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The pilot ejected following a technical failure while on approach to the Palanquero airbase in Puerto Salgar, Cundinamarca. "Colombian Kfir fighter lost to accident". On 18 February 2009, Basler BT-67 FAC 1670 of the Colombian Air Force crashed near the base on a local training flight. All five crew were killed.
The Colombian Air Force (FAC, Spanish: Fuerza Aérea Colombiana) is the air force of the Republic of Colombia.The Colombian Air Force is one of the three institutions of the Military Forces of Colombia charged, according to the 1991 Constitution, with working to exercise and maintain control of Colombia's air and to defend its sovereignty, territorial integrity and constitutional order.
In 1959 the unit was elevated to a main base with the assignment of B-26 aircraft moved from the Palanquero Air Base, changing its name to Comando Aéreo de Bombardeo. In 1961 it received the name Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base as a tribute to Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño (1896-1934), a Colombian military aviator. [6]
Pages in category "Colombian Air Force bases" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
Captain Ernesto Esguerra Cubides Air Base (Spanish: Base Aérea Capitán Ernesto Esguerra Cubides) (IATA: TQS, ICAO: SKTQ), also known as Tres Esquinas Air Base, is a Colombian military base assigned to the Colombian Aerospace Force (Fuerza Aeroespacial Colombiana or FAC) Combat Air Command No. 6 (Comando Aéreo de Combate No. 6 or CACOM 6).
Colombian Air Force bases (6 P) Pages in category "Military installations of Colombia" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
Captain Germán Olano Moreno Air Base 05°29′00″N 74°39′27″W / 5.48333°N 74.65750°W / 5.48333; -74.65750 ( Captain Germán Olano Moreno Air Base (Palanquero / Puerto [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 96 ]
Colombian Air Force bases (6 P) Pages in category "Colombian Air Force" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent ...