Peruvian Naval Aviation

The Peruvian Naval Aviation (Fuerza de Aviación Naval) is the air branch of the Peruvian Navy. It was originally formed in 1919 as the Naval Aviators Corps (Cuerpo de Aviadores Navales) but was merged in 1932 with the Peruvian Army Aviation. The service was recreated under its current name on July 3, 1963. It is currently made up of three operational squadrons and the Naval Aviation School (Escuela de Aviación Naval). The squadrons are distributed among three bases: Lima-Callao, which is part of Lima's Jorge Chávez International Airport, San Juan de Marcona and Pucallpa.

Organization

 * Grupo Aeronaval No.1

Training squadron based at San Juan de Marcona.
 * Escuadrón de Instrucción
 * 5 Beech T-34C-1 Turbo Mentor
 * 5 Enstrom F-28F

Reconnaissance and maritime surveillance squadron.
 * Escuadrón de Exploración
 * 2 Fokker 60 MPA
 * 4 Beechcraft 200T Super King Air
 * 1 Fokker F-27-200 Friendship

Transport squadron.
 * Escuadrón de Transporte
 * 2 Fokker 60 UTA
 * 2 Antonov An-32B
 * 1 Beechcraft 200T Super King Air
 * 1 Cessna 206 Stationair
 * 2 Mil Mi-8

Attack squadron, based at Lima-Callao and naval units.
 * Escuadrón de Ataque
 * 3 Bell 206B
 * 5 Agusta AB.212ASW - Embarked on the Lupo class frigates.
 * 3 Agusta-Sikorsky ASH-3D Sea King

Aircraft
Former aircraft types include Keystone K-55 (1927-?), Grumman S-2E Tracker - (1973–1984), Handley Page and Boeing NB-1, as well as helicopter such as the Alouette III and the Bell 47G (1962-?).