Portugal Army Aviation Part 2

Masiku ano, F-16 ndiye wankhondo wamkulu wa FAP. Pofuna kupititsa patsogolo komanso kukulitsa moyo wautumiki chifukwa cha zovuta zachuma, pafupifupi magawo khumi ndi awiri adagulitsidwa posachedwa ku Romania.

Ndege yoyamba ya Jet ya Air Force ya Portugal inali ziwiri za Havilland DH.1952 Vampire T.115, zogulidwa mu September 55. Atatumizidwa pamaziko a BA2, adagwiritsidwa ntchito pophunzitsa oyendetsa ndege ndi mtundu watsopano wamagetsi. Wopanga ku Britain, komabe, sanakhalepo wogulitsa ndege za ndege ku Portugal, monga omenyera nkhondo yoyamba ya ku America F-84G adalandiridwa kuti agwire ntchito miyezi ingapo pambuyo pake. Vampire idagwiritsidwa ntchito pafupipafupi ndipo idasamutsidwa ku Katanga mu 1962. Kenako omenyera nkhondo aku Sweden a SAAB J-29, omwe ali m'gulu lankhondo la UN losunga mtendere, adawawononga pansi.

Omenyera nkhondo yoyamba ya Republic F-84G Thunderjet adafika ku Portugal kuchokera ku United States mu Januware 1953. Iwo analandiridwa ndi squadron 20 ku Ota, amene, miyezi inayi, anali okonzeka ndi omenyana 25 a mtundu uwu. Chaka chotsatira, 25 Squadron inalandira 84 F-21Gs; magulu onse awiri adapanga Grupo Operacional 1958 mu 201. Kutumiza kwina kwa F-84G kudapangidwa mu 1956-58. Okwana, dziko Chipwitikizi ndege analandira 75 omenyera nkhondo amenewa, ochokera ku Germany, Belgium, USA, France, Netherlands ndi Italy.

Pakati pa 1953 ndi 1979, FAP idagwiritsa ntchito ophunzitsa 35 Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star m'mitundu yosiyanasiyana kuchokera kumadera osiyanasiyana. Chithunzichi chikuwonetsa wakale waku Belgian T-33A, m'modzi mwa omaliza kufika ku FAP.

Pakati pa Marichi 1961 ndi Disembala 1962, 25 F-84Gs idalandiridwa ndi gulu la 304th lomwe lili pamalo a BA9 ku Angola. Izi zinali ndege zoyamba za Chipwitikizi zomwe zimagwira ntchito muulamuliro wa Africa, kuyambira gawo lankhondo la atsamunda. M’kati mwa zaka za m’ma 60, Thunderjets yomwe inali ikugwirabe ntchito ku Portugal inasamutsidwira ku Esquadra de Instrução Complementar de Aviões de Caça (EICPAC). Linali limodzi mwa mayiko omaliza kuchotsa F-84G, yomwe idakhala ikugwira ntchito mpaka 1974.

Mu 1953, 15 Lockheed T-33As adalowa mu Jet Aircraft Training Squadron (Esquadra de Instrução de Aviões de Jacto). Gululi linali lothandizira kuphunzitsa ndi kutembenuza oyendetsa ndege kukhala ndege za jet. Posakhalitsa idakhala Esquadrilha de Voo Sem Visibilidade, gulu lophunzitsira lazemba.

Mu 1955 pamaziko a T-33A analengedwa gulu lapadera la 22. Zaka zinayi pambuyo pake idasinthidwa kukhala Esquadra de Instrução Complementar de Pilotagem (EICP) kuti isinthe oyendetsa ndege kuchoka ku T-6 Texan ophunzitsa obwereza kukhala ma jeti. Mu 1957, gululi linasamutsidwa ku BA3 ku Tancos, chaka chotsatira linasintha dzina lake kukhala Esquadra de Instrução Complementar de Pilotagem de Aviões de Caça (EICPAC) - nthawi ino idapatsidwa ntchito yophunzitsa oyendetsa ndege. Mu Okutobala 1959 idasinthidwa ndi ma T-33 ena asanu, nthawi ino T-33AH Canadair, yomwe idagwiritsidwa ntchito kale ku Canada. Mu 1960, wagawo analandira awiri RT-33A, amene ankagwiritsa ntchito reconnaissance zithunzi. Mu 1961, ma T-33AN asanu adatumizidwa ku Air Base 5 (BA5) ku Monte Real, komwe adagwiritsidwa ntchito pophunzitsa oyendetsa ndege a F-86F Saber. Gulu la T-10s 33 linapita ku Portugal mu 1968, ndipo ndege yomaliza yamtunduwu mu 1979. Zonsezi, FAP inagwiritsa ntchito 35 zosintha zosiyana za T-33, zomaliza zomwe zinachotsedwa mu 1992.

Kukhazikitsidwa kwa F-84G kunalola Portugal kulandira miyezo ya NATO ndikupangitsa kuti zitheke kugwira ntchito mogwirizana ndi mayiko ogwirizana. Mu 1955, pamaziko a Thunderjets asanu, Dragons aerobatic timu inakhazikitsidwa, yomwe patapita zaka zitatu inalowa m'malo mwa gulu la San Jorge, lomwe linkachita pulogalamuyo mofanana; timuyi idathetsedwa mu 1960.

Ngati kumapeto kwa zaka za m'ma 50 ndege ya Chipwitikizi inali ndi gulu lalikulu la asilikali amakono, ndiye kuti patapita zaka zingapo mphamvu zankhondo za F-84G zinali zochepa kwambiri. Panafunika kwambiri makina oti alowe m’malo mwa injini za jeti zomwe zinatheratu. Pa 25 Ogasiti 1958, F-2F Saber yoyamba yoperekedwa ndi US idafika pa BA86 ku Ota. Posakhalitsa, gulu la 50 linali ndi omenyana ndi mtundu uwu, womwe unatchedwanso 51 ndipo unasamutsidwa kumapeto kwa 1959 ku BA5 yomwe inatsegulidwa kumene ku Monte Real. Mu 1960, ma F-86F ambiri adalowa nambala 52 Squadron; Pazonse, FAP panthawiyo inali ndi makina 50 amtunduwu. Mu 1958 ndi 1960, ena 15 F-86Fs anaperekedwa ku unit - awa anali omenyera Norwegian wakale operekedwa ndi United States.

Mu October 1959, monga gawo la kufunafuna wolowa m'malo wa T-6 Texan, British Hunting Jet Provost T.1 jet trainer adayesedwa pa BA2 base ku Sintra. Galimotoyo inali kuuluka ndi zilembo za Chipwitikizi. Mayeso anali opanda pake ndipo ndegeyo idabwezedwa kwa wopanga. Kuphatikiza pa injini za jet, mu 1959 ndege za Chipwitikizi zinaphatikizapo ndege zina zisanu ndi chimodzi za Buk C-45 Expeditor (m'mbuyomo, mu 1952, ndege zisanu ndi ziwiri zamtunduwu ndi AT-11 Kansan [D-18S] zingapo zinawonjezedwa kuchokera ku maulendo apanyanja kupita kumagulu. ).

Makoloni aku Africa: kukonzekera nkhondo ndi kukulitsa mikangano

Mu May 1954, gulu loyamba la ndege 18 za Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon zotumizidwa ku United States pansi pa MAP (Mutual Assistance Program) zinafika ku Portugal. Posakhalitsa, adalandira zida zowonjezera zotsutsana ndi sitima zapamadzi (SDO) ku mafakitale a OGMA. Mu October 1956, gulu lina okonzeka ndi PV-6S analengedwa mu VA2 - gulu 62. Poyamba, inali magalimoto 9, ndipo patatha chaka chimodzi, makope angapo owonjezera, ena mwa iwo anali ndi zida zosinthira. Chiwerengero cha 34 PV-2s chinatumizidwa ku ndege zankhondo za Chipwitikizi, ngakhale kuti poyamba zinali zogwiritsidwa ntchito poyang'anira ntchito, kuwonjezeka kwa mkangano ku Africa kunapangitsa kuti adapatsidwa ntchito zosiyana kwambiri.