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Chilean Air Force, January 1949
I Brigade
3rd Fighter Regiment
-- 104th Fighter Squadron: 16x ENAER F5E Nahuel fighters
-- 110th Fighter Squadron: 16x ENAER F5E Nahuel fighters
-- 502nd Technical Squadron: 4x ENAER F5E Nahuel fighters, 3x Twin Condor transports, 2x Zafiro liaison aircraft
4th Fighter Regiment
-- 106th Fighter Squadron: 16x ENAER F4E-3 Corsario fighters
-- 107th Fighter Squadron: 16x ENAER F4E-3 Corsario fighters
-- 503rd Technical Squadron: 4x ENAER F4E-3 Corsario fighters, 3x Twin Condor transports, 2x Zafiro liaison aircraft
5th Fighter Regiment
-- 108th Fighter Squadron: 16x ENAER F4E-3 Corsario fighters
-- 109th Fighter Squadron: 16x ENAER F4E-3 Corsario fighters
-- 504th Technical Squadron: 4x ENAER F4E-3 Corsario fighters, 3x Twin Condor transports, 2x Zafiro liaison aircraft
II Brigade
1st Fighter Regiment
-- 100th Fighter Squadron: 16x ENAER F5E Nahuel fighters
-- 118th Fighter Squadron: 16x ENAER F5E Nahuel fighters
-- 500th Technical Squadron: 4x ENAER F5E Nahuel fighters, 3x Twin Condor transports, 2x Zafiro liaison aircraft
2nd Fighter Regiment
-- 101st Fighter Squadron: 16x ENAER F5E Nahuel fighters
-- 102nd Fighter Squadron: 16x ENAER F5E Nahuel fighters
-- 501st Technical Squadron: 4x ENAER F5E Nahuel fighters, 3x Twin Condor transports, 2x Zafiro liaison aircraft
1st Attack Regiment
-- 600th Attack Squadron: 16x Tucan T-18N NB-2 attack aircraft
-- 601st Attack Squadron: 16x Tucan T-18N NB-2 attack aircraft
-- 50th Technical Squadron: 16x Tucan T-18N NB-2 attack aircraft, 3x Twin Condor transports, 2x Zafiro liaison aircraft
300th Recon Squadron: 2x Arado Ar234 recon, 1x ENAER Zafiro liason aircraft
III Brigade
6th Fighter Regiment
-- 10th Fighter Squadron: 16x ENAER F5E Nahuel fighters
-- 111th Fighter Squadron: 16x ENAER F5E Nahuel fighters
-- 506th Technical Squadron: 4x ENAER F5E Nahuel fighters, 3x Twin Condor transports, 2x Zafiro liaison aircraft
7th Fighter Regiment
-- 112th Fighter Squadron: 16x ENAER F5E Nahuel fighters
-- 113th Fighter Squadron: 16x ENAER F5E Nahuel fighters
-- 508th Technical Squadron: 4x ENAER F5E Nahuel fighters, 3x Twin Condor transports, 2x Zafiro liaison aircraft
2nd Attack Regiment
-- 602nd Attack Squadron: 16x Tucan T-18N NB-2 attack aircraft
-- 603rd Attack Squadron: 16x Tucan T-18N NB-2 attack aircraft
-- 517th Technical Squadron: 16x Tucan T-18N NB-2 attack aircraft, 3x Twin Condor transports, 2x Zafiro liaison aircraft
301st Recon Squadron: 2x Arado Ar234 recon, 1x ENAER Zafiro liason aircraft
IV Brigade
1st Light Bomber Regiment
-- 202nd Light Bomber Squadron: 12x B1E-1 Caracara fast bombers
-- 203rd Light Bomber Squadron: 12x B1E-1 Caracara fast bombers
-- 511th Technical Squadron: 12x B1E-1 Caracara fast bombers
2nd Light Bomber Regiment
-- 204th Light Bomber Squadron: 12x B1E-1 Caracara fast bombers
-- 205th Light Bomber Squadron: 12x B1E-1 Caracara fast bombers
-- 514th Technical Squadron: 12x B1E-1 Caracara fast bombers
8th Fighter Regiment (Strike Fighter Regiment)
-- 116th Heavy Fighter Squadron: 16x ENAER F5E fighters
-- 117th Heavy Fighter Squadron: 16x ENAER F5E fighters
-- 513th Technical Squadron: 4x ENAER F5E fighters, 3x Twin Condor transports, 2x Zafiro liaison aircraft
302nd Recon Squadron: 2x Arado Ar234 recon, 1x ENAER Zafiro liason aircraft
V Brigade
1st Reconnaissance Regiment
-- 303rd Recon Squadron: 12x R1E-1P Caracara recce planes
-- 304th Recon Squadron: 12x R1E-1P Caracara recce planes
-- 510th Technical Squadron: 3x Twin Condor transports, 2x Zafiro liaison aircraft
1st Transport Regiment
-- 400th Transport Squadron: 16x Nord Normandie heavy transports
-- 401st Transport Squadron: 16x Nord Normandie heavy transports
-- 515th Technical Squadron: 4x Alpaca light liaison aircraft
2nd Transport Regiment
-- 402nd Transport Squadron: 16x Nord Normandie heavy transports
-- 403rd Transport Squadron: 16x Nord Normandie heavy transports
-- 516th Technical Squadron: 4x Alpaca light liaison aircraft
VI Brigade
1st Cooperation Regiment
-- 305th Reconnaissance Squadron: 1x Zafiro liaison aircraft, 6x Alpaca spotting aircraft
-- 306th Reconnaissance Squadron: 1x Zafiro liaison aircraft, 6x Alpaca spotting aircraft
-- 307th Reconnaissance Squadron: 1x Zafiro liaison aircraft, 6x Alpaca spotting aircraft
2nd Cooperation Regiment
-- 308th Reconnaissance Squadron: 1x Zafiro liaison aircraft, 6x Alpaca spotting aircraft
-- 309th Reconnaissance Squadron: 1x Zafiro liaison aircraft, 6x Alpaca spotting aircraft
-- 310th Reconnaissance Squadron: 1x Zafiro liaison aircraft, 6x Alpaca spotting aircraft
3rd Cooperation Regiment
-- 311th Reconnaissance Squadron: 1x Zafiro liaison aircraft, 6x Alpaca spotting aircraft
-- 312th Reconnaissance Squadron: 1x Zafiro liaison aircraft, 6x Alpaca spotting aircraft
-- 313th Reconnaissance Squadron: 1x Zafiro liaison aircraft, 6x Alpaca spotting aircraft
VII Brigade
4th Cooperation Regiment
-- 314th Reconnaissance Squadron: 1x Zafiro liaison aircraft, 6x Alpaca spotting aircraft
-- 315th Reconnaissance Squadron: 1x Zafiro liaison aircraft, 6x Alpaca spotting aircraft
-- 316th Reconnaissance Squadron: 1x Zafiro liaison aircraft, 6x Alpaca spotting aircraft
5th Cooperation Regiment
-- 317th Reconnaissance Squadron: 1x Zafiro liaison aircraft, 6x Alpaca spotting aircraft
-- 318th Reconnaissance Squadron: 1x Zafiro liaison aircraft, 6x Alpaca spotting aircraft
-- 319th Reconnaissance Squadron: 1x Zafiro liaison aircraft, 6x Alpaca spotting aircraft
6th Cooperation Regiment
-- 320th Reconnaissance Squadron: 1x Zafiro liaison aircraft, 6x Alpaca spotting aircraft
-- 321st Reconnaissance Squadron: 1x Zafiro liaison aircraft, 6x Alpaca spotting aircraft
-- 322nd Reconnaissance Squadron: 1x Zafiro liaison aircraft, 6x Alpaca spotting aircraft
FACh Headquarters
-- 518th Technical Squadron: 6x SFG SH.40 Tourbillon helicopters (experimental unit)
Aircraft Totals, January 1949
Note 1: This lists solely aircraft in service; a large number of older aircraft have been retired and placed in storage.
Note 2: Training aircraft counted separately.
F4E-3 Corsario prop fighter: 72x
F5E Nahuel jet fighter (Fw340): 216x
B1E-1 Caracara prop bomber: 72x
R1E-1P Caracara prop recce: 24x
Arado Ar234 jet recce: 6x
Tucan A1T Curiñanco prop attacker: 96x in service
Twin Condor prop medium transport: 33x in service
Nord Normandie prop heavy transport: 64x in service
Zafiro prop liaison aircraft: 31x in service
Alpaca prop army co-op aircraft: 127x in service
SFG SH.40 Tourbillon helicopter: 6x in service
Total Aircraft: 753 in service
Pilot Training, January 1949
To keep pilot numbers up, the Chilean Air Force attempts to graduate two hundred new pilots every year. Training is conducted in three distinct classes: ab initio (initiation to piloting), Basic I, and Basic II (combat flight school). On average, the FACh recruits 450 pilot candidates every year in order to achieve their final requirement for 200 graduates. The washout pilots are often redirected to serve as navigators, air gunners, transport cargo-masters, etc.
Ab initio training often occurs with gliders, usually the Constelación G1C "Baby" (licensed Schneider Grunau Baby gliders from Germany), and occasionally with the Constelación G2C sport glider. The Air Force and Navy own about three hundred gliders between them. During ab initio training, powered aircraft are used relatively infrequently, but the ENAER Zafiro is usually the aircraft of choice.
Basic I pilot training is undertaken with the ENAER Zafiro, giving an introduction to powered flight, navigation, radio use, etc.
Basic II pilot training is undertaken with the ENAER Coati (and, starting in 1949, the N1E-4 "Turbo-Coati").
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Chilean Naval Air Service, January 1949
Portaaviones Grupo Aéreo No.1 “Peuchens”
-- Fighter Squadron: 16x F4E-4 Corsario
-- Fighter Squadron: 16x F4E-4 Corsario
-- Torpedo Bomber Squadron: 16x TB1E-1 Alicanto
-- Dive Bomber Squadron: 16x TB1E-1 Alicanto
-- Night Fighter Element: 8x F4E-4 Corsario
-- Reserve Aircraft: 2x F4E-4 Corsario, 4x TB1E-1 Alicanto
-- Helicopter Element: 3x Fanaero HF
Portaaviones Grupo Aéreo No.2 “Huasos”
-- Fighter Squadron: 16x F4E-4 Corsario
-- Fighter Squadron: 16x F4E-4 Corsario
-- Torpedo Bomber Squadron: 16x TB1E-1 Alicanto
-- Dive Bomber Squadron: 16x TB1E-1 Alicanto
-- Night Fighter Element: 8x F4E-4 Corsario
Portaaviones Grupo Aéreo No.3 “Traucos”
-- Fighter Squadron: 16x FA1M-1N Aquilon
-- Strike Squadron: 16x FA1M-1N Aquilon
-- Strike Squadron: 16x FA1M-1N Aquilon
Grupo de Aeronaves Costeras No.1 “Los Albos”
-- Fighter Squadron: 18x F4E-4 Corsario
-- Torpedo Bomber Squadron: 18x TB1E-1 Alicanto
-- Patrol Squadron: 12x PBN Nomad
-- Liaison Squadron: 6x Twin Condors, 2x Cessna Bobcats
Grupo de Aeronaves Costeras No.2 “Los Rojos de Coronel”
-- Fighter Squadron: 18x F4E-4 Corsario
-- Torpedo Bomber Squadron: 18x TB1E-1 Alicanto
-- Patrol Squadron: 12x PBN Nomad
-- Liaison Squadron: 6x Twin Condors, 2x Cessna Bobcats
Grupo de Aeronaves Costeras No.3 “Brujo de Chiloé”
-- Fighter Squadron: 18x F4E-4 Corsario
-- Torpedo Bomber Squadron: 18x TB1E-1 Alicanto
-- Patrol Squadron: 12x PBN Nomad
-- Liaison Squadron: 6x Twin Condors, 2x Cessna Bobcats
Grupo de Aeronaves Costeras No.4
-- Fighter Squadron: 18x F4E-4 Corsario
-- Torpedo Bomber Squadron: 18x TB1E-1 Alicanto
-- Patrol Squadron: 12x PBN Nomad
-- Liaison Squadron: 6x Twin Condors, 2x Cessna Bobcats
Coastal Patrol Group
-- SAR Squadron: 8x PBN Nomad, 4x PT1C Paino
Scouting Component
-- Chiloe: 6x Fanaero HF
-- Almirante Blanco Encalada: 4x OS1E Sea Coati
-- Almirante Cochrane: 4x OS1E Sea Coati
-- Constitucion: 2x OS1E Sea Coati
-- Almirante Latorre: 2x OS1E Sea Coati
-- O'Higgins: 2x OS1E Sea Coati
-- Magellanes: 3x OS1E Sea Coati
-- Atacama: 3x OS1E Sea Coati
-- Picunches: 3x OS1E Sea Coati
-- Antofagasta: 3x OS1E Sea Coati
Aircraft Totals, January 1949
F4E-4 Corsario fighter: 154x
FA1M-1N Aquilon: 48x
TB1E-1 Alicanto: 140x
OS1E Sea Coati: 26x
PBN Nomad: 56x
PT1C Paino: 4x
Twin Condor: 24x
Fanaero HF: 9x
Cessna Bobcat: 8x
With the Marineflieger's blessings, an example of the Do335 can be made available for Chilean evaluation at its convenience; please advise on desired timeframe.
Dornier is also willing to provide for evaluation examples of the Dornier Do330 ling-range MR aircraft and its new Do35 amphibian.
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