Salvador Air Force Base
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| Salvador Air Force Base | |||||||||
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Base Aérea de Salvador | |||||||||
| Salvador da Bahia, Bahia in Brazil | |||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Type | Air Force Base | ||||||||
| Code | BASV | ||||||||
| Owner | Brazilian Air Force | ||||||||
| Controlled by |  Brazilian Air Force | ||||||||
| Open to the public | No | ||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
  SBSV Location in Brazil | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 12°54′31″S 038°19′21″W / 12.90861°S 38.32250°W | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1925 | ||||||||
| In use | 1942-present | ||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||
| Current commander | Cel. Av. Ivan Lucas Karpischin | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: SSA, ICAO: SBSV, LID: BA0001 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 20 metres (66 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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| Sources: DECEA[1] | |||||||||
Base Aérea de Salvador – BASV (IATA: SSA, ICAO: SBSV) is a base of the Brazilian Air Force, located in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil.
It shares some facilities with Dep. Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport.
Salvador Air Force Base was created on 5 November 1942 by Decree no. 4,916.[2]
Units
Since January 2017, there are no permanent flying units assigned to Salvador 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
March 1947–January 2018: 1st Squadron of the 7th Aviation Group (1°/7°GAv) Orungan. The squadron was moved to Santa Cruz Air Force Base.[3]
Access
The base is located 28 km from downtown Salvador da Bahia.
Accidents and incidents
- 11 July 1952: a Brazilian Air Force Douglas C-47A-35-DL registration FAB-2048 flying from Salvador da Bahia to Rio de Janeiro crashed following an engine fire. Thirteen of the 33 occupants died.[4]
- 21 September 1959: a Brazilian Air Force Lockheed P-15 Neptune registration FAB-7007 operating a Search and Rescue mission for a missing aircraft crashed after take-off. The six occupants died.[5]
Gallery
This gallery displays aircraft that have been based at Salvador Air Force Base. The gallery is not comprehensive.
Embraer P-95B Bandeirulha (FAB)
Lockheed P-3AM Orion (FAB)
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