SUPER ETENDARD AIRCRAFT BAHIA BLANCA/COMMANDANTE ESPORA NAB AIRFIELD, ARGENTINA (SANITIZED)

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 9, 2011
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: October 7, 1982
• Content Type: REPORT

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NPIC/IEG (10/82)
7 OCTOBER 1982
SUPER ETENDARD AIRCRAFT
BAHIA BLANCA/COMMANDANTE ESPORA NAB AIRFIELD, ARGENTINA
1. (SWN) SIGNIFICANCE: THE FIRST OBSERVATION OF A SUPER
ETENDARD AIRCRAFT IN ARGENTINA.
2. (SWN) REMARKS: A SUPER ETENDARD STRIKE FIGHTER AIRCRAFT
WAS IDENTIFIED ON A HANGAR PARKING APRON AT BAHIA
EXTERNAL FUEL TANKS WERE OBSERVED ON BOTH THE STARBOARD AND
PORT WINGS OF THE AIRCRAFT. NO EXOCET AM-39 AIR-TO-SURFACE
MISSILES WERE IDENTIFIED NEAR THE AIRCRAFT OR NEAR ANY OF
THE HARDENED STORAGE BUILDINGS AT THE AIRFIELD. ALTHOUGH
SUPER ETENDARD CARRYING EXOCET MISSILES WERE USED IN THE
FALKLANDS CONFLICT, THIS IS THE FIRST IDENTIFICATION ON
IMAGERY OF THIS AIRCRAFT IN ARGENTINA. OTHER AIRCRAFT SEEN
ON THE PARKING APRON NEAR THE SUPER ETENDARD INCLUDED TWO
A-4 SKYHAWKS AND ONE IA-50 GUARANI II.
BLANCA/COMMANDANTE ESPORA NAB AIRFIELD
(C/NOFORN) THE ARGENTINE NAVY RECEIVED FIVE OF.AN ORIGINAL
ORDER OF 14 SUPER ETENDARD (EACH EQUIPPED WITH A SINGLE
EXOCET AM-39 MISSILE) FROM FRANCE IN NOVEMBER 1981. THE
DELIVERY OF THE REMAINING AIRCRAFT AND MISSILES HAS NOT YET
BEEN CONFIRMED. THE SUPER ETENDARDS ARE ASSIGNED TO THE
ARGENTINE 2ND NAVAL AIR FORCE AND ARE HOME-BASED AT BAHIA
BLANCA/COMMANDANTE ESPORA NAB AIRFIELD. BAHIA
BLANCA/COMMANDANTE ESPORA, APPROXIMATELY 325 NM SOUTHWEST
OF BUENOS AIRES, SERVES BOTH MILITARY AND CIVILIAN AIR
OPERATIONS.
3. (S)I (COORDINATES 38-43-34S 062-09-12W
4. (C/NOFORN) COLLATERAL REFERENCE:
D:IAI'11S 4-82, "ARGENTINE NAVY ACQUIRES SUPER ETENDARDS"
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana-
lytical work. Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for
and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
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