It shared some facilities with Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport.
History
Recife Air Force Base was created on 24 July 1941 by Decree 3,459.[2]
The Air Force Base was decommissioned on July 24, 2024.[3]
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]
23 October 1992: a Brazilian Air ForceEmbraer 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.
Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport
References
↑"Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre (SBRF)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 August 2023.
↑Instituto Histórico-Cultural da Aeronáutica (2005). História Geral da Aeronáutica Brasileira: após o término da Segunda Guerra Mundial até a posse do Dr. Juscelino Kubitschek como Presidente da República (1946–1956) (in Portuguese). Vol.4. Rio de Janeiro: INCAER. pp.125–135.
↑"Base Aérea de Recife (PE) é oficialmente desativa e incorporada ao CINDACTA III". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
↑"2º ETA – Esquadrão Pastor". Spotter (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 June 2021.
↑"Accident description 51-5178". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
↑"Accident description FAB-2450". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
↑"Accident description FAB-2243". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
External links
"Airport information for SBRF". DAFIF. October 2006 – via Great Circle Mapper.
