Base Aérea de Campo Grande – ALA5 is a
base of the
Brazilian Air Force
The Brazilian Air Force (, FAB) is the air branch of the Brazilian Armed Forces and one of the three national uniformed services. The FAB was formed when the Brazilian Brazilian Army Aviation (1919–1941), Army and Brazilian Naval Aviation, Nav ...
, located in
Campo Grande
Campo Grande (, ) is a city in the Central-West Region, Brazil, central and western Regions of Brazil, region of Brazil, Capital city, capital of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Historically a Fortification, stronghold of Separatism, separatists ...
, Brazil.
It shares some facilities with
Campo Grande International Airport.
History
Campo Grande Air Force Base has its origins on the Aviation Detachment created on 23 January 1934. However, it was on 22 May 1941 that Campo Grande Air Force Base was effectively created by Decree 3,302.
Units
The following units are based at Campo Grande Air Force Base:
* 2nd Squadron of the 10th Aviation Group (2°/10°GAv) ''Pelicano'', using the
C-105A Amazonas.
* 1st Squadron of the 15th Aviation Group (1°/15°GAv) ''Onça'', using the
C-105A Amazonas.
* 3rd Squadron of the 3rd Aviation Group (3°/3°GAv) ''Flecha'', using the
A-29A & B Super Tucano.
* 3rd Aviation Battalion of the
Brazilian Army
The Brazilian Army (; EB) is the branch of the Brazilian Armed Forces responsible, externally, for defending the country in eminently terrestrial operations and, internally, for guaranteeing law, order and the constitutional branches, subordina ...
(3° BAvEx) ''Pantera'', using
HA-1 Fennec,
HM-1 Pantera, and
HM-3 Cougar.
Access
The base is located 7 km from downtown Campo Grande.
Gallery
This gallery displays aircraft that are or have been based at Campo Grande. The gallery is not comprehensive.
Present aircraft
File:CASA C-105A Amazonas (C-295), Brazil - Air Force AN1976288.jpg, CASA C-105A Amazonas
File:UH-60 Brazil (cropped).jpg, Sikorsky H-60L Black Hawk
File:Aeronave A-29 Super Tucano em voo sobre a Floresta Amazônica.jpg, Embraer A-29A Super Tucano
File:Cessna 208 Caravan (Forca Aerea Brasileira) Rafael Luiz (28981352976).jpg, Cessna C-98A Caravan
File:Helicóptero Pantera HM-1 do Exército chegando para o Arraiá Aéreo do Astronauta Marcos Pontes em Bauru. O evento foi realizado no dia seguinte. O helicóptero voa em velocidade de cruzeiro a 230 km-h e - panoramio.jpg, Eurocopter HM-1 Pantera (Army)
File:Brazilian AS332 Super Puma 2012.jpg, Eurocopter HM-3 Cougar (Army)
Retired aircraft
File:Embraer T-27 Tucano (EMB-312), Brazil - Air Force AN0965742.jpg, Embraer T-27 Tucano
File:Iroquois (4892089037).jpg, Bell H-1H Iroquois
File:Chegada de aviões transporte encomendados aos Estados Unidos.tif, de Havilland C-115 Buffalo
File:Embraer EMB 110 (Forca Aerea Brasileira) (9028199498).jpg, Embraer C-95B Bandeirante
See also
*
List of Brazilian military bases
*
Campo Grande International Airport
References
External links
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{{Military of Brazil
Airports in Mato Grosso do Sul
Brazilian Air Force bases
Buildings and structures in Mato Grosso do Sul
Campo Grande