Recife Air Force Base
Air base of the Brazilian Air Force
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Base Aérea do Recife – BARF (IATA: REC, ICAO: SBRF) was a base of the Brazilian Air Force, located in Recife, Brazil.
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| Recife Air Force Base | |||||||
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Base Aérea de Recife | |||||||
| Recife, Pernambuco in Brazil | |||||||
A Boeing SB-17G Flying Fortress on display at Recife in 2020 | |||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Type | Air Force Base | ||||||
| Code | BARF | ||||||
| Owner | Brazilian Air Force | ||||||
| Controlled by |  Brazilian Air Force | ||||||
| Open to the public | No | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
| Location | |||||||
  SBRF Location in Brazil | |||||||
| Coordinates | 08°07′35″S 034°55′22″W | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| In use | 1941-2024 | ||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||
| Current commander | Cel. Av. Isaac Cordeiro da Fonseca Neto | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: REC, ICAO: SBRF, LID: PE0001 | ||||||
| Elevation | 10 metres (33 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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| Source: DECEA[1] | |||||||
It shared some facilities with Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport.
History
Units
Since January 2017, there were no permanent flying units assigned to Recife Air Force Base. Whenever needed, the aerodrome is used as a support facility to other air units of the Brazilian Air Force, Navy and Army.
Former units
May 1969–January 2018: 2nd Squadron of Air Transportation (2°ETA) Pastor. The squadron was moved to Natal Air Force Base.[4]
Access
The base was located 14 km from downtown Recife.
Accidents and incidents
- 28 July 1968: a United States Air Force Douglas C-124C Globemaster II registration 51–5178, flying from Paramaribo-Zanderij to Recife, while on approach to land at Recife, flew into a 1890 feet high hill 80 km away from Recife. The 10 occupants died.[5]
- 21 December 1969: a Brazilian Air Force Lockheed C-130E Hercules registration FAB-2450 crashed shortly after takeoff. All 7 occupants died.[6]
- 23 October 1992: a Brazilian Air Force Embraer C-95 Bandeirante registration FAB-2243 crashed in the vicinity of the Base while operating on a low level display flight. All 5 occupants died.[7]
Gallery
This gallery displays aircraft that have been based at Fortaleza. The gallery is not comprehensive.
Douglas C-47 Dakota
Embraer C-95B Bandeirante (FAB)
Embraer C-97 Brasília (FAB)
Cessna C-98A Caravan (FAB)
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