The Chilean Air Force (Spanish: Fuerza Aérea de Chile, FACh) is the air force of Chile, a branch of the Chilean military.
Chilean Air Force | |
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![]() Coat of arms of the Chilean Air Force | |
Founded | March 21, 1930 |
Country | Chile |
Part of | Chilean Armed Forces |
Motto(s) | "Quam celerrime ad astra" |
Commanders | |
Current commander | General del Aire (Air General) Jorge Rojas Avila |
Insignia | |
Roundel | ![]() ![]() |
Roundel 1918-1930 | ![]() |
Aircraft flown | |
Attack | Lockheed F-16 Fighting Falcon |
Electronic warfare | 707 Cóndor AEW&C |
Fighter | Lockheed F-16 Fighting Falcon, Northrop F-5E Tiger III |
Trainer | T-35 Pillán, Super Tucano, T-36 Halcon |
Transport | UH-1H Huey, Bell 412EP, UH-60 Black Hawk, C-130 Hercules |
Gallery
- Delphos The building, designed by the Division of Infrastructure Logistics Command Air Force
- F-16D Block 50/52+ of Chilean Air Force
- A Chilean Boeing 707 with a Phalcon radar fitted to its nose and sides.
- Elbit Hermes 900 UAV.
- The first Chilean KC-135E at Santiago, in February 2010.
- Hawks High Aerobatics Squad Halcones.
- ENAER T-35 Pillán
Related pages
- Military of Chile
Other websites
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fuerza Aérea de Chile.
- Official Air force of Chile website Archived 2007-02-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
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