Santa Maria Air Force Base
| Santa Maria Air Force Base | |||||||||
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Base Aérea de Santa Maria | |||||||||
| Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil | |||||||||
| File:Pórtico da Base Aérea de Santa Maria. Camobi.JPG Entry of Santa Maria Air Force in 2013 | |||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Type | Air Force Base | ||||||||
| Code | ALA4 | ||||||||
| Owner | Brazilian Air Force | ||||||||
| Controlled by | File:Flag of the Brazilian Air Force Command.svg Brazilian Air Force | ||||||||
| Open to the public | No | ||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
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| Coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1945 | ||||||||
| In use | 1970-present | ||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||
| Current commander | Cel. Av. Wilson Paulo Corrêa Marques | ||||||||
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| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: RIA, ICAO: SBSM, LID: RS0003 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 88 metres (289 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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| Sources: DECEA[1] | |||||||||
Santa Maria Air Force Base – ALA4 (IATA: RIA, ICAO: SBSM) is a base of the Brazilian Air Force, located in Santa Maria, Brazil.
It shares some facilities with Santa Maria Airport.
History
[edit | edit source]In 1944 the then President of Brazil Getúlio Vargas allocated an area of 4 million square meters near Santa Maria with the purpose of building an aerodrome. The works were conducted on an urgent basis, with the collaboration of the United States Army and it was finally opened in April 1945.
Santa Maria Air Force Base was created on 18 December 1970 and was commissioned on 15 October 1971 and since then it has an active presence in the region.
Between 1971 and 2015, civil and military facilities were shared. However, in 2015 an agreement between the Brazilian Air Force and the Municipality of Santa Maria, transferred part of the facilities to the latter. The civil portion of the aerodrome is administered by the Municipality and the military portion by the Brazilian Air Force.[2]
Units
[edit | edit source]The following units are based at Santa Maria Air Force Base:
- 1st Squadron of the 10th Aviation Group (1º/10ºGAv) Poker, using the AMX A-1M.[3]
- 3rd Squadron of the 10th Aviation Group (3º/10ºGAv) Centauro, using the AMX A-1M.[4]
- 5th Squadron of the 8th Aviation Group (5º/8ºGAv) Pantera, using the H-60L Black Hawk.[5]
- 1st Squadron of the 12th Aviation Group (1º/12ºGAv) Hórus, using the Elbit RQ-450 Hermes, Elbit RQ-900 Hermes, and Elbit RQ-1150 Heron.[6]
- 4th Squadron of the 1st Communications and Control Group (4º/1ºGCC) Mangrulho, using radars and equipment for air defense.[7]
Accidents and incidents
[edit | edit source]- 24 June 1985: Brazilian Air Force, a Lockheed C-130E Hercules registration FAB-2457 flew into the side of a hill while on approach to land at Santa Maria Air Force Base under fog. All 7 occupants died.[8]
Access
[edit | edit source]The base is located 11 km east of downtown Santa Maria.
Gallery
[edit | edit source]This gallery displays aircraft that are or have been based at Santa Maria. The gallery is not comprehensive.
Present aircraft
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AMX A-1M
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Sikorsky H-60L Black Hawk
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Elbit RQ-450 Hermes
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Retired aircraft
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Cessna L-19A Bird Dog
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North American T-6G Texan
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Neiva L-42 Regente
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Bell H-1H Iroquois
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Embraer AT-26 Xavante
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Neiva T-25A Universal
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Embraer U-7 Seneca
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See also
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References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Airport information for SBSM at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Current weather for SBSM at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for RIA at Aviation Safety Network
