Mar 2, 2025 | Aviation Article
Author: Ian French Photography: Ian French & Força Aérea Brasileira Base Aérea de Campo Grande (BACG) was officially established in 1941 but can trace its origins back to an Aviation Detachment in 1934. The facilities are shared with the civilian Campo Grande...
Jan 23, 2025 | Aviation Article
Author: Ian French Photography: Ian French & Força Aérea Brasileira Base Aérea de Manaus (BAMN) was established in 1970 and was a shared facility with the civilian Ponta Pelada Airport. In 1976 the new Eduardo Gomes International Airport opened and all civilian...
Jan 3, 2025 | Aviation Article
Author: Ian French Photography: Ian French & Força Aérea Brasileira Base Aérea de Porto Velho (BAPV) was commissioned in 1984 and shares its facilities with the civil Gov. Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport. It was built in just 13 months. The...
Dec 9, 2024 | Aviation Article
Author: Ian French Photography: Ian French & Força Aérea Brasileira Base Aérea de Boa Vista (BABV) was commissioned in 1984 and shares its facilities with the civil Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport. The civilian airport, which was opened in 1973, was...
Dec 1, 2024 | Aviation Article
Author: Ian French Photography: Ian French & Força Aérea Brasileira Base Aérea de Belém (BABE) was established in 1944 and is a shared facility with Val-de-Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport. Belém, along with other airports along the north east coast...
Nov 19, 2024 | Aviation Article
Author: Ian French Photography: Ian French & Força Aérea Brasileira The Cruzeiro do Sul Exercise (CRUZEX) is the largest exercise in South America and attracts participants from all over the continent as well as the USA. The exercise was first held in 2002 and...
