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Air Forces
Uruguayan Air Force T-41D ditches in Punta del Este.
During the afternoon of February 2, 2018, whilst returning from an operational flight a Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya (FAU - Uruguayan Air Force) single engine...
Air Forces
Rotary Wings: Helicopter squadron Escuadrón Aéreo No.5
COPYRIGHT Ernesto Blanco Calcagno (www.airpressman.com)
The Escuadrón Aéreo no. 5 (Helicópteros) (Air Squadron no. 5) of the Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya (Uruguayan Air Force - FAU),...
Naval Aviation
The MBB BO-105PAH-1 helicopters on Uruguayan Naval Aviation service
THE OPERATION OF THE MBB BO-105 WITH THE...
Civil Aviation
Raging Fire! Air Force and Naval rotary wing assets and civilian aviation to the rescue!
FIREFIGHTING IN URUGUAY
(Main Feature Image: Copyright Cortéz)
By Ernesto Blanco Calcagno/Airpressman.com
The naval Westland Wessex HC MK II was hovering over the Atlantic Ocean at 25...
Air Forces
The Ghost of Uruguayan Air Force 571
Copyright Ernesto Blanco Calcagno/www.airpressman.com
(Images courtesy of pilotoviejo.com)It was a glorious autumn morning, with clear, deep blue skies and a warming golden sun. Mount Rainier...
Air Forces
A-37B “Dragonfly” – Post Maintenance Fly Test
Flying alongside a test pilot, a young technician carries out a Functional Check Flight on Cessna A-37B “Dragonfly” .Copyright Ernesto Blanco Calcagno/www.airpressman.comDragonfly : A fast-flying...
Air Forces
Aermacchi SF-260EU Flight Test – 25 Years with the Uruguayan Air Force
Ernesto Blanco Calcagno flies this Italian built trainer, Alenia/Aermacchi SF-260EU, much loved as a military trainer