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On 8 June, with the transfer of troops to the LCU at Fitz Roy still underway, the British ships became the target of two waves of Douglas A-4 Skyhawk attack aircraft from the Argentine Air Force's 5th Air Brigade, each of them loaded with three 500 lb retarded-tail bombs of Spanish design. [7]
Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC), is a government contractor based in Newport News, Virginia, United States.It operates Dassault Mirage F1, Mk-58 Hawker Hunter, Israeli F-21 Kfir, Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, and Aero L-39 Albatros military aircraft in tactical flight training roles for the United States Navy, United States Air Force, and Air National Guard.
They had three weapon pylons and served in the 5th Air Brigade (Spanish: V Brigada Aérea). During 1976, 25 A-4Cs were ordered to replace the North American F-86 Sabres still in service in the 4th Air Brigade (Spanish: IV Brigada Aérea). They were received as is and refurbished to flight status by Air Force technicians at Río Cuarto, Córdoba.
The Argentine Air Force used 50 A-4P (ex U.S. Navy A-4B) with V Air Brigade, and 25 A-4C with IV Air Brigade, from 1965 to 1999. 19 were lost during the Falklands War (Spanish: Guerra de las Malvinas). All were replaced by refurbished A-4Ms, designated as A-4AR Fightinghawk, in 1999. Also an unknown number of A-4E, TA-4J and A-4M was/is used as ...
The helicopter battalions are often grouped into aviation brigades. There are also a few fixed-wing aircraft battalions, consisting of training aircraft, Beechcraft RC-12 Guardrail operational aircraft, and Beechcraft C-12 Huron / Cessna UC-35 transports for VIP personnel.
4th Air Brigade - McDonnell Douglas A-4C Skyhawk 16 (9) 5th Air Brigade - McDonnell Douglas A-4B Skyhawk 30 (10) 6th Air Brigade - Israel Aircraft Industries Dagger 27 (11) 7th Air Brigade - Lockheed C-130E Hercules, 3; Boeing CH-47C Chinook 2; Bell 212 2; 8th Air Brigade. Dassault Mirage IIIEA 16 (2) DHC-6-200 1
25th Aviation Company: Fort Hood Long Binh [1] 1957-1988: 12th Combat Aviation Group (Corps) [13] 25th Aviation Regiment. [14] 28th Aviation Company: 35th Aviation Company: 41st Aviation Company: Camp Murray: 1959-2005: 168th Aviation Regiment. [15] 48th Aviation Company: Fort Benning Phan Rang, Ninh Hoa, Dong Ha, Marble Mountain [1]
In 1979, he was assigned to the 5th Air Brigade ( Spanish: V Brigada Aérea), Villa Reynolds, San Luis Province to fly A-4B Skyhawks where he was promoted from section leader to brigade chief of operations. He then served on 6th Air Brigade ( Spanish: VI Brigada Aérea) at Tandil flying Fingers and Mirage III becoming the squadron chief.