During the afternoon of February 2, 2018, whilst returning from an operational flight a Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya (FAU - Uruguayan Air Force) single engine Cessna T-41D Mescalero registration FAU 603 suffered an engine failure which caused the crew to...
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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), is based in the Brigada Aérea No....
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The official retirement from service of the type from the Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya (FAU - Uruguayan Air Force) occurred on March 17, 2017. Here Airpressman publishes a description - written during...
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THE OPERATION OF THE MBB BO-105 WITH THE AVIACIÓN NAVAL URUGUAYA (ANU)
The Aviación Naval Uruguaya (Uruguayan...
FIREFIGHTING IN URUGUAY
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By Ernesto Blanco Calcagno/Airpressman.com
The naval Westland Wessex HC MK II was hovering over the Atlantic Ocean at 25 feet (8 metres) indicated on the radio altimeter as the “bambi bucket” hit the water...