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KC-390. The Portuguese Air Force ( Portuguese: Força Aérea Portuguesa) is the aerial warfare force of Portugal. Locally it is referred to by the acronym FAP but internationally is often referred to by the acronym PRTAF. It is the youngest of the three branches of the Portuguese Armed Forces .
The Portuguese Air Force (PoAF) was founded in 1952 as the result of the amalgamation of the Aeronáutica Militar and Aviação Naval.With the merger many aircraft were transferred from these earlier aviation services to the Air Force, having been in service before 1952.
The Air Force gives different designations to its aviation installations depending on their size, capabilities and roles: Air Base ( Portuguese: Base Aérea, BA) Base Airfield ( Portuguese: Aeródromo Base, AB) Maneuvers Airfield ( Portuguese: Aeródromo de Manobra, AM) Transit Airfield ( Portuguese: Aeródromo de Trânsito, AT)
The basic aircraft unit of the Portuguese Air Force (PoAF) is the squadron (Portuguese: Esquadra), which is under the command and part of an operational group (Portuguese: Grupo Operacional). These operational groups are dependent of an air base and commonly use a numerical designation related to the air base's own numerical designation.
The Portuguese Armed Forces ( Portuguese: Forças Armadas) are the military of Portugal. They include the General Staff of the Armed Forces, the other unified bodies and the three service branches: Portuguese Navy, Portuguese Army and Portuguese Air Force. [ 5]
Lajes Field remains Portuguese Air Base 4 under the direction of Headquarters Azores Air Zone commanded by Portuguese Air Force brigadeiro (equal to a U.S. two-star general). In 1947, the Portuguese Esquadra 41 started to operate from Lajes, equipped with Boeing SB-17, Grumman HU-16 Albatross, Douglas C-54 Skymaster and, later Sikorsky H-19 ...
Monte Real Air Base, officially designated as Air Force Base No. 5 ( Portuguese: Base Aérea Nº 5, BA5 ), is a Portuguese Air Force (PoAF) air base located in Monte Real, Leiria, Portugal. Its mission is to guarantee the readiness and deployment of the air force units based there. Since its opening in October 1959, the base has been home to ...
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