta Indio Naval Air Base Base Aeronaval Punta Indio | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Punta Indio | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 52 ft / 16 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°20′52.2″S 57°17′40.3″W / 35.347833°S 57.294528°W | ||||||||||||||||||
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Punta Indio Naval Air Base (Template:Lang-es, ICAO: SAAI) is a military airport operated by the Argentine Naval Aviation located near Punta Indio, Buenos Aires province, Argentina.
History
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Punta Indio Naval Air Base (Argentine Navy identifier: BAPI), the cradle of Argentine Naval Aviation, was established in 1928 on land that was donated by Martín Tornquist, who founded the nearby city of Verónica located about 5 kilometers away. The base was strategically located to control access by ship to the River Plate (Spanish: Río de la Plata), initially via manned balloons.
On 16 June 1955, Punta Indio was the base from where the naval aircraft that bombarded the Casa Rosada attempting to kill president Juan Domingo Perón took off.[3] This action would be the preface to the September uprising known as "Revolución Libertadora".
In April 1963, during the Navy uprising (part of the Azules y Colorados confrontation), rebel naval aircraft from Punta Indio attacked the loyalist 8th Tank Regiment; afterwards the air base was attacked by the loyalist Air Force and occupied by the Army.[citation needed]
During the National Reorganization Process, a Clandestine Detention Centre was active at Punta Indio.[4]
In 2008 the First Naval Air Squadron was deactivated due to lack of budget.[5]
En el 2011 the 90th anniversary of the foundation of the Naval Aviation School was celebrated.[6]
Units
Punta Indio Naval Air Base is the location of the First Naval Air Force (Spanish: Fuerza Aeronaval N° 1), composed of the following units:[citation needed]
- Punta Indio Naval Air Base group
- Punta Indio Naval Air Workshop (Spanish: Taller Aeronaval Punta Indio)
- First Naval Air Wing (Spanish: Escuadra Aeronaval N° 1), composed of:
- Argentine Naval Aviation School (Spanish: Escuela de Aviación Naval)
- First Naval Air Attack Squadron (Spanish: Primera Escuadrilla Aeronaval de Ataque), currently[when?] on reserve
- Naval Air Maritime Patrol Squadron (Spanish: Escuadrilla Aeronaval de Vigilancia Marítima.
See also
References
Notes
- ^ Airport record for Punta Indio Naval Air Base at Landings.com. Retrieved 2 September 2013
- ^ "location of Punta Indio Naval Air Base" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- ^ Clarin.com (12 de junio de 2015) "Los protagonistas del bombardeo del 55 cuentan por qué no pudieron matar a Perón" Template:Es Accessed 9 August 2015
- ^ CONADEP report Template:Es Accessed 9 August 2015
- ^ Ministerio de Defensa cierra la Primera Escuadrilla Aeronaval de Ataque Template:Es Accessed 9 August 2015
- ^ La Escuela de Aviación Naval celebró su 90 Aniversario Template:Es
Sources
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Further reading
- BASES AERONAVALES DE LA ARMADA ARGENTINA – BASE AERONAVAL DE PUNTA INDIO (BAPI o PINDIO) 1- 1923 – 1935 (HistArMar website) Template:Es Accessed 9 August 2015
- BASES AERONAVALES DE LA ARMADA ARGENTINA – BASE AERONAVAL DE PUNTA INDIO (BAPI o PINDIO) 2- 1935 – 1961 (HistArMar website) Template:Es Accessed 9 August 2015
- BASES AERONAVALES DE LA ARMADA ARGENTINA – BASE AERONAVAL DE PUNTA INDIO (BAPI o PINDIO) 3- 1962 – 2009 (HistArMar website) Template:Es Accessed 9 August 2015
- Marcelo Mustone (13 July 2015). "Indios jubilados" (in Spanish). Gaceta Aeronautica. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
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External links
- Airport record for Punta Indio Naval Air Base at Landings.com