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60 // APRIL 2018 #361 http://www.airforcesmonthly.com

Chilean Naval Aviation


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The Chilean Navy
complements its surface and
submarine fleet with one of the
most powerful naval aviation
arms in South America.
Cees-Jan van der Ende and
Cristobal Soto Pino visited
its aviators, who operate over
one of the most extensive
coastlines in the world.

aval aviation began in
South America in 1919
when the Armada de
Chile (Chilean Navy) launched
operations with the continent’s
first military seaplanes – three
Sopwith Babies, six Short 184s
and two Avro 504s. The fleet
was augmented in 1925 by a
further four Avro 504s, plus
four new Fairey IIIF seaplanes
and eight Dornier Wal flying
boats. However, in March 1930,
President Carlos Ibáñez del
Campo unified the navy and
army air services, and both now
came under the jurisdiction of the
Aviation Undersecretary of the
Ministry of the Interior, effectively
creating an independent air force.
The navy’s aircraft, crews and

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