Campo de Mayo Base Visit 08/03/24

[ze341]

REG CODE C/N TYPE BASE NOTES
AE-039 OV-1 Campo de Mayo Preserved at enterance to military area
AE-400 UH-1 Campo de Mayo Preserved at enterance to military area really AE-415

UH-1 Campo de Mayo Preserved behind Control Tower nr base museum

AE-474 UH-1 Campo de Mayo On 601/602 ramp
AE-227 C.208 Campo de Mayo On 601/602 ramp
AE-473 UH-1 Huey II Campo de Mayo On 601/602 ramp
AE-445 UH-1 Huey II Campo de Mayo On 601/602 ramp
AE-310 AB.206 Campo de Mayo On 601/602 ramp
AE-526 EC.225 Campo de Mayo On 601/602 ramp

AE-432 UH-1 Huey II Campo de Mayo In 601 Hangar
AE-408 UH-1 Campo de Mayo In 601 Hangar
AE-446 UH-1 Huey II Campo de Mayo In 601 Hangar
AE-431 UH-1 Campo de Mayo In 601 Hangar
AE-315 AB.206 Campo de Mayo In 601 Hangar
AE-317 AB.206 Campo de Mayo In 601 Hangar
AE-314 AB.206 Campo de Mayo In 601 Hangar
AE-312 AB.206 Campo de Mayo In 601 Hangar
AE-323 AB.206 Campo de Mayo In 601 Hangar
AE-326 AB.206 Campo de Mayo In 601 Hangar----To be transferred to the Navy
AE-328 AB.206 Campo de Mayo In 601 Hangar----To be transferred to the Navy
AE-325 AB.206 Campo de Mayo In 601 Hangar----To be transferred to the Gendarmeria
AE-327 AB.206 Campo de Mayo In 601 Hangar----To be transferred to the Gendarmeria
AE-400 UH-1 Campo de Mayo In 601 Hangar

AE-450 B.212 Campo de Mayo In 602 Hangar
AE-471 UH-1 Campo de Mayo In 602 Hangar
AE-479 UH-1 Campo de Mayo In 602 Hangar
AE-454 UH-1 Campo de Mayo In 602 Hangar
AE-490 UH-1 Campo de Mayo In 602 Hangar
AE-467 UH-1 Campo de Mayo In 602 Hangar
AE-464 UH-1 Campo de Mayo In 602 Hangar
AE-476 UH-1 Campo de Mayo In 602 Hangar
AE-329 AB.206 Campo de Mayo In 602 Hangar----Yellow c/s
AE-365 AB.206 Campo de Mayo In 602 Hangar
AE-366 AB.206 Campo de Mayo In 602 Hangar
AE-367 AB.206 Campo de Mayo In 602 Hangar
AE-368 AB.206 Campo de Mayo In 602 Hangar
AE-055 C.172 Campo de Mayo In 602 Hangar
"AE-303" Campo de Mayo In 602 Hangar——hovering aid

AE-266 Casa.212 Campo de Mayo Towed on to main ramp
AE-228 C.208 Campo de Mayo Landed while were in the storage area

AE-??? UH-1 Campo de Mayo Cabin only in a shipping container being used for simular for gunnery skills

AE-363 UH-12 Campo de Mayo Preserved behind 602 Hangar
AE-338 A.109 Campo de Mayo Preserved behind 601 Hangar

AE-176 Merlin Campo de Mayo Main Storage area
AE-178 Merlin Campo de Mayo Main Storage area
AE-179 Merlin Campo de Mayo Main Storage area
AE-180 Merlin Campo de Mayo Main Storage area
AE-260 G.222 Campo de Mayo Main Storage area
AE-261 G.222 Campo de Mayo Main Storage area
AE-262 G.222 Campo de Mayo Main Storage area
AE-182 Merlin Campo de Mayo Main Storage area
AE-359 UH-12 Campo de Mayo Main Storage area
AE-362 UH-12 Campo de Mayo Main Storage area
AE-357 UH-12 Campo de Mayo Main Storage area

AE-181 Merlin Campo de Mayo Storage area
0879 3-H-307 UH-1 Campo de Mayo Storage area for Huey II parts
H-16 UH-1 Campo de Mayo Storage area for Huey II parts
AE-020 OV-1 Campo de Mayo Storage area behind building
AE-036 OV-1 Campo de Mayo Storage area behind building —867

67-18909 OV-1 Campo de Mayo dumped by track ** Photo Proof**
AE-023 OV-1 Campo de Mayo dumped in the undergrowth
AE-031 OV-1 Campo de Mayo dumped in the undergrowth
AE-040 OV-1 Campo de Mayo dumped in the undergrowth
AE-??? UH-1 Campo de Mayo dumped in the undergrowth----wreckage from a crash no serial found

AE-264 Casa C.212 Campo de Mayo Base Maintance Hangar
AE-265 Casa C.212 Campo de Mayo Base Maintance Hangar
AE-226 C.208 Campo de Mayo Base Maintance Hangar
AE-311 AB.206 Campo de Mayo Base Maintance Hangar
AE-364 AB.206 Campo de Mayo Base Maintance Hangar
AE-478 UH-1 Campo de Mayo Base Maintance Hangar
AE-463 UH-1 Campo de Mayo Base Maintance Hangar
AE-480 UH-1 Campo de Mayo Base Maintance Hangar
AE-465 UH-1 Campo de Mayo Base Maintance Hangar
AE-466 UH-1 Campo de Mayo Base Maintance Hangar
AE-472 UH-1 Campo de Mayo Base Maintance Hangar
AE-477 UH-1 Campo de Mayo Base Maintance Hangar

AE-106 Twin Otter Campo de Mayo Hangar Adj to Base Maintance Hangar
AE-186 Cit 550 Campo de Mayo Hangar Adj to Base Maintance Hangar
AE-225 C.205 Campo de Mayo Hangar Adj to Base Maintance Hangar
AE-051 C.172 Campo de Mayo Hangar Adj to Base Maintance Hangar

[F17_114PM]

Great!!! Thank you very much

[F17_114PM]

Great!!! Thank you very much

Some remarks:

1) AE-029 The cockpit is in General Rodriguez

2) Did you visit the Museo de la Aviacion de Ejercito (not to be confused with the Museo Historico del Ejercito in Ciudadela!)?

3) Are you sure about 67-18909?
I don't have it on my list. I have 69-15098 (really AE-415, fake AE-400), 66-16350 (fake AE-419), 66-16277 at Escuela de Suboficiales, 68-15493, 68-16250

[EvD]

Excellent stuff, impressive list, thanks for sharing!

I think the OH-13s should be UH-12s though?

[ze341]

Yes they are UH-12’s, many thanks to pointing this out to me.

Excellent stuff, impressive list, thanks for sharing!

I think the OH-13s should be UH-12s though?

[ze341]

Yes it is 023 not 029

No we didn’t do Museo de la Aviacion de Ejercito

We have photo proof of 67-18909 being a OV-1, but I cannot seem to be able to show it here.

[EvD]

I hardly dare to ask, did you also manage to visit the Gendarmería Nacional at Campo de Mayo?
Here is hoping...

[EvD]

REG CODE C/N TYPE BASE NOTES

67-18909 OV-1 Campo de Mayo dumped by track ** Photo Proof**
AE-023 OV-1 Campo de Mayo dumped in the undergrowth
AE-031 OV-1 Campo de Mayo dumped in the undergrowth
AE-040 OV-1 Campo de Mayo dumped in the undergrowth
AE-??? UH-1 Campo de Mayo dumped in the undergrowth----wreckage from a crash no serial found

They received various OV-1 bits and pieces in 1992, 62-5878 was one of them (over stretched airframe wfu 1992, hulk in Florida in 1996). Could be more were involved, 18909 suffered a mishap in 1990 but was also reported active again in 1991.

In 2014, the Huey cabin was assumed to be AE-404 due to its (very faded) two-tone camo pattern. Its boom should be at Ciudadela.

best regards,
Erwin

[ze341]

I hardly dare to ask, did you also manage to visit the Gendarmería Nacional at Campo de Mayo?
Here is hoping...

I hardly dare to ask, did you also manage to visit the Gendarmería Nacional at Campo de Mayo?
Here is hoping...

Sorry no they didn’t give permission to us to visit them.We had asked before heading to Argentina .

[EvD]

Ah, I see.
Super visit nonetheless!!

[ze341]

Yes it was a great visit around the units based there. Originally it was just a few aircraft that had been put out for us to photograph. Once we spotted what was in the hangars, we ask our hosts who said yes even having goes on the UH-1 flight simulators & gunnery simulator. We headed towards the stored areas, photography every thing there. The only hangars we weren’t allowed to photograph in were the two maintenance hangars.
It was a great shame that we didn’t get into the GNA area.