Big 'Pigs' of the Pampas

摘要

Argentine military aviation was born in the small town of El Palomar. Sitting on the edge of the city of Buenos Aires, its past has given it a rich history and it retains its importance today as the home of the I Brigada Aerea (1st Air Brigade) of the Fuerza Aerea Argentina (FAA, Argentine Air Force). This wing is the FAA's main transport unit, with the resident Grupo Aereo 1 (1st Air Group) consisting of a pair of squadrons. I Escuadron flies three variants of the Hercules, with II Escuadron being the last custodian of the Fokker F28-1000C, the final example of which was being reactivated last November.