Summary
Base Aérea de Salvador – BASV (IATA: SSA, ICAO: SBSV) is a base of the Brazilian Air Force, located in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil.
| Salvador Air Force Base | |||||||||
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Base Aérea de Salvador | |||||||||
| Salvador da Bahia, Bahia in Brazil | |||||||||
  SBSV Location in Brazil | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 12°54′31″S 038°19′21″W / 12.90861°S 38.32250°W | ||||||||
| Type | Air Force Base | ||||||||
| Code | BASV | ||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Owner | Brazilian Air Force | ||||||||
| Controlled by |  Brazilian Air Force | ||||||||
| Open to the public | No | ||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||
| 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] | |||||||||
It shares some facilities with Dep. Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport.
History edit
Salvador Air Force Base was created on 5 November 1942 by Decree no. 4,916.[2]
Units edit
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 edit
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 edit
The base is located 28 km from downtown Salvador da Bahia.
Accidents and incidents edit
- 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 edit
This gallery displays aircraft that have been based at Salvador Air Force Base. The gallery is not comprehensive.
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Embraer P-95B Bandeirulha (FAB) -
Lockheed P-3AM Orion (FAB)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães (SBSV)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 October 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. 136–138.
- ^ "1º/7º GAv – Esquadrão Orungan". Spotter (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Accident description FAB-2048". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Accident description FAB-7007". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
External links edit
- Airport information for SBSV at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Current weather for SBSV at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for SSA at Aviation Safety Network