Recife Air Force Base
Base Aérea do Recife – BARF (IATA: REC, ICAO: SBRF) is a base of the Brazilian Air Force, located in Recife, Brazil.
| Recife Air Force Base | |
|---|---|
Base Aérea do Recife | |
| Recife, Pernambuco in Brazil | |
A Boeing SB-17G Flying Fortress on display at Recife in 2020 | |
SBRF Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates | 08°07′35″S 034°55′22″W / 8.12639°S 34.92278°W |
| Type | Air Force Base |
| Code | BARF |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Brazilian Air Force |
| Controlled by | Brazilian Air Force |
| Open to the public | No |
| Website | www |
| Site history | |
| In use | 1941-present |
| 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 |
| Source: DECEA[1] | |
It shares some facilities with Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport.
History edit
Recife Air Force Base was created on 24 July 1941 by Decree 3,459.[2]
Units edit
Since January 2017 there are 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.[3]
Access edit
The base is located 14 km from downtown Recife.
Accidents and incidents edit
- 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.[4]
- 21 December 1969: a Brazilian Air Force Lockheed C-130E Hercules registration FAB-2450 crashed shortly after takeoff. All 7 occupants died.[5]
- 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.[6]
Gallery edit
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)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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 edit
- Airport information for SBRF at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Current weather for SBRF at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for REC at Aviation Safety Network